Clarence Blalock is from Paulding County, Georgia.

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Clarence Blalock is from Hiram, Georgia. He earned a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in environmental science from Jacksonville State University. Clarence lives in Hiram, Georgia.

Clarence is a small business owner and a campaign consultant. He has previously managed winning campaigns for Democrats in multiple local and statewide races.

Clarence is a small business owner. He previously worked as a GIS analyst for South Avenue Consulting and Covington-Newton County, the deputy director of planning, building, and zoning for the city of Forest Park, a GIS specialist for the city of Smyrna, and a graduate teaching assistant for Jacksonville State University.

Clarence previously ran for the Democratic nomination for Georgia's 14th Congressional District in 2024 and received the most votes in the 2024 Democratic Primary.

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Clarence previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia District 14 in 2024 and the Atlanta City Council to represent District 1 in 2021, but did not win. He also ran for the Georgia Commissioner of Labor and the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia District 14 in 2026, but withdrew.

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Clarence Blalock believes the Office of Insurance should not be controlled by the insurance industry and emphasizes the need for Republican leadership to address rising insurance rates, which have increased over 20 percent in the last five years, in order to make insurance more affordable.

Supports increasing the commissioner's rate review authority to reverse a 20% increase of insurance rates over five years.

Believes that current regulations and penalties are sufficient, and fines on insurers should be punitive.

- Supports increasing the commissioner's rate review authority to reverse a 20% increase of insurance rates over five years.
- Believes that current regulations and penalties are sufficient, and fines on insurers should be punitive.

Insurance

Supports ending the use of credit scores and zip codes in auto underwriting.

- Supports ending the use of credit scores and zip codes in auto underwriting.

Consumer Protection

As of March 11, 2026, Clarence Blalock’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (Insurance Commissioner for short) oversees the office that regulates insurance companies to make sure they’re following state law.
- The Insurance Commissioner works with insurance companies to set prices for all types of insurance including health, automobile, and home. 
- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner acts as Georgia’s top fire marshal. Their office conducts inspections of buildings and houses to prevent fire outbreaks and keep the public safe. 
- In October 2021, the former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. For this reason, corruption is one of the top issues we highlight for this office.
- The Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner is a statewide position that is elected to four-year terms.