Kentucky State Treasurer
State Treasurer of Kentucky | |
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Incumbent since January 1, 2024Mark H. Metcalf | |
Type | State's chief elected fiscal officer |
Term length | 4 years, renewable once |
Formation | 1792 |
First holder | John Logan |
Salary | $152,551.00 |
Website | Kentucky State Treasurer website |
The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every four years along with the governor and other statewide officials. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer.[1] The salary is $152,551.00 a year.
The current treasurer, Mark H. Metcalf of Lancaster, is the second Republican elected to the post since 1944. He succeeded the term-limited Republican Allison Ball of Prestonsburg, who was elected Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts.
The treasurer's duties include:
- Act as head of the treasury KRS 041.020
- Create and manage the state's depository KRS 041-070
- Make record of all monies due and payable to the state KRS 041-100
- Process warrants from the Finance and Administration Cabinet KRS 041-150
- Make payments on behalf of the state KRS 041-160
- Make an annual report KRS 041-340
List of Kentucky State Treasurers
[edit]# | Image | Name | Political Party | Term |
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1 | John Logan | 1792–1807 | ||
2 | David Logan | 1807–1808 | ||
3 | John Pendelton Thomas | 1808–1818 | ||
4 | Samuel South | 1818–1824 | ||
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James Davidson | 1824–1849 | |
6 | Richard Curd Wintersmith | 1849–1857 | ||
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James H. Garrard | Democratic | 1857–1865 |
8 | Mason Brown | Democratic | 1865–1867 | |
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James W. Tate | Democratic | 1867–1888 |
10 | Stephen G. Sharpe | Democratic | 1888–1890 | |
11 | Henry S. Hale | Democratic | 1890–1895 | |
12 | George W. Long | Republican | 1896–1900 | |
13 | Walter R. Day | Republican | 1900 | |
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Samuel Wilber Hager | Democratic | 1900–1904 |
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Henry M. Bosworth | Democratic | 1904–1908 |
16 | Edwin Farley | Republican | 1908–1912 | |
17 | Thomas S. Rhea | Democratic | 1912–1916 | |
18 | Sherman Goodpaster | Democratic | 1916–1920 | |
19 | James A. Wallace | Republican | 1920–1924 | |
20 | Edward Blan Dishman | Democratic | 1924–1928 | |
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Emma Guy Cromwell | Democratic | 1928–1932 |
22 | Elam Huddleston | Democratic | 1932–1936 | |
23 | John E. Buckingham | 1936–1940 | ||
24 | Ernest E. Shannon | Democratic | 1940–1944 | |
25 | Thomas W. Vinson | Republican | 1944–1948 | |
26 | Edward F. Seiller | Democratic | 1948–1949 | |
27 | Pearl Frances Runyon | Democratic | 1949–1956 | |
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Henry H. Carter | Democratic | 1956–1960 |
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Thelma Stovall | Democratic | 1960–1964 |
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Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp | Democratic | 1964–1968 |
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Thelma Stovall | Democratic | 1968–1972 |
32 | Drexell R. Davis | Democratic | 1972–1976 | |
33 | Frances Jones Mills | Democratic | 1976–1980 | |
34 | Drexell R. Davis | Democratic | 1980–1984 | |
35 | Frances Jones Mills | Democratic | 1984–1988 | |
36 | Robert Mead | Democratic | 1988–1992 | |
37 | Frances Jones Mills | Democratic | 1992–1996 | |
38 | John Kennedy Hamilton | Democratic | 1996–1999 | |
39 | Jonathan Miller | Democratic | 1999–2007 | |
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Todd Hollenbach | Democratic | 2007–2016 |
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Allison Ball | Republican | 2016–2024 |
42 | Mark H. Metcalf | Republican | 2024–present |
References
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[edit]State treasurers of the United States | |
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▌Young Boozer (R) ▌Adam Crum ▌Kimberly Yee (R) ▌Larry Walther (R) ▌Dave Young (D) ▌Erick Russell (D) ▌Colleen Davis (D) ▌Jimmy Patronis (R) ▌Steve N. McCoy ▌Luis Salaveria ▌Julie Ellsworth (R) ▌Mike Frerichs (D) ▌Dan Elliott (R) ▌Roby Smith (R) ▌Steven C. Johnson (R) ▌Mark Metcalf (R) ▌John Fleming (R) ▌Henry Beck (D) ▌Dereck Davis (D) ▌Deb Goldberg (D) ▌Erin Campbell ▌David McRae (R) ▌Vivek Malek (R) ▌Brendan Beatty ▌Tom Briese (R) ▌Zach Conine (D) ▌Monica Mezzapelle ▌Laura Montoya (D) ▌Thomas DiNapoli (D) ▌Dale Folwell (R) ▌Thomas Beadle (R) ▌Robert Sprague (R) ▌Tobias Read (D) ▌Stacy Garrity (R) ▌James Diossa (D) ▌Curtis Loftis (R) ▌Josh Haeder (R) ▌David Lillard (R) ▌Glenn Hegar (R) ▌Marlo Oaks (R) ▌Mike Pieciak (D) ▌David L. Richardson (I) ▌Mike Pellicciotti (D) ▌Riley Moore (R) ▌John Leiber (R) ▌Curt Meier (R) Federal districts:
DC ▌Glen Lee Territories:
AS Malemo Tausaga GU Marie Lizama MP Tracy Norita Nelson Pérez Méndez (acting) VI Kevin McCurdy | |
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