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.	Treasurer	Term	Party
1	Benjamin P. Rankin	1855	Democratic
2	William W. Wyman	1855–1861	Democratic^[1] ^[2]
3	Augustus Kountze	1861–1867	Republican

List of state treasurers

Parties

No.	Image	Treasurer	Term	Party
1		Augustus Kountze	1867–1869	Republican
2		James Sweet	1869–1871	Republican
3		Henry A. Koenig	1871–1875	Republican
4		James C. McBride^[3]	1875–1879	Republican
5		George M. Bartlett	1879–1883	Republican
6		Phelps D. Sturdevant	1883–1885	Fusion
7		Charles H. Willard	1885–1889	Republican
8		John E. Hill	1889–1893	Republican
9		Joseph S. Bartley	1893–1897	Republican
10		John B. Meserve	1897–1901	Fusion
11		William Stuefer	1901–1903	Republican
12		Peter Mortensen	1903–1907	Republican
13		Lawson G. Brian^[4]	1907–1911	Republican
14		Walter A. George	1911–1915	Republican
15		George E. Hall	1915–1919	Democratic
16		Daniel B. Cropsey	1919–1923	Republican
17		Charles D. Robinson	1923–1927	Republican
18		Willis M. Stebbins^[5]	1927–1931	Republican
19		Truman W. Bass	1931–1933	Republican
20		George E. Hall	1933–1936	Democratic
21		Horatio J. Murray^[6]	1936–1937	Democratic
22		Walter H. Jensen	1937–1939	Democratic
23		Truman W. Bass	1939	Republican
24		John Havekost	1939–1941	Democratic
25		Lucian B. Johnson^[7] ^[8] ^[9]	1941–1943	Republican
26		Carl G. Swanson	1943–1945	Republican
27		Edward Gillette	1946–1951	Republican
28		Frank B. Heintze	1951–1955	Republican
29		Ralph W. Hill	1955–1958	Republican
30		Bertha I. Hill	1958–1959	Republican
31		Richard R. Larsen	1959–1961	Democratic
32		Clarence L. E. Swanson	1961–1964	Republican
33		P. Merle Humphries	1964–1965	Republican
34		Fred Sorensen	1965–1967	Democratic
35		Wayne R. Swanson	1967–1975	Republican
36		Frank Marsh	1975–1981	Republican
37		Kay A. Orr	1981–1987	Republican
38		Frank Marsh	1987–1991	Republican
39		Dawn E. Rockey	1991–1995	Democratic
40		David Heineman	1995–2001	Republican
41		Lorelee Hunt Byrd	2001–2004	Republican
42		Ron Ross	2004–2007	Republican
43		Shane Osborn	2007–2011	Republican
44		Don Stenberg	2011–2019	Republican
45		John Murante	2019–2023	Republican
46		Tom Briese	2023–present	Republican

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..