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Ethics agency slams John Oxendine over campaign spending

Former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine faced frequent scrutiny from the media during his 16 years in statewide office. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
Former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine faced frequent scrutiny from the media during his 16 years in statewide office. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
By James Salzer
Sept 25, 2015

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is in trouble with the state ethics commission for hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and expenses associated with his failed campaign for governor in 2010.

The AJC broke the story that questioned Oxendine's spending from that campaign in August.

Read what else the state ethics commission found in our exclusive report.

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James Salzer has covered state government and politics in Georgia since 1990. He previously covered politics and government in Texas and Florida. He specializes in government finance, budgets, taxes, campaign finance, ethics and legislative history

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