The South Carolina Office of the State Treasurer is a government organization responsible for all state government funds. The current treasurer is Republican

Curtis Loftis Curtis M. Loftis Jr. (born September 8, 1958) is an American politician, businessman and philanthropist. He currently serves as the Treasurer of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Loftis has held elective office since 2010. Early ...

, who assumed office January 12, 2011.

Responsibilities

The South Carolina Treasury Department is responsible for banking the annual budget passed by the

South Carolina General Assembly The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and t ...

. In 2022, the state budget was over $34 billion. The treasurer is a member of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, a state board which also includes the governor, the comptroller general, and the chairs of the budget committees in the General Assembly. The board oversees state spending and management of state property.

List of Treasurers

Since 1865, the state treasurer has been elected at-large and serves a term of four years.

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References

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