Ohio Treasurer

Ohio Treasurer
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
2013 FY Budget:	$41,002,957
Term limits:	Two consecutive terms
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Ohio Constitution, Article III, Section 1
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder
Name:	Josh Mandel
Officeholder Party:	Republican
Assumed office:	January 10, 2011
Compensation:	$109,986
Elections
Next election:	November 4, 2014
Last election:	November 2, 2010
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The Ohio Treasurer is an elected executive position in the Ohio state government. As the chief financial officer of the state, the treasurer manages the state's money, and acts as the state's banker.

Current officeholder

The current treasurer of Ohio is Josh Mandel. He was first elected in 2010, after serving four years in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Authority

The state Constitution establishes the office of the treasurer in Article III, Section 1:

The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and an attorney general, who shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, by the electors of the state, and at the places of voting for members of the General Assembly.

Qualifications

The state Constitution outlines the qualification to hold the office of treasurer in Article VX, Section 4:

No person shall be elected or appointed to any office in this state unless possessed of the qualifications of an elector.

• resident of Ohio
• a qualified elector
• at least 18 years old

Elections

According to Article III, Section 1 of the state Constitution, the treasurer in Ohio is elected every four years, in mid-term election years. For the treasurer in Ohio, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are election years.

Term limits

The treasurer is limited to two successive terms of four years. An individual may seek another term in office after a period of four or more years has elapsed.

Vacancies

Article III, Section 18 of the state Constitution addresses vacancies in state offices. In the event of a vacancy, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election in an even numbered year that occurs more than forty days after the seat becomes vacant.

Duties

The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state and serves as the state's banker. The most important duty of the treasury is to safeguard the taxpayer's money in Ohio. The office is responsible, among other things, for:

• managing more than $160 billion in financial assets
• investing the state's money and manage an investment portfolio that exceeds $15 billion
• tracking and maintaining a database of all unclaimed property in Ohio
• providing financial advice to state agencies
• providing financial education and resources

Divisions

• Accounting
• Administration
• Communications
• Community Affairs
• Community Education and Engagement
• Constituent Affairs
• Office of Debt Management
• Economic Development
• Human Resources and Fiscal Services
• Information Technology Services
• Internal Audit
• Investments
• Legal
• Legislative Affairs
• Policy and Research
• Revenue Management
• Trust

State budget

The budget for the Treasury Department in Fiscal Year 2013 was $41,002,957.

Compensation

In 2010, the Ohio Treasurer was paid an estimated $109,554 according to the Council of State Governments.

Former officeholders

Since the office was created in 1796, Ohio has had 47 treasurers. Rudolph W. Archer served twice, first from 1915-1917, and again from 1919-1923.

Click "show" for former officeholders.

#	Name	Took office	Left office
1	John Armstrong	1796	11803
2	William McFarland	1803	1816
3	Hiram M. Curry	1816	1823
4	Samuel Sullivan	1820	1823
5	Henry Brown	1823	1835
6	Joseph Whiteill	1835	1847
7	Albert A. Bliss	1847	1852
8	John G. Breslin	1852	1856
9	William H. Gibson	1856	1857
10	A.P. Stone	1857	1862
11	G.V. Dorsey	1862	1865
12	William Hooper	1865	1866
13	S.S. Warner	1866	1872
14	Isaac Welsh	1872	1875
15	Leroy Welsh	1875	1876
16	John M. Millikin	1876	1878
17	Anthony Howells	1878	1880
18	Joseph Turney	1880	1884
19	Peter Brady	1884	1886
20	John C. Brown	1886	1892
21	William T. Cope	1892	1896
22	Samuel B. Campbell	1896	1900
23	Isaac B. Cameron	1900	1904
24	William S. McKinnon	1904	1908
25	Charles C. Green	1908	1909
26	David S. Creamer	1909	1913
27	John P. Brennen	1913	1915
28	Rudolph W. Archer	1915	1917
29	Chester E. Bryan	1917	1919
30	Rudolph W. Archer	1919	1923
31	Harry S. Day	1923	1927
32	Bert B. Buckley	1927	1929
33	H. Ross Ake	1929	1930
34	Edwin A. Todd	1930	1931
35	Harry S. Day	1931	1937
36	Clarence H. Knisley	1937	1939
37	Don H. Ebright	1939	1951
38	Roger W. Tracy	1951	1959
39	Joseph T. Ferguson	1959	1963
40	John D. Herbert	1963	1971
41	Gertrude W. Donahey	1971	1983
42	Mary Ellen Withrow	1983	1994
43	J. Kenneth Blackwell	1994	1999
44	Joseph T. Deters	1999	2005
45	Jennette B. Bradley	2005	2007
46	Richard Cordray	2007	2009
47	Kevin L. Boyce	2009	2011
48	Josh Mandel	2011	present

Contact Information

Ohio State Treasurer
30 E. Broad Street, 9th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3461

Phone: (614) 466-2160

See also

• Treasurer
• Josh Mandel
• Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
• Ohio Attorney General
• Ohio Secretary of State

External links

Suggest a link

The Office of the Ohio State Treasurer