David Damschen

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David Damschen
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Prior offices
Utah Treasurer
Successor: Kirt Slaugh
Predecessor: Richard Ellis

Education

Bachelor's

University of Washington, 1990

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Coast Guard

Years of service

1983 - 1987

Contact

David Damschen is the former Utah Treasurer. He was appointed by Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on December 11, 2015, to replace Richard Ellis. He was elected to a full term in 2016. Damschen ​resigned on April 30, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Utah Housing Corporation.[1]

Biography

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After graduating from the University of Washington, Damschen began working in the private sector for U.S. Bank. He served the bank in a variety of capacities, including branch manager, vice president of treasury management, and vice president of business development. He left the bank in 2007 after nearly 27 years of service to become the senior vice president and director of treasury management services at AmericanWest Bank.[2]

In 2009, he entered the public sector as the chief deputy treasurer for the state of Utah. He remained in that position until being selected by Gov. Herbert to replace former Utah Treasurer Richard Ellis on December 11, 2015.[3][2]

Education

  • B.A. in finance, University of Washington (1990)[2]

Political career

Utah Treasurer (2015-2021)

On October 16, 2015, Richard Ellis announced that he would step down as treasurer, effective November 1, 2015. According to the Utah Constitution, the governor of Utah is permitted to appoint a new treasurer to serve out the remainder of the outgoing treasurer's term. The Utah Republican Party sent the governor a list of three candidates for the position. From that list, Gov. Herbert selected Damschen.[4][3]

Upon appointing Damschen to the post, Gov. Herbert said, "David epitomizes our fiscal conservative approach to government. I have full confidence that his vision, knowledge and experience will continue to lead the Utah team to maintain our strong fiscal health and Triple-A Bond rating."[3]

Damschen won election to a full, four-year term on November 8, 2016. He resigned on April 30, 2021.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Utah Treasurer election, 2020

General election

General election for Utah Treasurer

Incumbent David Damschen defeated Joseph Speciale and Richard Proctor in the general election for Utah Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Damschen
David Damschen (R)
 
74.6
 
994,115
Joseph Speciale (L)
 
14.9
 
198,549
Image of Richard Proctor
Richard Proctor (Constitution Party)
 
10.5
 
140,466

Total votes: 1,333,130
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah Treasurer

Incumbent David Damschen advanced from the Republican convention for Utah Treasurer on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
Image of David Damschen
David Damschen (R)

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2016

See also: Utah Treasurer election, 2016

Incumbent David Damschen defeated Neil Hansen and Richard Proctor in the Utah treasurer election.

Utah Treasurer, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Damschen Incumbent 61.23% 652,704
     Democratic Neil Hansen 31.70% 337,994
     Constitution Party Richard Proctor 7.07% 75,363
Total Votes 1,066,061
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office-Elections

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Richard Ellis (R)
Utah Treasurer
2015-2021
Succeeded by
Kirt Slaugh (R)