Curtis Loftis

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The Treasurer is the sole investor of the Local Government Investment Pool, (LGIP) the South Carolina Future Scholar 529 Fund and the excess funds of the state. Treasurer Loftis is the Vice Chairman of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority.

Treasurer Loftis is Chairman of the Board of Financial Institutions which supervises state chartered financial institutions and supervises mortgage originators and lenders, finance companies, pay day lenders, and title lenders. He is a member of the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, which manages the $27 billion fund and a member of the South Carolina Education Authority.

Other involvement in politics

Treasurer Loftis served as State Chairman of Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign in South Carolina. Treasurer Loftis served as the Chairman of South Carolina's delegation to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fl. [18]

COVID-19 Pandemic Facebook Post

On June 5, 2020, during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and immediately following the COVID-19 quarantine, Loftis posted criticism of Black Lives Matter in a Facebook post, expressing support for several far-right conspiracy theories, including forced-human-microchipping, health passports, and toxic vaccinations. [19]

Electoral history

Curtis Loftis
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Treasurer of South Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2011
South Carolina Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurtis Loftis239,29661.60
RepublicanConverse Chellis (inc.)149,19138.40
South Carolina Treasurer Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurtis Loftis907,75598.94
Write-insWrite-ins9,7481.06
South Carolina Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2014
PartyCandidatesVotes%
RepublicanCurtis Loftis (inc.)177,85462.02
RepublicanBrian Adams108,93437.98
South Carolina Treasurer Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCurtis Loftis (inc.)857,52698.75
Write-insWrite-ins10,8191.25

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References

  1. ↑ "The Saluda Charitable Foundation was started by Curtis Loftis Jr". The Columbia Star. July 28, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Curtis M. Loftis, Jr". Saluda Charitable Foundation. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Treasurer Invests In Life". The State. 2011-08-01. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  4. ↑ "LOFTIS LIKELY TO CHALLENGE CHELLIS". FITS News. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Loftis faces no opposition for SC treasurer". Associated Press. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Romney, Mitt (2010). "Curtis Loftis". Free and Strong America PAC, Inc. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ Huckabee, Mike (July 14, 2010). "Huck PAC Endorses Curtis Loftis For State Treasurer Of South Carolina" . Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Election Results". South Carolina Election Commission.
  9. ↑ "Election Results by county". South Carolina Election Commission.
  10. ↑ "Curtis Loftis First Republican To Beat Incumbent In Statewide Primary". South Carolina Republican Party. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ "SC Senate report says $1.8B blunder is Treasurer Loftis' fault". South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated, Title 11-Public Funds, Section 11-5-120". South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "SC Senate report says $1.8B blunder is Treasurer Loftis' fault". South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "SC treasurer nearly posted sensitive financial information before his office was stopped". The (Columbia, S.C.) State. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "SC Senate report says $1.8B blunder is Treasurer Loftis' fault". South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Rep. Heather Bauer files articles of impeachment against SC Treasurer after $1.8 billion accounting error". WISTV. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "SCVotes.gov November 8, 2022 Election Results". SCVotes.gov. SC State Election Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "SC at the RNC: The delegation". The State. 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  19. ↑
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