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.Kentucky Treasurer Website The salary is $152,551.00 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: Act as head of the treasury KRS 041.020 Create and manage the state's depository KRS 041-070 Make record of all monies due and payable to the state KRS 041-100 Process warrants from the Finance and Administration Cabinet KRS 041-150 Make payments on behalf of the state KRS 041-160 Make an annual report KRS 041-340
List of Kentucky State Treasurers
#ImageNamePolitical PartyTerm1John Logan1792–18072David Logan1807–18083John Pendelton Thomas1808–18184Samuel South1818–18245James Davidson1824–18496Richard Curd Wintersmith1849–18577James H. GarrardDemocratic1857–18658Mason BrownDemocratic1865–18679James W. TateDemocratic1867–188810Stephen G. SharpeDemocratic1888–189011Henry S. HaleDemocratic1890–189512George W. LongRepublican1896–190013Walter R. DayRepublican190014Samuel Wilber HagerDemocratic1900–190415Henry M. BosworthDemocratic1904–190816Edwin FarleyRepublican1908–191217Thomas S. RheaDemocratic1912–191618Sherman GoodpasterDemocratic1916–192019James A. WallaceRepublican1920–192420Edward Blan DishmanDemocratic1924–192821Emma Guy CromwellDemocratic1928–193222Elam HuddlestonDemocratic1932–193623John E. Buckingham1936–194024Ernest E. ShannonDemocratic1940–194425Thomas W. VinsonRepublican1944–194826Edward F. SeillerDemocratic1948–194927Pearl Frances RunyonDemocratic1949–195628Henry H. CarterDemocratic1956–196029Thelma StovallDemocratic1960–196430Emerson "Doc" BeauchampDemocratic1964–196831Thelma StovallDemocratic1968–197232Drexell R. DavisDemocratic1972–197633Frances Jones MillsDemocratic1976–198034Drexell R. DavisDemocratic1980–198435Frances Jones MillsDemocratic1984–198836Robert MeadDemocratic1988–199237Frances Jones MillsDemocratic1992–199638John Kennedy HamiltonDemocratic1996–199939Jonathan MillerDemocratic1999–200740Todd HollenbachDemocratic2007–201641Allison BallRepublican2016–202442Mark MetcalfRepublican2024–present
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