Robert P Howell

Cybersecurity Company CEO in San Jose, CA

Robert P Howell is a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner in Statewide, California — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Steven Bradford, Eduardo Vargas, Merritt Farren, Ben Allen, Jane Kim, Patrick Wolff, Eric Thor Aarnio, Stacy A. Korsgaden, Sean Lee, Keith W. Davis.

Robert P. Howell is a Silicon Valley business owner and the CEO of a cybersecurity equipment manufacturing company. He is a Republican candidate for California Insurance Commissioner in the 2026 election. Howell previously ran for the same statewide office in 2022, advancing from the primary but losing to incumbent Ricardo Lara in the general election. Additionally, he was a candidate for the California State Senate representing District 15 during the 2020 and 2024 election cycles.