Nebraska Treasurer

	Nebraska Treasurer
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$85,000
2025 FY Budget:	$21,467,699
Term limits:	2 consecutive terms
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Nebraska Constitution, Article IV, Section I
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese; Republican Party; Assumed office: 2023-11-01
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Nebraska Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission • Board of Regents

The Treasurer of the State of Nebraska is the chief financial officer of the government of Nebraska.

The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the state funds by investing and maintaining the state budget. The department's main purpose is to invest state funds and maintain accurate records of transactions enacted by the state. The state office also disperses funds to local governments as needed, keeps track of unclaimed property and helps with investments.

The treasurer is elected every four years.^[1]

Current officeholder

The current Nebraska Treasurer is Tom Briese (R). Briese assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The state Constitution addresses the office of treasurer in Article IV, the Executive Department.^[2]

Under Article IV, Section I:

The executive officers of the state shall be the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and the heads of such other executive departments as set forth herein or as may be established by law.

Qualifications

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Elections

Nebraska state government organizational chart

Nebraska elects treasurers every four years during the mid-term elections, thus 2018 and 2022 are both treasurer election years.

2022

See also: Nebraska Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Nebraska Treasurer

Incumbent John Murante defeated Katrina Tomsen in the general election for Nebraska Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Murante (R)	72.2	431,193
	Katrina Tomsen (L)	27.8	165,951

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 597,144
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer

Incumbent John Murante defeated Paul Anderson in the Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 10, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Murante	56.8	121,808
	Paul Anderson	43.2	92,522

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 214,330
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Nebraska Treasurer

Katrina Tomsen advanced from the Libertarian primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Tomsen	100.0	1,871

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,871
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