Kansas Treasurer
| Kansas Treasurer | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Ron Estes |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 10, 2011 |
| Compensation: | $86,003 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
| Other Kansas Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission | |
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The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds and acting as the state's bank.[1]
Current officeholder
The current treasurer of Kansas is Ron Estes. Estes, the state's 39th Treasurer, won election in November 2010 and was sworn in January 10, 2011.[2]
Elections
As with Kansas' other executive officers, the state treasurer is elected to serve for a term of four years of length, which runs concurrently with the term of the governor. The election is held in November and the statewide official takes office the following January.[3]
Duties
The office is separated into five areas, administration, bond services, cash management, Kansas learning quest and unclaimed property. The administration department cover the overall working of the office, the bond department issues money to schools or cities that have bonds, the cash department keeps track of allocated money and invests it as needed. Unclaimed property tracks down owners or heirs and the learning quest department provides funds for higher education to students in need.[1]
Divisions
- Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer Laws
- Agricultural Production Loan Deposit Program Rules and Regs
- Bond Services Division Laws
- Cash Management Division Laws
- Kansas Learning Quest Rules, Regs, and Laws
- State's Money Handling Laws
- Unclaimed Property Rules, Regs, and Laws
- Housing Loan Program Rules and Reg
Compensation
In 2011, the Treasurer earned a salary of $86,003. [4]
Contact Information
Kansas State Treasurer's Office
900 SW Jackson, Suite 201
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1235
Phone: 785-296-3171
See also
- Treasurer
- Ron Estes
- Governor of Kansas Mark Parkinson
- Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
- Kansas Attorney General
- Kansas Secretary of State
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas State Treasurer.com, "About us," accessed May 21, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Treasurer, "Ron Estes," accessed December 17, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Legislature, "State Code Chapter 25 Article 40. - ELECTION AND TERMS OF STATE OFFICERS," accessed December 17, 2012
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of States 2011- Table 4.11", accessed February 2, 2012
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