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Massachusetts Treasurer
| 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 | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Secretary of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs • Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development • Public Utilities Commission | |
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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
See also
- Treasurer
- Steven Grossman
- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Attorney General
- Massachusetts Secretary of State
External links
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