Kansas Treasurer

	Kansas Treasurer
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$86,003
2025 FY Budget:	$86,233,634
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Kansas Treasurer Steven C. Johnson; Republican Party; Assumed office: January 9, 2023
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Kansas Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission

The Treasurer of the State of Kansas is the chief financial officer of the government of Kansas. The treasurer is publicly elected in midterm election years. The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds and acting as the state's bank.^[1]

Current officeholder

The current Kansas Treasurer is Steven C. Johnson (R). Johnson assumed office in 2023.

Authority

Originally, the state treasurer of Kansas was a constitutional office. In 1979, however, the office became statutorily defined following a constitutional amendment. The position is defined in Chapter 25, Article 1 of the Kansas Code.

Article 1, Section 1b:

At the general election held in 1978 and each four (4) years thereafter, there shall be elected a treasurer for the state of Kansas,...^[2]

Qualifications

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Elections

Kansas state government organizational chart

The state treasurer is elected to serve for a term of four years of length, which runs concurrently with the term of the governor. The election is held in November and the statewide official takes office the following January.^[3]

2022

See also: Kansas Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas Treasurer

Steven C. Johnson defeated incumbent Lynn Rogers and Steve Roberts in the general election for Kansas Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steven C. Johnson (R)	54.0	537,488
	Lynn Rogers (D)	41.4	411,813
	Steve Roberts (L)	4.6	45,540

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 994,841
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Treasurer

Incumbent Lynn Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Treasurer on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Rogers	100.0	249,919

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 249,919
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Treasurer

Steven C. Johnson defeated Caryn Tyson in the Republican primary for Kansas Treasurer on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steven C. Johnson	50.1	219,449
	Caryn Tyson	49.9	218,975

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 438,424
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Sara Hart Weir (R)
Michael Austin (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Kansas Treasurer

Steve Roberts advanced from the Libertarian convention for Kansas Treasurer on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Roberts (L)

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