Connecticut Treasurer

	Connecticut Treasurer
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$110,000
2024 FY Budget:	$3,856,000
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Connecticut Constitution, Article IV, Section 23
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell; Democratic Party; Assumed office: January 4, 2023
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Connecticut Executive Offices
	Governor•Lieutenant Governor•Secretary of State•Attorney General•Treasurer•Comptroller•Commissioner of Education•Agriculture Commissioner•Insurance Commissioner•Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner•Labor Commissioner•Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

The Treasurer of the State of Connecticut is the chief financial officer of the government of Connecticut. The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds and acting as the state's bank.

Current officeholder

The current Connecticut Treasurer is Erick Russell (D). Russell assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The office of treasurer is established in Article IV of the state constitution.

Connecticut Constitution, Article IV, Section 23

The treasurer shall receive all monies belonging to the state, and disburse the same only as he may be directed by law. He shall pay no warrant, or order for the disbursement of public money, until the same has been registered in the office of the comptroller.

Qualifications

In order to be eligible for the office of treasurer, one must be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter, and a Connecticut resident for an unspecified number of years.^[1]

Elections

Connecticut state government organizational chart

Article 4, Section 1:

A general election for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of the state, treasurer and comptroller shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1966, and quadrennially thereafter. Such officers shall hold their respective offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their successors are duly qualified.

2022

See also: Connecticut Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut Treasurer

Erick Russell defeated Harry Arora, Jennifer Baldwin, and JoAnna Laiscell in the general election for Connecticut Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Erick Russell (D / Working Families Party)	52.4	652,031
	Harry Arora (R)	44.9	559,123
	Jennifer Baldwin (Independent Party)	2.0	24,709
	JoAnna Laiscell (L)	0.7	8,564

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,244,427
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Connecticut Treasurer

Erick Russell defeated Dita Bhargava and Karen DuBois-Walton in the Democratic primary for Connecticut Treasurer on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Erick Russell	57.5	63,808
	Dita Bhargava	22.8	25,282
	Karen DuBois-Walton	19.7	21,853

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110,943
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Harry Arora advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut Treasurer.