# Maine State Treasurer

The Maine State Treasurer is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of Maine.
The office is authorized by Article V, Part Third of the Maine Constitution. The Treasurer is chosen by the Maine Legislature in joint session for a two-year term; the officeholder can serve no more than four consecutive terms. Responsibilities of the Treasurer's Office include providing financial services for all state agencies, issuing bonds and managing the State's debt, as well as holding unclaimed property and working to return it to its rightful owners. The Treasurer is also an ex officio member of several state boards and agencies.
Governor Paul LePage proposed in 2015 to change the selection process to a gubernatorial appointment that would be confirmed by the Legislature. In 2023, state Republicans called for the State Treasurer to be elected by popular vote. Neither change passed and the State Treasurer continues to be selected by the Legislature.

## List of State Treasurers

| Tenure | State Treasurer | Party | Hometown | Notes |
| 1820–1822 | Joseph C. Boyd | | Portland | |
| 1823–1827 | Elias Thomas | | Portland | |
| 1828 | Mark Harris | Democratic-Republican | Portland | U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district (1822–1823) |
| 1829–1830 | Elias Thomas | | Portland | |
| 1831 | A. B. Thompson | | Brunswick | |
| 1832–1834 | Mark Harris | Democratic-Republican | Portland | U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district (1822–1823) |
| 1835–1837 | Asa Redington, Jr. | | Augusta | |
| 1838 | James B. Cahoon | Whig (later Democratic) | Portland | |
| 1839 | Jeremiah Goodwin | Democratic | Alfred | |
| 1840 | Daniel Williams | | Augusta | |
| 1841 | Sanford Kingsbury | | Kingsbury Plantation | |
| 1842–1846 | James White | Democratic | Belfast | |
| 1847–1849 | Moses Macdonald | Democratic | Limerick | |
| 1850–1854 | Samuel Cony | Republican | Augusta | |
| 1855 | Woodbury Davis | Republican | Belfast | |
| 1856 | Isaac Reed | Democratic | Waldoboro | |
| 1857–1859 | Benjamin D. Peck | | Portland | |
| 1860–1864 | Nathan Dame | | Alfred | |
| 1865–1868 | N.G. Hitchborn | | Stockton Springs | |
| 1869–1873 | William Caldwell | | Augusta | |
| 1874–1876 | Silas C. Hatch | | Bangor | |
| 1877–1878 | Esreff H. Banks | Republican | Biddeford | |
| 1879 | Charles White | Democratic | Gardiner | |
| 1880–1884 | Samual A. Holbrook | Republican | Augusta | |
| 1885–1887 | Edwin C. Burleigh | Republican | Bangor | 42nd Governor of Maine (1889–1893) U.S. Representative for Maine's 3rd congressional district (1897–1911) U.S. Senator from Maine (1913–1916) |
| 1888–1894 | George L. Beal | Republican | Norway | Union Army General |
| 1895–1900 | F. Marion Simpson | Republican | Carmel | |
| 1901–1906 | Ormandal Smith | Republican | Litchfield | |
| 1907–1910 | Pascal P. Gilmore | Republican | Bucksport | |
| 1911–1912 | James F. Singleton | | Bangor | |
| 1913–1914 | Joseph W. Simpson | Republican | York | |
| 1915–1916 | Elmer E. Newbert | Democratic | Augusta | |
| 1917–1920 | Joseph W. Simpson | Republican | York | |
| 1921–1926 | William L. Bonney | Republican | Bowdoinham | |
| 1927–1932 | William S. Owen | Republican | Milo | |
| 1933–1936 | George S. Foster | | Ellsworth | |
| 1937–1942 | Belmont Smith | Republican | Bangor | |
| 1943–1946 | Joseph H. McGillicuddy | Republican | Houlton | |
| 1947–1964 | Frank S. Carpenter | Republican | Augusta | |
| 1965–1966 | Eben L. Elwell | Democratic | Augusta | |
| 1967–1968 | Michael A. Napolitano | Republican | Augusta | |
| 1969–1974 | Norman K. Ferguson | Republican | Hanover | |
| 1975 | Rodney L. Scribner | Democratic | Augusta | |
| 1976–1978 | H. Leighton Cooney, Jr. | Democratic | Augusta | |
| 1979–1980 | Jerrold Speers | Republican | Winthrop | |
| 1981–1996 | Samuel Shapiro | Democratic | Waterville | |
| 1997–2004 | Dale McCormick | Democratic | Monmouth | |
| 2005–2010 | David Lemoine | Democratic | Saco | |
| 2011–2012 | Bruce Poliquin | Republican | Georgetown | U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district (2015–2019) |
| 2013–2015 | Neria Douglass | Democratic | Auburn | |
| 2015–2019 | Terry Hayes | Independent | Buckfield | |
| 2019–2024 | Henry Beck | Democratic | Watervile | |
| 2024–present | Joe Perry | Democratic | Bangor | |

## References and external links

* List of Maine State Treasurers
* Official Maine State Treasurer site
* Constitution of Maine