Massachusetts Treasurer

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Massachusetts 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:  Steven Grossman
Officeholder Party:  Democratic
Assumed office:  2010
Compensation:  $130,916
Elections
Next election:  November 4, 2014
Last election:  November 2, 2010
Other Massachusetts Executive Offices
GovernorLieutenant GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerAuditorSecretary of EducationAgriculture CommissionerInsurance CommissionerSecretary of Energy and Environmental AffairsSecretary of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentPublic Utilities Commission

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The Treasurer of the State of Massachusetts is the chief financial officer of the government of Massachusetts.

The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds by investing and maintaining the state budget. The department is divided into seven divisions, abandoned property, board of retirement, the water pollution abatement trust, debt management, deferred compensation, financial education and cash management.

The treasurer is elected every four years.

Current officeholder

The current treasurer of Massachusetts is Democrat Steven Grossman. He was elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2014.

Qualifications

According to Article XVII of the Massachusetts Constitution, an executive officer of the commonwealth must "have been an inhabitant of this commonwealth five years next preceding his election or appointment."[1]

Elections

Massachusetts elects treasurers statewide every four years.

Vacancies

If the office of the treasurer becomes vacant during annual or special session of the general court, the public elects a successor, otherwise, "it shall be supplied by the governor by appointment, with the advice and consent of the council."[1]

Compensation

In 2010, the Massachusetts Treasurer was paid an estimated $130,916 according to the Council of State Governments.[2]

Contact information

Massachusetts State Treasurer's Office
State House, Room 227
Boston MA, 02133

Phone: 617-367-6900

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