Mike Kreidler

Myron Bradford Kreidler (born September 28, 1943) is an American physician and politician who previously served as the eighth Washington Insurance Commissioner.

[9] Kreidler has focused on health reform most of his career and worked to implement the Affordable Care Act in Washington state.

He has opposed efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Affordable Care Act,[11] including coverage for pre-existing conditions and limiting the sale of short-term medical plans.

Since 2007, Kreidler has chaired the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Climate Change and Global Warming Work Group.

[15] In April 2022, The Seattle Times reported that several former employees or interviewed candidates for positions in the Office of the Insurance Commissioner had described racist or derogatory terms used by Kreidler from 2017 to 2022.

He retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel, after serving on active duty as an optometrist during the Vietnam and first Persian Gulf wars.