State Treasurer of Utah | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | James Chipman 1896 |
Formation | Utah Constitution |
Website | State Treasurer's Office |
The Utah state treasurer acts as the head banker for the state of Utah, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. [1] The position was created in 1896 when Utah became a state. The Constitution of Utah established the Office of the State Treasurer to be elected by popular vote. [2]
The current state treasurer is Marlo Oaks who was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox after Treasurer David Damschen resigned on April 30, 2021 to lead the Utah Housing Corporation.
# | Name [1] | Term | Party |
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1 | James Chipman | 1896–1901 | |
2 | John DeGrey Dixon | 1901–1905 | |
3 | James Christiansen | 1905–1909 | Republican |
4 | David Mattson | 1909–1913 | Republican |
5 | Jesse Jewkes | 1913–1917 | Republican |
6 | Daniel O. Larson | 1917–1921 | Democratic |
7 | William D. Sutton | 1921–1925 | Republican |
8 | John Walker | 1925–1929 | Republican |
9 | A. Edsel Christensen | 1929–1934 | Republican |
10 | Enos Hoge | 1934 | |
11 | Joseph Ririe | 1934–1937 | Democratic |
12 | Reece M. Reese | 1937–1941 | Democratic |
13 | Oliver G. Ellis | 1941–1945 | Democratic |
14 | Reece M. Reese | 1945–1949 | Democratic |
15 | Ferrell H. Adams | 1949–1953 | Democratic |
16 | Sid Lambourne | 1953–1957 | Republican |
17 | Sherman J. Preece | 1957–1961 | Republican |
18 | Sharp M. Larsen | 1961–1965 | Democratic |
19 | Linn C. Baker | 1965–1969 | Democratic |
20 | Golden L. Allen | 1969–1973 | Republican |
21 | David L. Duncan | 1973–1977 | Democratic |
22 | Linn C. Baker | 1977–1981 | Republican |
23 | Edward T. Alter | 1981–2009 | Republican |
24 | Richard K. Ellis | 2009–2015 | Republican |
25 | David Damschen | 2015–2021 | Republican |
26 | Marlo Oaks | 2021– | Republican |
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