WYOMING MARK GORDON STATE TREASURER

200 W. 24th St. Cheyenne, WY 82002 Tel: 307-777-7408 Fax: 307-777-5411 Email: [email protected] Website: www.treasurer.state.wy.us Selection Method: Constitutional— Elected by the People Term Length: Four Years Term Limit: Two Terms Served: Since Oct. 31, 2012 (Appointed by the to !ll the last two years of former State Treasurer Joe Meyer’s term) Next Election Year: 2014 Salary: $92,000

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Sharon Garland, Deputy State Treasurer 307-777-7475 [email protected] BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Kathy Ramsey, Executive Assistant Born March 14, 1957 in City, but grew 307-777-7408 up on the family ranch west of Kaycee, Wyo. [email protected] Currently resides in Cheyenne. Wife name: Jennie; two daughters and two sons. BA, history, Middle- OFFICE OF THE TREASURER bury College. Treasurer Gordon was sworn in as ’s Total Number of Employees: 25 31st State Treasurer on Nov. 1, 2012, following his Size of Treasury Annual Budget: Approximately appointment by Wyoming’s Governor $67,000,000 to complete the term of the late Joe Meyer. Size of Portfolio Managed by Treasury: $16,000,000,000 A rancher from Bu#alo, Wyo., Treasurer Gordon’s experience reaches to agriculture, mineral devel- The state treasurer oversees the management and opment, tourism, !nance, recreation and politics. investment of all non-pension funds of the state. This Prior to his appointment, Treasurer Gordon served includes seven fund types: the Permanent Wyoming on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Mineral Trust Fund; Permanent Land Funds; Hathaway Bank of Kansas City. He also chaired and served Scholarship Endowment Fund; Excellence in Higher on numerous other state and local boards. He has Education Endowment Fund; Workers’ Compensation had agricultural operations in several Wyoming Fund; Tobacco Settlement Fund; and the State Agency counties and has owned and operated businesses Pool. The treasurer’s o"ce is also responsible for daily there as well. His home ranch received the 2009 deposits of incoming revenue from state agencies, Excellence in Range Stewardship award from the redeeming state warrants, reconciling all transactions Society for Range Management. in the state’s checking accounts, accounting for the receipt and disbursement of state and federal funds, management of the state’s cash resources including developing information to forecast cash needs of the state and projecting investment income for the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group. The treasurer also serves as administrator of the unclaimed property program.

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Administration (9 employees): Responsible for the overall management of the o"ce. The functions of the administration section include support services, accounting, budget management, legal services, information technology services, revenue distribution and bond management. Investments and Banking (9 employees): This section’s primary duty is for the investment and cash management of all non-pension state funds. This section reconciles and deposits daily receipts from state agencies, is responsible for the redemption and processing of state warrants and for reconciling funds held by custodial banks. It is also responsible for the deposit of funds in savings and loans and banks of the state, all matters going before the Board of Deposits and for monitoring of pledged collateral. Unclaimed Property (7 employees): The treasurer is the administrator of all aspects of the state’s unclaimed property program by holding unclaimed property for the rightful owners and making diligent e#orts to locate the rightful owners.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The state treasurer serves on the following boards and commissions: State Loan and Investment Board, Board of Land Commissioners, State Building Commission, Wyoming Community Development Authority, Board of Deposits, State Canvassing Board, Wyoming Retire- ment System Board of Directors, and the Financial Advisory Council.

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