LOS ANGELES, CA — Public school teacher and former candidate for Los Angeles City Council, Eduardo “Lalo” Vargas announces his bid for California's Insurance Commissioner. Everyday people’s livelihoods are destroyed by the private insurance industry and those in charge of regulating the industry do nothing but aid this criminal activity. Lalo is running a socialist campaign with the Peace and Freedom Party to fight the private insurance industry, to investigate and hold corporate executives accountable for their crimes against consumers and build a California where everyone is provided free and high quality coverage.
Months have passed since wildfires engulfed Los Angeles and countless homeowners have been cheated out of the coverage they paid for. By refusing to pay out claims, threatening to not renew policies or write new ones, the private insurance industry is holding California hostage. Their ransom: incisive rate hikes across the state, more money for less coverage. Regulators from both political parties are content with allowing this hostage situation to continue, but Lalo is putting forward a socialist program to end the insurance industry's stronghold over California once and for all.
Lalo’s Platform:
Free and Quality Healthcare For All
Full Compensation for Fire Victims
Stop the Rate Hikes
Overhaul and expand CAs FAIR Plan
Hold insurance executives accountable for profiteering and exploitative practices
Abolish the insurance companies
Save our Planet from Capitalism
Lalo announces his race on Juneteenth, in the spirit of this country's most fierce freedom fighters. For more information about our fight against the insurance industry, follow the campaign on Instagram @lalovargas4ca and our website lalovargas4ca.com.
Paid for by Lalo Vargas for Insurance Commissioner 2026
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