Magazine Reports Former N.D. Official’s Death While He’s Still Alive

Former North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman was surprised last week to read about his death.

A recent issue of the political consultants’ trade magazine Campaigns and Elections reported that Adam Hamm had been appointed to fill out the term of the recently deceased Poolman.

Poolman resigned as insurance commissioner last August, 16 months before his term was to expire, to establish a private consulting firm.

Poolman says that after he was done laughing, he e-mailed the magazine’s editors to let them know he is very much alive.

Latest Comments

• January 24, 2008 at 10:39 am

  Mike says:

  Doug: In what local paper did you read the obit.
• January 24, 2008 at 9:42 am

  Jack says:

  From waht I understand the IJ story they picked up from the AP is indeed correct. He was in a car accident and was in the hospital. When his death was reported he sent the ema... read more
• January 24, 2008 at 9:34 am

  John says:

  I worked with Jim when he was the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, he was a great guy, its sad to hear of his untimely death.