Beth Pearce | |
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| 30th Treasurer of Vermont | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2011 | |
| Governor | Peter Shumlin Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Jeb Spaulding |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pieciak (elect) |
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| Born | 1952/1953(age 69–70) West Springfield, Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of New Hampshire (BA) |
Elizabeth A. Pearce (born 1952/1953) [1] is an American politician from Vermont who serves as Vermont State Treasurer.
Beth Pearce resides in Barre. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire. [2]
She was appointed Vermont State Treasurer by Governor Peter Shumlin in January,2011. Pearce succeeded Jeb Spaulding,who was appointed Secretary of Administration. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Beginning in 2003,Pearce served as Vermont's Deputy Treasurer. [7] [8]
Prior to her appointment as Deputy Treasurer,Pearce served as Deputy Treasurer for Cash Management in the office of the Massachusetts State Treasurer (1999–2003);Deputy Comptroller for the Town of Greenburgh,New York;and as the Accounting Manager and Financial Operations Manager for the Town of West Hartford,Connecticut. [9]
Pearce also served as a fiscal officer with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and as a project director for the Massachusetts Office of Human Services. [10]
On July 23,2019,she officially endorsed Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
| Vermont Treasurer Election,2012 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Beth Pearce (inc.) | 147,556 | 52.4 |
| Republican | Wendy Wilton | 114,797 | 40.7 |
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 12,489 | 4.4 |
| Liberty Union | Jessica Diamondstone | 6,937 | 2.5 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 79 | 0.0 |
| Vermont Treasurer Election,2014 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Beth Pearce (inc.) | 124,119 | 74.4 |
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 28,990 | 17.4 |
| Liberty Union | Murray Ngoima | 13,456 | 8.1 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 265 | 0.2 |
| Vermont Treasurer Election,2018 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Beth Pearce (inc.) | 179,451 | 67.6 |
| Republican | Rick Morton | 85,824 | 32.3 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 161 | 0.6 |
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