Republican billionaire Meg Whitman, who once headed the Internet company eBay, has spent more than $70 million of her own money in the race for governor, battling the state's insurance commissioner,Steve Poizner.

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As a former state insurance commissioner and governor, Kathleen has been on the front lines of our health care crisis.

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Sebelius, a two-term Democratic governor in a Republican-leaning state, previously served as a state insurance commissioner and oversaw Kansas' Medicaid program.

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Like Carrig and Bakke, John Sharpless, a University of Wisconsin-Madison history professor, and former state insurance commissioner Jo Musser have moderate leanings.

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