State Treasurer of Wisconsin
The State Treasurer of Wisconsin is an officer of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Thirty-five individuals have held the office of State Treasurer. The current treasurer is Matt Adamczyk, a Republican.
Election and term of office
The state treasurer is elected on Election Day in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January.[1] There is no limit to the number of terms a state treasurer may hold. From 1848 to 1968, the state treasurer was elected to a two-year term in the November general election. Since 1970, following ratification of a constitutional amendment in April 1967, the state treasurer has been elected to a four- year term.
In the event of a vacancy in the office of the state treasurer, the Governor of Wisconsin may appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of the term. The state treasurer may be removed from office through an impeachment trial.[2] They may also choose to resign from office.
Current declared candidates for the August 2018 primary include; Travis Hartwig as a Republican, Cynthis Kaump, Dawn Sass, Paul Boucher, Sarah Godlewski, and Jake Tulogeski as Democrats. [3]
Powers and duties
The State Treasurer is the state's chief banker and making certified copies of deeds, bonds, and documents filed in the treasurer's office. The State Treasurer is also a member of the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.[4]
Reduction of powers and office dissolution attempts
Since the 1990s, the duties of the state treasurer have gradually been eliminated or shifted to other state agencies. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27 eliminated the office’s securities section, which had the responsibility of safekeeping of securities purchased by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. 1997 Wisconsin Act 27 transferred the Division of Trust Lands and Investment to the Wisconsin Department of Administration. 2003 Wisconsin Act 33 transferred almost all of the cash management functions of the state treasurer’s office to the Department of Administration. 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 transferred the state's version of a 529 plan, known as EdVest, to the Department of Administration. The act also transferred the Local Government Investment Pool and management services functions to the Department of Administration. 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 transferred the state treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Program to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
On October 27, 2015, the Wisconsin State Assembly approved an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to remove the state treasurer's office, Assembly Joint Resolution 5 (AJR 5), with 63 "yea" votes and 33 "nay" votes. The Wisconsin State Senate approved AJR 5 on January 20, 2016. The first approval of the amendment was enrolled on March 15, 2016.
Because this measure was approved by both chambers of the Wisconsin State Legislature, the Wisconsin Elimination of State Treasurer Amendment was placed on the 2018 spring general election ballot on April 3, 2018.[5] The referendum was defeated, with 62% of voters statewide choosing to retain the office with a "no" vote against amending the constitution to eliminate the office.[6]
List of state treasurers
Party | Treasurers |
---|---|
Republican | 23 |
Democratic | 9 |
Progressive | 1 |
None | 1 |
This is a list of State Treasurers of Wisconsin.
Democratic Republican Progressive
# | State Treasurer | Party | Took office | Left office[note 1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jairus C. Fairchild | Democratic | June 7, 1848[7] | January 5, 1852 |
2 | Edward H. Janssen[note 2] | Democratic | January 5, 1852[7] | January 7, 1856 |
3 | Charles Kuehn | Democratic | January 7, 1856[7] | January 4, 1858 |
4 | Samuel D. Hastings | Republican | January 4, 1858[7] | January 1, 1866 |
5 | William E. Smith | Republican | January 1, 1866[7] | January 3, 1870 |
6 | Henry Baetz | Republican | January 3, 1870[7] | January 5, 1874 |
7 | Ferdinand Kuehn | Democratic | January 5, 1874[7] | January 7, 1878 |
8 | Richard Guenther | Republican | January 7, 1878[7] | January 2, 1882 |
9 | Edward C. McFetridge | Republican | January 2, 1882[7] | January 3, 1887 |
10 | Henry B. Harshaw | Republican | January 3, 1887[7] | January 5, 1891 |
11 | John Hunner | Democratic | January 5, 1891[7] | January 7, 1895 |
12 | Sewell A. Peterson | Republican | January 7, 1895[7] | January 2, 1899 |
13 | James O. Davidson | Republican | January 2, 1899[7] | January 5, 1903 |
14 | John J. Kempf[note 3] | Republican | January 5, 1903 | July 30, 1904[9] |
15 | Thomas M. Purtell[note 4] | Republican | July 30, 1904[9] | January 2, 1905 |
16 | John J. Kempf | Republican | January 2, 1905[7] | January 7, 1907 |
17 | Andrew H. Dahl | Republican | January 7, 1907[7] | January 6, 1913 |
18 | Henry Johnson | Republican | January 6, 1913[7] | January 1, 1923 |
19 | Solomon Levitan | Republican | January 1, 1923[7] | January 2, 1933 |
20 | Robert K. Henry | Democratic | January 2, 1933[10] | January 4, 1937 |
21 | Solomon Levitan | Progressive | January 4, 1937[11] | January 2, 1939 |
22 | John M. Smith[note 5] | Republican | January 2, 1939[12] | August 17, 1947[9] |
vacant | August 17, 1947 | August 19, 1947 | ||
23 | John L. Sonderegger[note 4][note 6] | Republican | August 19, 1947[9] | September 30, 1948[9] |
vacant | September 30, 1948 | October 1, 1948 | ||
24 | Clyde M. Johnston[note 7] | none | October 1, 1948[9] | January 3, 1949 |
25 | Warren R. Smith[note 5] | Republican | January 3, 1949[13] | December 4, 1957[9] |
vacant | December 4, 1957 | December 5, 1957 | ||
26 | Dena A. Smith[note 4] | Republican | December 5, 1957[9] | January 5, 1959 |
27 | Eugene M. Lamb | Democratic | January 5, 1959[14] | January 2, 1961 |
28 | Dena A. Smith[note 5] | Republican | January 2, 1961[15] | February 20, 1968[9] |
vacant | February 20, 1968 | February 21, 1968 | ||
29 | Harold W. Clemens[note 4] | Republican | February 21, 1968[9] | January 4, 1971 |
30 | Charles P. Smith | Democratic | January 4, 1971[16] | January 7, 1991 |
31 | Cathy Zeuske | Republican | January 7, 1991[17] | January 3, 1995 |
32 | Jack Voight | Republican | January 3, 1995[18] | January 3, 2007 |
33 | Dawn Marie Sass | Democratic | January 3, 2007[19] | January 3, 2011 |
34 | Kurt W. Schuller | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 5, 2015 |
35 | Matt Adamczyk | Republican | January 5, 2015 | Incumbent |
Notes
- ↑ When there is no evidence to the contrary, it is assumed that state treasurers left office the same day their successors were sworn in.
- ↑ Contermporary newspaper accounts indicate that the second State Treasurer's surname was "Jansson";[8] recent editions of the Wisconsin Blue Books, however, list his surname as "Jansen".[9]
- ↑ Failed to give the required bond.
- 1 2 3 4 Appointed to fill vacancy.
- 1 2 3 Died in office.
- ↑ Resigned to become state insurance commissioner.
- ↑ Appointed from staff.
See also
References
- ↑ Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.) (2007). "Chapter 3: Wisconsin Constitution (Article XIII)". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.) (2007). "Chapter 3: Wisconsin Constitution (Article VII)". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Commission
- ↑ http://bcpl.wisconsin.gov
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, "2015 Enrolled Joint Resolution 7: Constitutional Amendment Approved on First Consideration to Eliminate the Office of the State Treasurer," June 2016
- ↑ "Wisconsin voters choose to keep state treasurer's office". Wisconsin State Journal. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Anderson, William J. (1929). William A. Anderson, ed. The Wisconsin blue book, 1929. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 148. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE: "Except these Bonds"" (PDF). Daily Free Democrat. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 20, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.) (2007). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 722&ndash, 723. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ↑ "SCHMEDEMAN IS MADE GOVERNOR" (PDF). Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 2, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "New Administrations Started" (PDF). Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. January 4, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "Gov. Julius P. Heil Takes Office" (PDF). The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. January 2, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "Rennebohm Inaugurated for Own Term as Governor" (PDF). Waukesha Daily Freeman. Waukesha, Wisconsin. January 3, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "Gaylord Nelson Becomes State's 34th Governor" (PDF). Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. January 5, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "State Officers Inaugurated" (PDF). Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 3, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "Lucey Hopes to Bridge Troubled State Waters" (PDF). Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 5, 1971. pp. 1&ndash, 2. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "Thompson takes oath, praises school choice" (PDF). Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 8, 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "TWO CAPITOLS FEEL CHANGE IN THE AIR". St. Paul Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 4, 1995. p. 1A. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "At inauguration, Doyle keeps focus on health care, schools; Legislative leaders make bipartisan pledges after Capitol ceremonies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 4, 2007. p. B1. Retrieved 2008-08-25.