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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 .
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.
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]
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.
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 ...
Jimmie Lou Cooper was born in Delight, Arkansas on December 31, 1941, the eldest of the five children of Joyce Nutt Cooper and Tollie H. Cooper. [1] Her father was a professional basketball player and school teacher and her mother was a high school basketball coach. [1]
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]
In 2002, when Democrat Jimmie Lou Fisher, the long time State Treasurer of Arkansas, having served the maximum number of terms under the 1994 terms limits approved by Arkansas voters, ran against incumbent Republican Mike Huckabee, Gus Wingfield ran for her open State Treasurer Seat. He won the Democratic primary easily, and ended up winning ...