Nebraska State Treasurer Explained

Post:State Treasurer
Body:Nebraska
Incumbent:Tom Briese
Incumbentsince:November 1, 2023
Seat:Lincoln
Termlength:4 years
Formation:1855 (Territorial)
1866 (State)
First:Benjamin P. Rankin (Territorial)
Augustus Kountze (State)
Website:https://treasurer.nebraska.gov

The Nebraska Treasurer is the chief financial officer in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

List of territorial treasurers

No.TreasurerTermParty
1Benjamin P. Rankin1855Democratic
2William W. Wyman1855–1861Democratic[1] [2]
3Augustus Kountze1861–1867Republican

List of state treasurers

Parties
No.ImageTreasurerTermParty
1Augustus Kountze1867–1869Republican
2James Sweet1869–1871Republican
3Henry A. Koenig1871–1875Republican
4James C. McBride[3] 1875–1879Republican
5George M. Bartlett1879–1883Republican
6Phelps D. Sturdevant1883–1885Fusion
7Charles H. Willard1885–1889Republican
8John E. Hill1889–1893Republican
9Joseph S. Bartley1893–1897Republican
10John B. Meserve1897–1901Fusion
11William Stuefer1901–1903Republican
12Peter Mortensen1903–1907Republican
13Lawson G. Brian[4] 1907–1911Republican
14Walter A. George1911–1915Republican
15George E. Hall1915–1919Democratic
16Daniel B. Cropsey1919–1923Republican
17Charles D. Robinson1923–1927Republican
18Willis M. Stebbins[5] 1927–1931Republican
19Truman W. Bass1931–1933Republican
George E. Hall1933–1936Democratic
20Horatio J. Murray[6] 1936–1937Democratic
21Walter H. Jensen1937–1939Democratic
Truman W. Bass1939Republican
22John Havekost1939–1941Democratic
23Lucian B. Johnson[7] [8] [9] 1941–1943Republican
24Carl G. Swanson1943–1945Republican
25Edward Gillette1946–1951Republican
26Frank B. Heintze1951–1955Republican
27Ralph W. Hill1955–1958Republican
28Bertha I. Hill1958–1959Republican
29Richard R. Larsen1959–1961Democratic
30Clarence L. E. Swanson1961–1964Republican
31P. Merle Humphries1964–1965Republican
32Fred Sorensen1965–1967Democratic
33Wayne R. Swanson1967–1975Republican
34Frank Marsh1975–1981Republican
35Kay A. Orr1981–1987Republican
Frank Marsh1987–1991Republican
36Dawn E. Rockey1991–1995Democratic
37David Heineman1995–2001Republican
38Lorelee Hunt Byrd2001–2004Republican
39Ron Ross2004–2007Republican
40Shane Osborn2007–2011Republican
41Don Stenberg2011–2019Republican
42John Murante2019–2023Republican
43Tom Briese2023–presentRepublican

Notes and References

  1. News: Territorial Candidates. Democratic Ticket.. Nebraska Advertiser. September 1, 1859. February 10, 2024. For Territorial Treasurer, William W. Wyman.
  2. News: Democratic Territorial Ticket. The Omaha Nebraskian. October 8, 1959. For Territorial Treasurer, William W. Wyman..
  3. News: Republican Ticket. Omaha Daily Bee. 2. September 8, 1874.
  4. News: Brian Wants Another Office. The Lincoln Star. March 5, 1910. ...Lawson G. Brian, present state treasurer..
  5. News: Stebbins Will Begin Senate Campaign Soon. Grand Island Daily Independent. May 24, 1930. 3. Willis M. Stebbins, state treasurer....
  6. News: Permission To File Friendly Suit Is Asked. Grand Island Daily Independent. December 31, 1936. ...Horatio J. Murray, new state treasurer....
  7. News: Ex-Councilman L. B. Johnson Dies. Omaha World-Herald. 29. October 16, 1956. L. B. Johnson, 91, former Omaha City Councilman and state official, died Monday at a hospital. His home was at 6524 Florence Boulevard. Mr. Johnson was State Treasurer from 1940 [sic] to 1943, State Auditor from 1927 to 1931 and from 1906 to 1913 was a City Councilman, spending a portion of that time as president of the council..
  8. News: Who's Who on the Ballots. Omaha World-Herald. 9. November 5, 1922. Register of Deeds. Lucian B. Johnson, democrat; residence, 6524 Florence boulevard; ...member city council 1906-1912, during part of which time he was president of the board....
  9. News: Business Man Needed in Register's Office. Omaha World-Herald. November 5, 1922. 12. ...Lucian B. Johnson as their candidate... [with a] political record in the city council for six years, from 1906 to 1912, part of which time he was president of the council... L. B. Johnson is being urged by business men for the office of register of deeds..