Colorado State Treasurer

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Treasurer of the
State of Colorado
Dave Young (Colorado politician).JPG
Incumbent
Dave Young
since January 8, 2019
Colorado Department of the Treasury
Term length Four years
Website www.colorado.gov/treasury/

The Treasurer of the State of Colorado is an elected official in the U.S. state of Colorado. The position is responsible for managing the Colorado State Treasury and the Colorado Department of the Treasury, a principal department of the state's government. The Colorado State Treasury currently manages a pool of investments worth about $6,000,000,000.

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The position is one of five officials elected statewide in Colorado, along with the positions of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General. Elections for the position are held during midterm election years for a four year term, with the most recent election being held in 2022.

The current Colorado State Treasurer is Dave Young, a Democrat first elected in 2018 for a four-year term beginning on January 8, 2019. He was reelected to the position in 2022 for another four-year term. [1]

List of treasurers

Treasurer of the Territory of Colorado

No.ImageTreasurerPolitical partyTerm of Service
1 George T. Clark.jpg George T. Clark Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1861–1864
2Alexander W. AtkinsAppointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1864–1866
3 Alexander Hunt.gif Alexander Cameron Hunt Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1866
4John WanlessAppointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1866–1867
5Columbus NuckollsAppointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1867–1870
6 George T. Clark.jpg George T. ClarkAppointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1870–1874
7 David Moffat Railroader.JPG David H. Moffat Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1874–1876
8Frederick Z. SolomonAppointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory1876

Treasurer of the State of Colorado

No.ImageTreasurerPolitical partyTerm of Service
1George C. Corning1876–1879
2Nathan C. Culver1879–1880
3W. C. Sanders1881–1882
4 Fred Walsen 1883–1884
5George R. Swallow1885–1886
6 Peter W. Breene 1887–1888
7William Brisbane1889–1890
8James N. Carlile1891–1892
9Albert Nance1893–1894
10Harry E. Mulnix1895–1896
11George W. Kephart1897–1898
12John H. Fesler1899–1900
13James N. Chipley1901–1902
14Whitney Newton1903–1904
15John A. Holmbert1905–1906
16Alfred E. Bent1907–1908
17W. J. Galligan1909–1910
18 Roady Kenehan Democratic 1911–1912
19M. A. Leddy1913–1914
20Allison Stocker1915–1916
21Robert H. Higgins1917–1918
22Harry E. Mulnix1919–1920
23Arthur Strong1921–1922
24Harry E. Mulnix1923–1924
25W. D. MacGinnis1925–1926
26Harry E. Mulnix1927
27Herbert Fairall1928
28W. D. MacGinnis1929–1930
29John M. Jackson1931–1932
30 Homer Bedford Democratic 1933–1934
31Charles Armstrong Republican 1935–1936
32Homer Bedford Democratic 1937–1938
33Charles Armstrong Republican 1939–1940
34Homer Bedford Democratic 1941–1942
35 Leon Lavington Republican 1943–1944
36Homer Bedford Democratic 1945–1946
37Rodney Anderson Republican 1947–1948
38Homer Bedford Democratic 1949–1950
39Earl E. Ewing Republican 1951–1952
40Homer Bedford Democratic 1953–1954
41Earl E. Ewing Republican 1955–1956
42Homer Bedford Democratic 1957–1958
43Tim Armstrong Democratic 1959–1962
44Homer Bedford Democratic 1963–1966
45 Virginia Blue Republican 1967–1970
46Julia Swearingen Republican 1970
47 Palmer Burch Republican 1971–1974
48 Sam Brown Bank.jpg Sam Brown Democratic 1975–1977
49 Roy Romer (CO).jpg Roy Romer Democratic 1977–1987
50 Gail Schoettler Democratic 1987–1995
51 Bill Owens 2002 (cropped).jpg Bill Owens Republican 1995–1999
52 Mikecoffman.jpeg Mike Coffman Republican 1999–2005
53 Mark Hillman Republican 2005–2006
54 Mikecoffman.jpeg Mike Coffman Republican 2006–2007
55 Cary Kennedy 2 (cropped).JPG Cary Kennedy Democratic 2007–2011
56 Walker Stapleton (cropped).JPG Walker Stapleton Republican 2011–2019
57 Dave Young (Colorado politician) (cropped).JPG Dave Young Democratic 2019–present

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References

  1. Metzger, Hannah (2022-11-08). "Colorado Treasurer Dave Young wins re-election". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2023-12-27.