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New Hampshire Treasurer
| New Hampshire Treasurer | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $126,144 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $116,610,494 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Authority: | New Hampshire Constitution, Article 67 |
| Selection Method: | Elected by New Hampshire State Legislature |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
New Hampshire Treasurer
Monica Mezzapelle | |
| Other New Hampshire Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Director of Fish & Game • Public Utilities Commission | |
The New Hampshire Treasurer is a state executive position in the New Hampshire state government.
The treasurer is responsible for investing and managing the state's finances as well as banking relationships, debt management and trust fund management.[1]
Current officeholder
The current New Hampshire Treasurer is Monica Mezzapelle (nonpartisan). Mezzapelle assumed office in 2020.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of treasurer in Article 67, Secretary, Treasurer, Etc..
Under Article 67:
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The secretary and treasurer shall be chosen by joint ballot of the senators and representatives assembled in one room.[2] |
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications for this office.[2]
Appointments
As with other state executive officers, in accordance with the New Hampshire Constitution, the treasurer for New Hampshire is elected by a joint session of both houses of the State Legislature. There is no term limit imposed on this statewide position.[2]
Vacancies
Title 1, Chapter 6 of the New Hampshire Statutes establishes how vacancies in the office are filled.[3]
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"6:20 Commissioner During Vacancy in Office. – Upon the death, resignation, or removal of the treasurer, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall appoint some suitable person as commissioner, to take charge of the money, books, electronic records, and papers in the office, and to perform all the duties of treasurer until a treasurer is elected and qualified. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the treasurer, the commissioner shall give bond as provided for the treasurer in RSA 6:3." |
Duties
The treasurer provides to the "state government, its agencies, the legislature and its citizens, professional financial management services. The New Hampshire State Treasury will optimize the use of state financial assets while protecting those assets through the employment of appropriate technology, modern and efficient banking practices, a commitment to prudent management of public funds and a professional staff."[4]
The treasury is responsible for a variety of financial management activities including:[4]
- Cash management (managing and investing the State's funds and trust accounts)
- Debt management (issuing general obligation and revenue bonds for capital projects and administering related debt service payments)
- Unclaimed or abandoned property: The Treasury is responsible for acquiring and returning unclaimed property to its rightful owners.
- Treasury's Annual Report: specific information relating to receipts, disbursements and debt payments for all of the State's fund accounts.
Division
As of February 2, 2021, the Department of Treasury is divided into two main divisions:
- Treasury Operations
- Abandoned Property[5]
State budget
- See also: New Hampshire state budget and finances
The budget for the New Hampshire State Treasury in Fiscal Year 2025 was $116,610,494.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $126,144, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $119,017, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, the treasurer received a salary of $82,456, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2017
In 2017, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the treasurer received a salary of $105,930, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the treasurer received a salary of $104,364, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
Historical officeholders
The following table lists historical treasurers.[18]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Richard Martin | 1680 | 1684 |
| 2 | Samuel Penhallow | 1684 | 1692 |
| 3 | William Partridge | 1692 | 1695 |
| 4 | George Jaffrey | 1695 | 1696 |
| 5 | Joseph Smith | 1696 | 1696 |
| 6 | William Vaughan | 1696 | 1698 |
| 7 | Joseph Smith | 1698 | 1699 |
| 8 | Samuel Penhallow | 1699 | 1726 |
| 9 | George Jaffrey | 1726 | 1730 |
| 10 | Henry Sherburne | 1730 | 1742 |
| 11 | George Jaffrey | 1742 | 1749 |
| 12 | George Jaffrey | 1749 | 1776 |
| 13 | Nicholas Gilman | 1776 | 1783 |
| 14 | John T. Gilman | 1783 | 1789 |
| 15 | William Gardner | 1789 | 1791 |
| 16 | John T. Gilman | 1791 | 1794 |
| 17 | Oliver Peabody | 1794 | 1804 |
| 18 | Nathaniel Gilman | 1804 | 1809 |
| 19 | Thomas W. Thompson | 1809 | 1810 |
| 20 | Nathaniel Gilman | 1810 | 1814 |
| 21 | William Kent | 1814 | 1816 |
| 22 | William Pickering | 1816 | 1828 |
| 23 | Samuel Morrill | 1828 | 1829 |
| 24 | William Pickering | 1829 | 1830 |
| 25 | Abner B. Kelly | 1830 | 1837 |
| 26 | Zenas Clement | 1837 | 1843 |
| 27 | John Atwood | 1843 | 1846 |
| 28 | James Peverly, Jr. | 1846 | 1847 |
| 29 | John Atwood | 1847 | 1850 |
| 30 | Edson Hill | 1850 | 1853 |
| 31 | Walter Harriman | 1853 | 1855 |
| 32 | William Berry | 1855 | 1857 |
| 33 | Peter Sanborn | 1857 | 1871 |
| 34 | Leander W. Cogswell | 1871 | 1872 |
| 35 | Solon A. Carter | 1872 | 1874 |
| 36 | Josiah G. Dearborn | 1874 | 1875 |
| 37 | Solon A. Carter | 1875 | 1913 |
| 38 | George E. Farrand | 1913 | 1914 |
| 39 | J. Wesley Plummer | 1914 | 1923 |
| 40 | George E. Farrand | 1923 | 1925 |
| 41 | Henry E. Chamberlin | 1925 | 1929 |
| 42 | Charles T. Patten | 1929 | 1931 |
| 43 | Charles T. Patten | 1931 | 1936 |
| 44 | F. Gordon Kimball | 1936 | 1950 |
| 45 | Remick Laighton | 1950 | 1951 |
| 46 | Winfield J. Phillips | 1951 | 1952 |
| 47 | Alfred S. Cloues | 1953 | 1964 |
| 48 | Robert W. Flanders | 1964 | 1984 |
| 49 | Martha M. Custer | 1984 | 1984 |
| 50 | Georgie A. Thomas | 1984 | 2002 |
| 51 | Michael A. Ablowich | 2002 | 2006 |
| 52 | Catherine Provencher | 2007 | 2014 |
| 53 | William Dwyer | 2014 | 2020 |
| 54 | Monica Mezzapelle | 2020 | Present |
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Contact information
State of New Hampshire Treasury
25 Capitol Street, Room 121
Concord, NH 03301
Telephone: (603) 271-2621
Fax: (603) 271-3922
Email: treasury@treasury.state.nh.us
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Treasurer, "About us," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NH At-a-Glance, "New Hampshire Constitution," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Section 6:20," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Hampshire Treasurer, "About us," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, "Agency Budget Submission 2022-2023," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ New Hampshire Legislature, "HB 1-A Final Version," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ 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 January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 26, 2021
- ↑ 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 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire State Treasurer, "State Treasurer History," accessed February 2, 2021
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