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When Arkansas became a state in 1836, its constitution established the Office of the Treasurer, a position that would be elected by the legislature, and was later changed to a statewide elected post. The office is currently held by Larry Walther , who was appointed to the position following the death of Mark Lowery .
University of Arkansas, Monticello 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.
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.
William Edward Woodruff (December 24, 1795 – June 19, 1885) was an American politician and publisher who served as the first state treasurer of Arkansas from 1836 to 1838. He also served as the 10th postmaster of Little Rock from 1845 to 1846. Woodruff was the first publisher of a major Arkansas newspaper. [1]
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]
Samuel Morton Rutherford was born on March 31, 1797, in Virginia. [1] When he was 12, his family moved to Tennessee. [2] In 1814, he enlisted in the United States Army to serve during the War of 1812 and he fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
Dennis Lee Milligan (born October 24, 1957) is the current Arkansas State Auditor following the 2022 election.He previously served as Treasurer of Arkansas.For that position he won the Republican Party nomination in the primary election on May 20, 2014, and the general election on November 4, 2014. [1]
Nancy Pearl Johnson Hall (October 5, 1904 – January 1, 1991) was the first female Arkansas State Treasurer, serving as a Democrat from 1963 to 1981. Prior to becoming Treasurer, Hall was appointed Secretary of State of Arkansas by Governor Orval Faubus in 1961, after the death of her husband, Crip Hall.