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Massachusetts Treasurer
| Massachusetts Treasurer | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $238,794 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $2,853,761,263 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Title 2, Chapter 10, Section 1 of the General Laws of Massachusetts |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Massachusetts Treasurer
Deb Goldberg | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | 2026 |
| Last election: | 2022 |
| 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 | |
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 treasurer is elected every four years.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Massachusetts Treasurer is Deb Goldberg (D). Goldberg assumed office in 2015.
Authority
The position of state treasurer is established in Title 2, Chapter 10, Section 1 of the General Laws of Massachusetts:
"There shall be a department of the state treasurer, under his supervision and control, organized as provided in this chapter. "[2]
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."[3]
Elections
Election results
See also: Massachusetts Treasurer election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Massachusetts Treasurer election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Massachusetts Treasurer
Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) and Elizabeth Dionne (R) are running in the general election for Massachusetts Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Deb Goldberg (D) | |
| Elizabeth Dionne (R) | ||
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See also: Massachusetts Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts Treasurer
Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) defeated Cristina Crawford (L) in the general election for Massachusetts Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Goldberg (D) | 76.5 | 1,709,555 |
 | Cristina Crawford (L) | 23.1 | 516,019 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4% | 9,994 | ||
| Total votes: 2,235,568 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Massachusetts Treasurer
Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Treasurer on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Goldberg | 99.6 | 630,633 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4% | 2,700 | ||
| Total votes: 633,333 | |||
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Republican primary
No candidates for Massachusetts Treasurer appeared on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for September 6, 2022.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Beaty Jr. (R)
General election
General election for Massachusetts Treasurer
Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) defeated Keiko Orrall (R) and Jamie Guerin (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts) in the general election for Massachusetts Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Goldberg (D) | 64.0 | 1,761,282 |
 | Keiko Orrall (R) | 27.2 | 749,596 | |
 | Jamie Guerin (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts) | 3.3 | 92,090 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.4% | 149,697 | ||
| Total votes: 2,752,665 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Massachusetts Treasurer
Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Treasurer on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Goldberg | 100.0 | 530,072 |
| Total votes: 530,072 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Massachusetts Treasurer
Keiko Orrall (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Treasurer on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keiko Orrall | 100.0 | 182,683 |
| Total votes: 182,683 | |||
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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."[3]
Duties
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Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Massachusetts state budget and finances
The Office of the Treasurer's budget for the 2025 fiscal year was $2,853,761,263.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $238,794, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $189,560, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the treasurer received a salary of $189,560, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the treasurer received a salary of $133,277, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the treasurer received a salary of $133,277, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the treasurer received a salary of $133,277, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the treasurer received a salary of $133,277, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the treasurer received a salary of $127,917, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the treasurer received a salary of $127,916, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the treasurer was paid an estimated $127,917, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the treasurer's salary remained at $130,916.[15]
2010
In 2010, the treasurer was paid an estimated $130,916, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Massachusetts State Treasurer's Office
State House, Room 227
Boston MA, 02133
Phone: 617-367-6900
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General, "Home," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Massachusetts Legislature, "General Laws - Title 2, Chapter 10, Section 1," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Massachusetts Legislature, "Constitution," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "FY 2025 Enacted," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials:Annual Salaries," accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 25, 2011
