Oregon State Treasurer

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Oregon State Treasurer
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Details of Office
Type: Partisan
Selection: Statewide election
Term: 4 years
Authority: Constitutional
Established: 1843
Incumbent
Name: Randall Edwards
Party: Democratic
Term ends: 2009

The Oregon State Treasurer is a constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, elected by statewide vote to serve a four year term. As chief financial officer for the state, the office holder heads the Oregon State Treasury, and with the Governor and Secretary of State, serves on the Land Board. The office is currently held by Randall Edwards, a Democrat.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Divisions

  • Finance Division - acts as the central bank for all state agencies and is the largest financial institution in the state.
  • Investment Division - manages the portfolio of investments for the state's funds.
  • Debt Management Division - coordinates bonds issued by the state and its agencies, and monitors relevant markets and economic trends.
  • Information Services Division - responsible for the technology Treasury's technological infrastructure.
  • Executive Division - develops economic policy through strategic planning, legislative initiatives; performs the department's administrative functions, and publishes all Treasury reports.[2]

[edit] List of Oregon treasurers

[edit] Provisional Treasurers

Those who served as the Treasurer of the Provisional Government of Oregon prior to the creation of the Oregon Territory.[3][4]

Name Years Notes
William H. Gray March 1, 1843-July 5, 1843 Elected during the Champoeg Meetings
William H. Willson July 5, 1843-May 14, 1844 Elected during the Champoeg Meetings
Philip Foster July 2, 1844-July 7, 1845 Elected by the general public
Francis Ermatinger July 7, 1845-March 3, 1846 Elected by the general public, elected by the Provisional Legislature, resigned
John H. Couch March 4, 1846-September 27, 1847 Appointed, elected by the Provisional Legislature, resigned
William K. Kilbourne October 11, 1847-September 28, 1849 Appointed, elected by the Provisional Legislature on February 13, 1849

[edit] Territorial Treasurers

Those who served as the Treasurer of the Oregon Territory.[3][4]

Name Years Notes
James Taylor September 27, 1849-January 21, 1851 Elected by the Oregon Territorial Legislature
L. A. Rice January 21, 1851- September 22 1851 Elected by the Oregon Territorial Legislature, resigned
William W. Buck September 27, 1851-December 16, 1851 Appointed
John D. Boon December 16, 1851-January 24, 1855 Elected by the Oregon Territorial Legislature
Nathaniel H. Lane January 24, 1855-January 10, 1856 Elected by the Oregon Territorial Legislature
John D. Boon January 10, 1856-March 3, 1859 Elected by the Oregon Territorial Legislature

[edit] State Treasurers

The individuals who have served as State Treasurer since its admission to the Union are listed on the table below.[4]

# Name Party Term
1 John D. Boon Democratic March 3, 1859-
September 8, 1862
2 Edwin N. Cooke Republican

September 8, 1862-
September 12, 1870
3 D. Fleischner Democratic September 12, 1870-
September 14, 1874
4 A. H. Brown Democratic September 14, 1874-
September 9, 1878
5 E. Hirsch Republican September 9, 1878-
January 10, 1887
6 G. W. Webb Democratic

January 10, 1887-
January 12, 1891
7 Phil Metschan Republican January 12, 1891-
January 9, 1899
8 Charles S. Moore Republican January 9, 1899-
January 14, 1907
9 George A. Steel Republican January 15, 1907-
January 3, 1911
10 Thomas B. Kay Republican January 4, 1911-
January 6, 1919
11 O. P. Hoff Republican

January 6, 1919-
March 18, 1924
12 Jefferson Myers Democratic March 18, 1924-
January 4, 1925
13 Thomas B. Kay Republican January 4, 1925-
April 29, 1931
14 Rufus C. Holman Republican May 1, 1931-
December 27, 1938
15 Walter E. Pearson Democratic December 27, 1938-
January 6, 1941
16 Leslie M. Scott Republican January 6, 1941-
January 3, 1949
17 Walter J. Pearson Democratic January 3, 1949-
January 5, 1953
18 Sig Unander Republican January 5, 1953-
December 31, 1959
19 Howard C. Belton Republican January 4, 1960-
January 4, 1965
20 Robert W. Straub Democratic January 4, 1965-
January 1, 1973
21 James A. Redden Democratic January 1, 1973-
January 3, 1977
22 H. Clay Myers, Jr. Republican January 3, 1977-
April 1, 1984
23 Bill Rutherford Republican April 1, 1984-
July 9, 1987
24 Tony Meeker Republican July 9, 1987-
January 4, 1993
25 Jim Hill Democratic January 4, 1993-
January 1, 2001[5]
26 Randall Edwards Democratic January 1, 2001-present
(term expires 2009)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "State Treasurer Randall Edwards" (web page). Oregon Blue Book (online). Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  2. ^ a b "About Us" (web page). Oregon State Treasury (official website). Oregon State Treasurer (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  3. ^ a b Carey, Charles Henry. (1922). History of Oregon. Pioneer Historical Publishing Co.
  4. ^ a b c Treasurers of Oregon (webpage). Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  5. ^ "Jim Hill" (newspaper article), Statesman Journal, 2006-04-30, pp. 2A. 

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AL: Kay Ivey (R)
 AK: Patrick Galvin (R)*
 AR: Martha Shoffner (D)
AZ: Dean Martin (R)
CA: Bill Lockyer (D)
CO: Cary Kennedy (D)
CT: Denise L. Nappier (D)
DE: Jack A. Markell (D)
FL: Alex Sink (D)*
GA: Daniel Ebersole (R)

HI: Georgina K. Kawamura (R)*
IA: Michael Fitzgerald (D)
ID: Ron Crane (R)
IL: Alexi Giannoulias (D)
IN: Richard Mourdock (R)
KS: Lynn Jenkins (R)
KY: Todd Hollenbach (D)
LA: John N. Kennedy (R)
MA: Timothy P. Cahill (D)
MD: Nancy K. Kopp (D)

ME: David Lemoine (D)
MI: Robert J. Kleine (D)
MN: Tom Hanson (R)*
MO: Sarah Steelman (R)
MS: Tate Reeves (R)
MT: Dan Bucks (D)*
NC: Richard H. Moore (D)
ND: Kelly Schmidt (R)
NE: Shane Osborn (R)
NH: Catherine Provencher (D)

NJ: Michellene Davis (D)
NM: James Lewis (D)
NV: Kate Marshall (D)
NY: Thomas DiNapoli (D)*
OH: Richard Cordray (D)
OK: Scott Meacham (D)
OR: Randall Edwards (D)
PA: Robin Wiessmann (D)
RI: Frank T. Caprio (D)
SC: Converse Chellis (R)

SD: Vern Larson (R)
TN: Dale Sims (D)
TX: Susan Combs (R)*
UT: Edward Alter (R)
VA: Braxton Powell (D)
VT: Jeb Spaulding (D)
WA: Michael J. Murphy (D)
WI: Dawn Sass (D)
WV: John Perdue (D)
WY: Joe Meyer (R)
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