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The treasurer of Arkansas acts as the head banker for the State of Arkansas, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. The position was created in 1819 when Arkansas became a territory .
The 2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next treasurer of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican treasurer Larry Walther was appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on August 3, 2023, after the death of Mark Lowery. [1] As an appointee, Walther cannot seek a full term, per the state ...
John Manuel Thurston (born December 27, 1972) is an American politician who is the current State Treasurer of Arkansas; he was elected in a special election in 2024. In August 2023, Thurston announced that he would run in a special election for state treasurer in 2024, [1] which he later won. [2]
Larry Walther (born January 9, 1946) [1] is an American politician who served as the 40th Treasurer of Arkansas from August 2023 to January 2025. He was appointed to the position by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on August 3, 2023, after his predecessor, Mark Lowery, died of a stroke. [2]
The 2024 United States state treasurer elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the state treasurer and equivalents in nine states, plus a special election in Arkansas. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020. The treasurer of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2022.
In 2013, Lowery was elected for the 39th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives. [7] [8] He assumed office on January 14, 2013, and served for ten years. [4] In the 2022 elections, Lowery announced that he would run for Secretary of State of Arkansas, [9] but changed his candidacy to run for Treasurer of Arkansas in 2022 election. [10]
Incumbent Republican treasurer Larry Walther cannot seek a full term following his appointment by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders after the death of Mark Lowery. [2] Secretary of State John Thurston entered the race as a Republican candidate. [3] Former state senator John Pagan entered the race as a Democratic candidate. [4]
The 2022 Arkansas State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Arkansas State Treasurer. Incumbent Republican Party Treasurer Dennis Milligan was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican candidate Mark Lowery won the general election, defeating Democratic candidate Pam Whitaker.