CALIFORNIA BILL LOCKYER STATE TREASURER

915 Capital Mall, Room 110 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: 916-653-2995 Fax: 916-653-3125 Email: [email protected] Website: www.treasurer.ca.gov Selection Method: Constitutional— Elected by the People Term Length: Four Years Term Limit: Two Terms Served: Since January 2007 Next Election Year: 2014 Salary: $132,230

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Steve Coony, Chief Deputy Treasurer 916-653-2995 [email protected] Tom Dresslar, Communications Director BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 916-653-2995 [email protected] Born May 8, 1941 in Oakland, Ca. Currently resides in Hayward. Two children. B.A., University of Barbara Cody, Special Assistant to the Treasurer Berkeley; Law Degree, McGeorge School of Law. 916-653-3338 Democrat. [email protected] Prior to being elected State Treasurer, Bill Lockyer was the California Attorney General. Prior to his OFFICE OF THE TREASURER election in 1998 as Attorney General, he served 25 years in the California Legislature, culminating his Total Number of Employees: 226.5 Capitol career as Senate President pro Tempore. In Size of Treasury Annual Budget: $27,986,000 that leadership position, Treasurer Lockyer crafted Size of Portfolio Managed by Treasury: agreements to balance the state budget and reform $63,000,000,000 government programs to make them run more The California State Treasurer issues state bonds, e!ciently and e"ectively for taxpayers. administers the state’s bond debt program, manages Treasurer Lockyer has received numerous awards the State’s Pooled Money Investment Account and of recognition including Legislator of the Year in reconciles state warrants issued for goods and services. 1996 from the Planning and Conservation League for his environmental record, and again in 1998 from the California Journal . In 1999, Lockyer received the Constitutional O!cer of the Year Award from the California Organization of Police and Sheri"s, in 2003 the Distinguished Community Award from the Anti-Defamation League and the Friend of Higher Education Lifetime Achievement Award from the California State University Alumni Council. In 2008, Lockyer received the Peter H. Behr Award from Friends of the River. He was named the 2009 Legacy Award Recipient by the California State Parks Foundation and in 2012 the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored him for Leadership and Support of Hispanic Business and the Veterans Community.

10 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE TREASURERS ABOUT THE TREASURY The treasurer chairs the following bond committees: Prison Construction Committee; County Correctional Administration Division (30 employees): Provides Facility Capital Expenditure Finance Committee; personnel, business services, accounting, and budget- California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood ing policy and services support to the Treasurer’s Parks and Coastal Protection Act Finance Committee; O!ce and the boards, commissions and authorities. California Library Construction and Renovation Finance Committee; California Safe Drinking Water Public Finance Division (57 employees): Carries Finance Committee; California Stem Cell Research and out the public #nance responsibilities of the state Cures Finance Committee; California Wildlife, Coastal treasurer. The division sells, services and redeems all and Parkland Conservation Program; Children’s state general obligation bonds, revenue anticipation Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee; Clean Water notes, and certain revenue bonds. Assures compliance and Water Reclamation Finance Committee; Disaster with federal tax law applicable to state debt, and is Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Finance responsible for the safekeeping of securities and other Committee; Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings personal property owned or pledged to the state. Rehabilitation Finance Committee; High-Speed Centralized Treasury & Securities Management Passenger Train Finance Committee; Higher Education Division (55 employees): Provides daily, weekly and Facilities Finance Committee; Highway Safety, Tra!c monthly cash statements and determines the funds Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Finance available for investment. Responsible for security of Committee; Housing Committee; Lake Tahoe Acquisi- the state’s vault, with assets totaling more than $5 tions Finance Committee; Parklands Program Finance billion. Determines the authenticity of warrants to be Committee; Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Finance cashed by the state and maintains balances in deposi- Committee; Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, tory banks. Watershed Protection and Flood Protection Finance Committee; Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Investment Division (18 employees): Responsible for Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection the safe and prudent investment of state monies. Finance Committee; Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Information Technology Services Division Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Finance (34.5 employees): Provides for data processing needs Committee; Seismic Retro#t Finance Committee; State of the department. Park and Recreation Finance Committee; State School Building Finance Committee; Transportation Improve- ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ment Finance Committee; Veteran’s Home Finance Committee; Voting Modernization Finance Committee; The treasurer serves as chairman of the following Cali- Water Conservation and Water Quality Finance fornia authorities, boards and commissions: Alternative Committee; Water Conservation Finance Committee; Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority; Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Debt and Investment Advisory Commission; Debt Limit Beach Protection Act of 2002 Finance Committee; Allocation Committee; Educational Facilities Authority; Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Program Finance Health Facilities Financing Authority; Healthy Food Committee. Financing Initiative; Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission; Pollution Control Financing Authority; School Finance Authority; Tax Credit Alloca- tion Committee; Transportation Financing Authority; Urban Waterfront Area Restoration Financing Authority; Local Investment Advisory Board and Pooled Money Investment Board; ScholarShare Investment Board. The treasurer is a member of the California Earthquake Authority; Economic Recovery Financing Committee; Housing Finance Agency; Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank; Public Library Construction and Renovation Board; Pension Obligation Bond Committee; Veteran’s Debenture Finance Committee; Veteran’s Finance Committee; Commission on State Mandates; State Public Works Board; Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration; and the State Teachers’ Retirement System Board; Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee; Veterans’ Finance Committee of 1943.

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