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Martha Shoffner Arkansas State Treasurer Incumbent Assumed office
2007Preceded by Gus Wingfield Personal details Political party Democratic Residence Jackson County, Arkansas Martha Shoffner is the current state treasurer of Arkansas. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2006,[1] taking office in January 2007. She was re-elected in 2010.[2][3]
Shoffner was born and raised in Jackson County.[1] Born to a farmer and a school teacher, she graduated from Newport High School and attended Memphis State University and Arkansas State University. She started working in advertising.[1]
Shoffner, a licensed real estate agent, was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1996.[4] After being term limited, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for the state auditor.[5] In 2005, Shoffner announced her candidacy for state treasurer on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. After being outspent almost 3-to-1[citation needed] Shoffner was elected to the office in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Meet Treasurer Shoffner". Arkansas State Treasury. http://www.artreasury.gov/?page_id=6. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Election changes Arkansas’ political landscape". Arkansas News. http://arkansasnews.com/2010/11/03/election-changes-arkansas%E2%80%99-political-landscape/. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Gov. Mike Beebe wins re-election". Paragould Daily Press. http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2010/11/03/local_news/doc4cd16f61c0a76945567276.txt. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Representative Martha Shoffner (Representative)". Arkansas State Legislature. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/1999/R/Pages/MemberProfile.aspx?member=Shoffner. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Treasurer Martha Shoffner is holding onto the state’s purse strings while bringing Arkansas art into her office. She still cherishes her family ties around Newport.". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. http://epaper.ardemgaz.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QXJEZW1vY3JhdC8yMDA3LzAyLzE4I0FyMDQ3MDA=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
Current State Treasurers of the United States AL: Young Boozer (R)
AK: Patrick Galvin (R)*
AR: Martha Shoffner (D)
AZ: Doug Ducey (R)
CA: Bill Lockyer (D)
CO: Walker Stapleton (R)
CT: Denise L. Nappier (D)
DE: Chip Flowers (D)
FL: Jeffrey Atwater (R)*
GA: Tommy Hills (R)HI: Georgina Kawamura (R)*
IA: Michael Fitzgerald (D)
ID: Ron Crane (R)
IL: Dan Rutherford (R)
IN: Richard Mourdock (R)
KS: Ron Estes (R)
KY: Todd Hollenbach (D)
LA: John Neely Kennedy (R)
MA: Steve Grossman (D)
MD: Nancy K. Kopp (D)ME: David Lemoine (D)
MI: Andy Dillon (D)
MN: Tom Hanson (R)*
MO: Clint Zweifel (D)
MS: Tate Reeves (R)
MT: Dan Bucks (D)*
NC: Janet Cowell (D)
ND: Kelly Schmidt (R)
NE: Don Stenberg (R)
NH: Catherine Provencher (D)NJ: Andrew Eristoff (R)
NM: James Lewis (D)
NV: Kate Marshall (D)
NY: Thomas DiNapoli (D)*
OH: Josh Mandel (R)
OK: Ken A. Miller (R)
OR: Ted Wheeler (D)
PA: Robert McCord (D)
RI: Gina M. Raimondo (D)
SC: Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. (R)SD: Vern Larson (R)
TN: David H. Lillard Jr. (R)
TX: Susan Combs (R)*
UT: Richard Ellis (R)
VA: Manju Ganeriwala (D)
VT: Beth Pearce (D)
WA: James L. McIntire (D)
WI: Kurt Schuller (R)
WV: John Perdue (D)
WY: Joe Meyer (R)*No treasurer in this state; closest equivalent listed Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Arkansas U.S. Senators 
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