Kentucky State Treasurer Explained

Post:	State Treasurer
Body:	Kentucky
Incumbent:	Mark H. Metcalf
Incumbentsince:	January 1, 2024
Type:	State's chief elected fiscal officer
Termlength:	4 years,
Termlength Qualified:	renewable once
Formation:	1792
First:	John Logan
Salary:	$152,551.00
Website:	Kentucky State Treasurer website

The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every four years along with the governor and other statewide officials. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer.^[1] The salary is $152,551.00 a year.

The current treasurer, Mark H. Metcalf of Lancaster, is the second Republican elected to the post since 1944. He succeeded the term-limited Republican Allison Ball of Prestonsburg, who was elected Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts.

The treasurer's duties include:

Act as head of the treasury KRS 041.020
Create and manage the state's depository KRS 041-070
Make record of all monies due and payable to the state KRS 041-100
Process warrants from the Finance and Administration Cabinet KRS 041-150
Make payments on behalf of the state KRS 041-160
Make an annual report KRS 041-340

List of Kentucky State Treasurers

	Name	Political Party	Term
1	John Logan		1792–1807
2	David Logan		1807–1808
3	John Pendelton Thomas		1808–1818
4	Samuel South		1818–1824
5	James Davidson		1824–1849
6	Richard Curd Wintersmith		1849–1857
7	James H. Garrard	Democratic	1857–1865
8	Mason Brown	Democratic	1865–1867
9	James W. Tate	Democratic	1867–1888
10	Stephen G. Sharpe	Democratic	1888–1890
11	Henry S. Hale	Democratic	1890–1895
12	George W. Long	Republican	1896–1900
13	Walter R. Day	Republican	1900
14	Samuel Wilber Hager	Democratic	1900–1904
15	Henry M. Bosworth	Democratic	1904–1908
16	Edwin Farley	Republican	1908–1912
17	Thomas S. Rhea	Democratic	1912–1916
18	Sherman Goodpaster	Democratic	1916–1920
19	James A. Wallace	Republican	1920–1924
20	Edward Blan Dishman	Democratic	1924–1928
21	Emma Guy Cromwell	Democratic	1928–1932
22	Elam Huddleston	Democratic	1932–1936
23	John E. Buckingham		1936–1940
24	Ernest E. Shannon	Democratic	1940–1944
25	Thomas W. Vinson	Republican	1944–1948
26	Edward F. Seiller	Democratic	1948–1949
27	Pearl Frances Runyon	Democratic	1949–1956
28	Henry H. Carter	Democratic	1956–1960
29	Thelma Stovall	Democratic	1960–1964
30	Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp	Democratic	1964–1968
31	Thelma Stovall	Democratic	1968–1972
32	Drexell R. Davis	Democratic	1972–1976
33	Frances Jones Mills	Democratic	1976–1980
34	Drexell R. Davis	Democratic	1980–1984
35	Frances Jones Mills	Democratic	1984–1988
36	Robert Mead	Democratic	1988–1992
37	Frances Jones Mills	Democratic	1992–1996
38	John Kennedy Hamilton	Democratic	1996–1999
39	Jonathan Miller	Democratic	1999–2007
40	Todd Hollenbach	Democratic	2007–2016
41	Allison Ball	Republican	2016–2024
42	Mark H. Metcalf	Republican	2024–present

Notes and References

Kentucky Treasurer Website