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Larry Walther

Larry Walther

About

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Larry Walther as state treasurer in August 2023 after the unexpected death of his predecessor Mark Lowrey in July. Prior to being appointed treasurer, Walther served as the state’s CFO and secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration from 2015–23. Although Governor Sanders reappointed him to those roles in January 2023, he will now serve as state treasurer until a new person is elected in November 2024 and sworn in two months later.

Although an engineer by training, Walther has held a variety of positions in state and federal government over the past two decades. In 2003, then Governor Mike Huckabee appointed him to direct the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). Under President George W. Bush, Walther served as director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and under President Barack Obama was appointed as a board member of the Export-Import Bank.

Walther serves on the advisory board of the University of Arkansas Walton School of Business and on the board of trustees of Missouri’s College of the Ozarks, a private Christian college. As recently as 2020, tax filings indicate that he also served as a board member of Christian Competition Inc., a Christian sports organization. 

Walther earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. 

Actions

  • Signed SFOF-organized, anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) letter to Fortune 1000 Executives (10/24/24)

Recent Campaign Filings

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Statements of Financial Interest

Contact Information

Arkansas Treasurer of State

State Capitol

500 Woodlane, Suite 220

Little Rock, AR 72201

Office Number: (501) 682-5888

Dennis Milligan

About 

Dennis Milligan began serving his first term as state auditor of Arkansas in 2023 and is next up for reelection in 2026. Before being elected auditor, he completed two terms as state treasurer (2015–22). During this period, he also served as the 2020 national chair of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF).

Prior to holding statewide office, Milligan was elected as a circuit clerk in Saline County, Arkansas, serving from 2011–15. He is also a longtime businessman who founded a company called Water Treatment Services in 1985 that has since expanded from central Arkansas to serve customers in 17 states.

Actions

  • Signed State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) organized resolution supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and committing to invest in SFOF bronze-sponsor Israel Bonds despite “Moodys and Standard and Poors (S&P) have[ing] recently downgraded Israel’s credit score, citing a negative outlook on Israel’s economy (5/14/24)
  • Signed a letter to Morningstar asking the company to stop its negative ratings of firms connected to Israel (8/25/22)
  • Signed a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing the proposed rule titled the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (6/17/22)
  • Signed an SFOF letter opposing the FDIC proposed principles on climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions (6/3/22)
  • Signed a letter to the Department of Labor opposing possible agency actions to protect life savings and pensions from threats of climate-related financial risk (5/16/22)
  • Removed $125 million in state funds from BlackRock money market accounts over its ESG investing programs (3/17/22)
  • Signed a comment letter to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board regarding ESG practices in the municipal securities market (3/8/22)
  • Signed a letter opposing the proposed Department of Labor rule change entitled Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (12/13/21)
  • Signed letter to banking industry warning that state financial officers “will be taking collective action in response to the ongoing and growing economic boycott of traditional energy production industries by U.S. financial institutions.” (11/22/21)
  • Signed letter to John Kerry expressing “deep concern with recent reports” that the Biden administration is “privately pressuring U.S. banks and financial institutions to refuse to lend to or invest in coal, oil, and natural gas companies.” (5/25/21)
  • Signed an SFOF letter urging President Biden to withdraw his nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve for her “radical banking and economic views” that would “disrupt the private banking sector, reliable energy supplies, and the U.S. economy” (1/31/21)

Recent Campaign Filings

Statements of Financial Interests

Contact Information

Arkansas Auditor of State 
State Capitol Building 
500 Woodlane Street, Suite 230
Little Rock, AR 72201-1096
Website: auditor.ar.gov/
Phone: (501) 682-6000 
Email: info@auditor.ar.gov

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