The Treasurer of the State of Colorado is an elected official in the U.S. state of Colorado. The position is responsible for managing the Colorado State Treasury and the Colorado Department of the Treasury, a principal department of the state's government. The Colorado State Treasury currently manages a pool of investments worth about $6,000,000,000.

Treasurer of the
State of Colorado
Incumbent
Dave Young
since January 8, 2019
Colorado Department of the Treasury
Term lengthFour years
Websitewww.colorado.gov/treasury/

The position is one of five officials elected statewide in Colorado, along with the positions of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General. Elections for the position are held during midterm election years for a four year term, with the most recent election being held in 2022.

The current Colorado State Treasurer is Dave Young, a Democrat first elected in 2018 for a four-year term beginning on January 8, 2019. He was reelected to the position in 2022 for another four-year term.[1]

List of treasurers

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No. Image Treasurer Political party Term of Service
1   George T. Clark Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1861–1864
2 Alexander W. Atkins Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1864–1866
3   Alexander Cameron Hunt Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1866
4 John Wanless Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1866–1867
5 Columbus Nuckolls Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1867–1870
6   George T. Clark Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1870–1874
7   David H. Moffat Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1874–1876
8 Frederick Z. Solomon Appointed by the Governor of Colorado Territory 1876

Treasurer of the State of Colorado

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No. Image Treasurer Political party Term of Service
1 George C. Corning 1876–1879
2 Nathan C. Culver 1879–1880
3 W. C. Sanders 1881–1882
4 Fred Walsen 1883–1884
5 George R. Swallow 1885–1886
6 Peter W. Breene 1887–1888
7 William Brisbane 1889–1890
8 James N. Carlile 1891–1892
9 Albert Nance 1893–1894
10 Harry E. Mulnix 1895–1896
11 George W. Kephart 1897–1898
12 John H. Fesler 1899–1900
13 James N. Chipley 1901–1902
14 Whitney Newton 1903–1904
15 John A. Holmbert 1905–1906
16 Alfred E. Bent 1907–1908
17 W. J. Galligan 1909–1910
18 Roady Kenehan Democratic 1911–1912
19 M. A. Leddy 1913–1914
20 Allison Stocker 1915–1916
21 Robert H. Higgins 1917–1918
22 Harry E. Mulnix 1919–1920
23 Arthur Strong 1921–1922
24 Harry E. Mulnix 1923–1924
25 W. D. MacGinnis 1925–1926
26 Harry E. Mulnix 1927
27 Herbert Fairall 1928
28 W. D. MacGinnis 1929–1930
29 John M. Jackson 1931–1932
30 Homer Bedford Democratic 1933–1934
31 Charles Armstrong Republican 1935–1936
32 Homer Bedford Democratic 1937–1938
33 Charles Armstrong Republican 1939–1940
34 Homer Bedford Democratic 1941–1942
35 Leon Lavington Republican 1943–1944
36 Homer Bedford Democratic 1945–1946
37 Rodney Anderson Republican 1947–1948
38 Homer Bedford Democratic 1949–1950
39 Earl E. Ewing Republican 1951–1952
40 Homer Bedford Democratic 1953–1954
41 Earl E. Ewing Republican 1955–1956
42 Homer Bedford Democratic 1957–1958
43 Tim Armstrong Democratic 1959–1962
44 Homer Bedford Democratic 1963–1966
45 Virginia Blue Republican 1967–1970
46 Julia Swearingen Republican 1970
47 Palmer Burch Republican 1971–1974
48   Sam Brown Democratic 1975–1977
49   Roy Romer Democratic 1977–1987
50 Gail Schoettler Democratic 1987–1995
51   Bill Owens Republican 1995–1999
52   Mike Coffman Republican 1999–2005
53 Mark Hillman Republican 2005–2006
54   Mike Coffman Republican 2006–2007
55   Cary Kennedy Democratic 2007–2011
56   Walker Stapleton Republican 2011–2019
57   Dave Young Democratic 2019–present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Metzger, Hannah (2022-11-08). "Colorado Treasurer Dave Young wins re-election". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2023-12-27.