John Michael Causey (born September 11, 1950) is an American politician who has served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance since 2017.

[3] Causey ran for the office of commissioner of insurance in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2012 as the state Republican nominee, but lost each race.

In 2016, Causey again sought the office of insurance commissioner and defeated incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin.

[3] Starting that year, Causey began cooperating with the FBI in the investigation of political corruption charges related to Greg Lindberg.

[4] After his conviction, Lindberg filed a lawsuit alleging Causey made materially false representations to the State Ethics Board of North Carolina, to the FBI and under oath in federal court.