Nick Bata
Nick Bata was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota.[1] He was unopposed for the Libertarian nomination. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Bata was born and raised on a farm near Kensal, North Dakota. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and exercise science from Mayville State University and taught for two years before moving to Fargo, where he works for a drywall contracting company.[2]
Education
- Bachelor's in physical education and exercise science, Mayville State University
Elections
2016
Bata ran as a Libertarian for North Dakota insurance commissioner in 2016. He was unopposed in the Libertarian primary contest and faced Ruth Buffalo (D) and Jon Godfread (R) in the November 8 general election.[1]
Jon Godfread defeated Ruth Buffalo and Nick Bata in the North Dakota insurance commissioner election.
| North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jon Godfread |
64.41% | 206,067 | |
| Democratic/Democrat-Nonpartisan League | Ruth Buffalo | 26.79% | 85,696 | |
| Libertarian | Nick Bata | 8.64% | 27,642 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 534 | ||
| Total Votes | 319,939 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Nick Bata ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary for insurance commissioner.
| Libertarian primary for insurance commissioner, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nick Bata (unopposed) |
99.44% | 1,064 |
| Write-in votes | 0.56% | 6 |
| Total Votes (432 of 432 precincts reporting) | 1,070 | |
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2016
On the Libertarian Party of North Dakota's website, Bata cited the "crisis in our worsening healthcare system" among his top concerns, and asserted that the office of the insurance commissioner should not exist:
| “ | Real solutions will not come from Washington, the presidential election is evidence of this overwhelming consensus, people are sick of Washington. North Dakota needs to become responsible for themselves and opt out of the Washington Machine. I believe that government and government regulation drives up costs, lowers quality, reduces competition and misallocates resources. I believe every job “created” by the government destroys jobs in the private sector. It will take advocates of individual rights, free markets, and honest money to promote a more prosperous and free North Dakota.0B2A5014
I believe that this healthcare crisis shows two things, and has one conclusion; the North Dakota Insurance Department has failed, or it has exacerbated the problem. In either case, it is unfit to exist.[2][3] |
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Libertarian Party of North Dakota, "Nick Bata for Insurance Commissioner," accessed June 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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