Oklahoma Treasurer

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Oklahoma Oklahoma Treasurer

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $114,713
2024 FY Budget:  $3,079,823
Term limits:  8 years
Structure
Length of term:   4 years
Authority:  Oklahoma Constitution, Article VI, Section 1
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ
Republican Party
Assumed office: January 9, 2023

Elections
Next election:  November 3, 2026
Last election:  November 8, 2022
Other Oklahoma Executive Offices
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The Oklahoma Treasurer is an elected position in the Oklahoma state government. The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state and acts as the state banker. The treasurer's office is responsible for managing the state's money, investments, pay offs of bond interest and loans, and the state's unclaimed property program.

Current officeholder

The current Oklahoma Treasurer is Todd Russ (R). Russ assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The office of the Oklahoma Treasurer is established in Article VI, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Article VI, Section 1:

A. The Executive authority of the state shall be vested in a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, Commissioner of Insurance and other officers provided by law and this Constitution, each of whom shall keep his office and public records, books and papers at the seat of government, and shall perform such duties as may be designated in this Constitution or prescribed by law.

B. The Secretary of State shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate for a term of four (4) years to run concurrently with the term of the Governor.[1]

Qualifications

The Oklahoma treasurer must be:

  • a citizen of the United States.
  • at least 31 years old.
  • a qualified elector of Oklahoma for the 10 preceding years.

Article VI, Section 3 of the Oklahoma Constitution establishes the qualifications of the office:

No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer or Superintendent of Public Instruction except a citizen of the United States of the age of not less than thirty-one (31) years and who shall have been ten (10) years next preceding his or her election, or appointment, a qualified elector of this state.[2]

Elections

The Oklahoma Treasurer is elected in mid-term election years, such as 2018, 2022, 2026, and 2030.

Term limits

No person may serve as the Oklahoma Treasurer for more than eight years, excluding years served for less than a full term to fill a vacancy in the office.[3]

2022

See also: Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ defeated Charles de Coune and Greg Sadler in the general election for Oklahoma Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Todd Russ
Todd Russ (R)
 
64.8
 
738,545
Image of Charles de Coune
Charles de Coune (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.7
 
349,876
Image of Greg Sadler
Greg Sadler (L)
 
4.5
 
51,858

Total votes: 1,140,279
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ defeated Clark Jolley in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Treasurer on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Todd Russ
Todd Russ
 
55.5
 
150,431
Image of Clark Jolley
Clark Jolley
 
44.5
 
120,561

Total votes: 270,992
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Charles de Coune advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Treasurer.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ and Clark Jolley advanced to a runoff. They defeated David Hooten in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Todd Russ
Todd Russ
 
48.5
 
164,376
Image of Clark Jolley
Clark Jolley
 
33.9
 
114,776
Image of David Hooten
David Hooten
 
17.6
 
59,721

Total votes: 338,873
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Greg Sadler advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma Treasurer.

2018

See also: Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma Treasurer

Randy McDaniel defeated Charles de Coune in the general election for Oklahoma Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randy McDaniel
Randy McDaniel (R)
 
71.6
 
779,657
Image of Charles de Coune
Charles de Coune (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
28.4
 
309,525

Total votes: 1,089,182
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer

Randy McDaniel advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
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Randy McDaniel

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2014

See also: Oklahoma down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican incumbent Ken Miller won election without opposition on November 4, 2014.


Vacancies

Under Article 6, Section 13 of the state Constitution, in the event of a vacancy in the office the governor appoints a person to serve until a successor is either elected or appointed and qualified by law.[4]

Duties

The Oklahoma Treasurer has a number of constitutional and statutory duties:[5]

1. Receiving, depositing, and disbursing all state funds;
2. Investing temporary surplus funds;
3. Investing specific funds for other state agencies where authorized;
4. Requiring banks to furnish collateral sufficient to secure deposits of state and other public funds;
5. Paying of interest on the state's bonded debt and the redeeming of the debt at maturity;
6. Maintaining a safekeeping operation for securities owned by various state agencies, and those securities pledged as collateral to other state agencies;
7. Processing and distributing all State checks (known as warrants);
8. Administering the Business Link and Agricultural Link Programs; and
9. Administering the Unclaimed Property Program.[6]

Divisions

  • Human Resources
  • Banking & Treasury Services
  • Portfolio Accounting & Reporting
  • Unclaimed Property[7]

State budget

See also: Oklahoma state budget and finances

The budget for the Treasurer's office in Fiscal Year 2024 was $3,079,823.[8]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 74, Chapter 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes

Title 74, Chapter 10, Section 250.4 (§74‑250.4) of the Oklahoma Statutes set the state treasurer's annual salary at $114,713 as of January 2021.[9] The amount of compensation is prescribed by law, pursuant to Article VI, Section 34 of the Oklahoma Constitution:

Each of the officers in this article named shall, at stated times, during his continuance in office, receive for his services a compensation, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he shall have been elected; nor shall he receive to his use, any fees, cost, or perquisites of office or other compensation.[10]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2021

In 2021, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2020

In 2020, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2019

In 2019, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2018

In 2018, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

2017

In 2017, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

2016

In 2016, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

2015

In 2015, the treasurer received a salary of $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

2014

In 2014, the treasurer was paid an estimated $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[19]

2013

In 2013, the treasurer was paid an estimated $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[20]

2010

In 2010, the treasurer was paid an estimated $114,713, according to the Council of State Governments.[21]

Historical officeholders

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Recent news

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Contact information

Oklahoma State Treasurer's Office
State Capitol Building, Room 217
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: 405-521-3191

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Constitution, Section Article 6 section 1 - Executive officers enumerated - Offices and records - Duties," accessed January 19, 2021
  2. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Constitution, Section Article 6 section 3 - Eligibility to certain state offices," accessed January 19, 2021
  3. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Constitution - Section Article 6 section 4 - Terms of office - Succession," accessed January 19, 2021
  4. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Constitution, Section Article 6 section 13 - Officers' commissions - Vacancies," accessed January 19, 2021
  5. OK.gov, "Inside the Oklahoma state treasurer's office," accessed January 20, 2021
  6. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. OK.gov, "OST_Org_Chart.pdf," accessed January 20, 2021
  8. Oklahoma State Legislature, "Bill Information for HB 1004," accessed December 6, 2023
  9. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes, §74-250.4," accessed January 19, 2021
  10. Oklahoma State Court Networks, "Oklahoma Constitution, Section Article 6 section 34 - Compensation of officers," accessed January 19, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  12. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
  13. ISSUU, "The Book of the States | 2020 | Volume 52," accessed January 19, 2021
  14. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
  15. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
  16. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
  17. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  18. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  19. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 4, 2014
  20. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 28, 2014
  21. The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed May 14, 2011