Kay Ivey
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| Kay Ivey | |
 (Photo courtesy Office of the State Treasurer) |
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38th Alabama State Treasurer
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| In office 2003 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Lucy Baxley (D) |
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| Born | October 15 1944  Camden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Religion | Baptist |
Kay Ellen Ivey is the 38th Alabama State Treasurer. She is a Republican. Ivey took office in 2003, after defeating Stephen Black in the 2002 general election, by a margin of 52-48%[1] In 2006, Ivey was re-elected over Democrat Steve Segrest by a 60-40% margin. [2] In 1982, Ivey had run unsuccessfully for State Auditor as a Democrat. [3] Under the Alabama Constitution, Ivey will not be eligible to seek re-election to a third term in 2010.[4] Ivey's name has surfaced in press speculation about gubernatorial candidates in 2010.[5][6]
Ivey was born in Camden, Alabama, in 1944. She graduated from Auburn University, and worked in education, banking and government before winning her current post. She was Director of Government Affairs and Communications for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education from 1985 until 1998.[7]
One of Ivey's duties as State Treasurer is administration of the state's Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program. Ivey has made a regular practice of extending deposit deadlines and otherwise improving access to the program.[8] However, Ivey's 2006 opponent, Steve Segrest, criticized Ivey for delaying improvements until just before the 2006 election, and for not taking action regarding actuarial deficits in the tuition program.[9]
In early 2008, Ivey was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed on behalf of property owners, who claimed that the State inflated property values for ad valorem taxes by imroperly excluding foreclosure sales from valuations.[10]
Democratic former Secretary of State Nancy Worley was indicted in 2007, based principally on a letter she sent to her staff members, soliciting their support for her unsuccessful 2006 re-election bid. Worley's lawyers brought Ivey's name into the case when they revealed a letter, sent by Ivey to her employees, soliciting campaign contributions for the 2008 presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Ivey was the Alabama chairwoman of Romney's campaign. Worley's lawyers pointed out that Republican Attorney General Troy King had not prosecuted Ivey, as he had Worley.[11]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Certification of General Election Results, 2002
- ^ Certification of General Election Results, 2006
- ^ "State Treasurer," The Birmingham News, November 3, 2002, p. 2B
- ^ Ala. Const., Amend. 282
- ^ "Hubbard Keeping Options Open for 2010," Opelika-Auburn News, January 18, 2008
- ^ "Democrats Can’t Start a Fire Without a Sparks," Roll Call, May 15, 2007
- ^ "State Treasurer," The Montgomery Advertiser, November 3, 2002, p. A7
- ^ "Prepaid Tuition Deadline Extended," The Montgomery Advertiser, January 1, 2008, p. B1
- ^ "Stewardship, College Funds Noted," The Montgomery Advertiser, October 6, 2006, p. A7
- ^ Property Tax Lawsuits Filed Across the State," Mobile Press-Register, January 19, 2008, p. B5
- ^ "Attorneys Compare Worley, Ivey Letters," The Huntsville Times, July 11, 2007, p. 1B
[edit] External Links
- Kay Ivey Biography at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Alabama State Treasury Official Website
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