State Treasurer of Kentucky
Incumbent
Mark Metcalf
since January 1, 2024
TypeState's chief elected fiscal officer
Term length4 years,
renewable once
Formation1792
First holderJohn Logan
Salary$110,000
WebsiteKentucky State Treasurer website

The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every four years along with the governor and other statewide officials. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer.[1] The salary is $110,000 a year.

The current treasurer, Mark Metcalf of Lancaster, is the second Republican elected to the post since 1944. He succeeded the term-limited Republican Allison Ball of Prestonsburg, who was elected Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts.

The treasurer's duties include:

List of Kentucky State Treasurers

# Name Political Party Term
1 John Logan 1792–1807
2 David Logan 1807–1808
3 John Pendelton Thomas 1808–1818
4 Samuel South 1818–1824
5 James Davidson 1824–1849
6 Richard Curd Wintersmith 1849–1857
7 James H. Garrard Democratic 1857–1865
8 Mason Brown Democratic 1865–1867
9 James W. Tate Democratic 1867–1888
10 Stephen G. Sharpe Democratic 1888–1890
11 Henry S. Hale Democratic 1890–1895
12 George W. Long Republican 1896–1900
13 Walter R. Day Republican 1900
14 Samuel Wilber Hager Democratic 1900–1904
15 Henry M. Bosworth Democratic 1904–1908
16 Edwin Farley Republican 1908–1912
17 Thomas S. Rhea Democratic 1912–1916
18 Sherman Goodpaster Democratic 1916–1920
19 James A. Wallace Republican 1920–1924
20 Edward Blan Dishman Democratic 1924–1928
21 Emma Guy Cromwell Democratic 1928–1932
22 Elam Huddleston Democratic 1932–1936
23 John E. Buckingham 1936–1940
24 Ernest E. Shannon Democratic 1940–1944
25 Thomas W. Vinson Republican 1944–1948
26 Edward F. Seiller Democratic 1948–1949
27 Pearl Frances Runyon Democratic 1949–1956
28 Henry H. Carter Democratic 1956–1960
29 Thelma Stovall Democratic 1960–1964
30 Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp Democratic 1964–1968
31 Thelma Stovall Democratic 1968–1972
32 Drexell R. Davis Democratic 1972–1976
33 Frances Jones Mills Democratic 1976–1980
34 Drexell R. Davis Democratic 1980–1984
35 Frances Jones Mills Democratic 1984–1988
36 Robert Mead Democratic 1988–1992
37 Frances Jones Mills Democratic 1992–1996
38 John Kennedy Hamilton Democratic 1996–1999
39 Jonathan Miller Democratic 1999–2007
40 Todd Hollenbach Democratic 2007–2016
41 Allison Ball Republican 2016–2024
42 Mark Metcalf Republican 2024–present

References

  1. ^ Kentucky Treasurer Website

External links


Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky statewide elected officials
State treasurers of the United States
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