Beth Pearce
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Beth Pearce
|image = Beth Pearce.jpg
|office = 30th Treasurer of Vermont
|governor = Peter Shumlin
Phil Scott
|term_start = January 6, 2011
|term_end = January 5, 2023
|predecessor = Jeb Spaulding
|successor = Mike Pieciak
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|59|2012|11|1}}
|birth_place = West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|education = University of New Hampshire (BA)
}}
Elizabeth A. Pearce (born 1952/1953)[https://www.vtcng.com/waterbury_record/news/pearce-experience-is-crucial-for-treasurer/article_e6a8e45c-237d-11e2-a6c1-001a4bcf887a.html Pearce: Experience is crucial for treasurer] is an American politician from Vermont who served as Vermont State Treasurer.
Biography
Beth Pearce resides in Barre. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.[http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2009CGExec.pdf Biography, Beth Pearce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406205559/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2009CGExec.pdf |date=2012-04-06 }}, Vermont Executive Branch Biographies, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 2009, page 345
She was appointed Vermont State Treasurer by Governor Peter Shumlin in January, 2011. Pearce succeeded Jeb Spaulding, who was appointed Secretary of Administration.[http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/sites/treasurer/files/pdf/press/Pearce_Named_Treasurer.pdf Press release, Governor-Elect Shumlin Appoints Beth Pearce as Vermont’s Next State Treasurer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002931/http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/sites/treasurer/files/pdf/press/Pearce_Named_Treasurer.pdf |date=2012-04-26 }}, by Shumlin for Governor Campaign, December 20, 2010, accessed November 27, 2011[http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/89547/ News article, Shumlin Names Beth Pearce To Lead Treasurer's Office], by John Dillon, Vermont Public Radio, December 21, 2010[http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGExec.pdf Beth Pearce Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927124345/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGExec.pdf |date=2011-09-27 }}, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 2007, page 366[http://www.nasact.org/nasact/aboutus/downloads/Plan/2011-2013_Strategic_Plan.pdf Beth Pearce Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130182543/http://www.nasact.org/nasact/aboutus/downloads/Plan/2011-2013_Strategic_Plan.pdf |date=2011-11-30 }}, The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers: History and Structure, Leadership and Committee Opportunities, Major Service Offerings and Strategic Plan, published by the association, 2011, page 3
Beginning in 2003, Pearce served as Vermont's Deputy Treasurer.[http://auditor.vermont.gov/sites/auditor/files/Finance_Symposium10.pdf Speaker's Biography, Beth Pearce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075733/http://auditor.vermont.gov/sites/auditor/files/Finance_Symposium10.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }}, Vermont League of Cities and Towns Governmental Accounting and Auditing Symposium Tuesday, June 22, 2010, accessed November 27, 2010[http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/treasurer-beth-pearce-fell-into-the-job-can-she-win-an-election-to-keep-it/Content?oid=2184064 Treasurer Beth Pearce Fell Into the Job — Can She Win an Election to Keep It?]
Prior to her appointment as Deputy Treasurer, Pearce served as Deputy Treasurer for Cash Management in the office of the Massachusetts State Treasurer (1999–2003); Deputy Comptroller for the Town of Greenburgh, New York; and as the Accounting Manager and Financial Operations Manager for the Town of West Hartford, Connecticut.[http://vermont-elections.org/2011BioSketchBookupdate.pdf Beth Pearce Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203073931/http://www.vermont-elections.org/2011BioSketchBookupdate.pdf |date=2011-12-03 }}, printed in Biographical Sketches of Federal and State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2011-2012, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 2011, page 6
Pearce also served as a fiscal officer with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and as a project director for the Massachusetts Office of Human Services.[http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/about-us/meet-the-treasurer Meet the Treasurer page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910230453/http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/about-us/meet-the-treasurer |date=2015-09-10 }}, Vermont State Treasurer's web site, accessed November 27, 2011
On July 23, 2019, she officially [https://twitter.com/JTHVerhovek/status/1153757689673060357 endorsed] Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
Electoral history
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! colspan="4" |Vermont Treasurer Election, 2012 |
Party
|Candidate |Votes |% |
Democratic
|Beth Pearce (inc.) |147,556 |52.4 |
Republican
|Wendy Wilton |114,797 |40.7 |
Progressive
|Don Schramm |12,489 |4.4 |
Liberty Union
|Jessica Diamondstone |6,937 |2.5 |
Write-ins
|Write-ins |79 |0.0 |
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! colspan="4" |Vermont Treasurer Election, 2014 |
Party
|Candidate |Votes |% |
Democratic
|Beth Pearce (inc.) |124,119 |74.4 |
Progressive
|Don Schramm |28,990 |17.4 |
Liberty Union
|Murray Ngoima |13,456 |8.1 |
Write-ins
|Write-ins |265 |0.2 |
class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Vermont Treasurer Election, 2018 |
Party
|Candidate |Votes |% |
Democratic
|Beth Pearce (inc.) |179,451 |67.6 |
Republican
|Rick Morton |85,824 |32.3 |
Write-ins
|Write-ins |161 |0.6 |
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/ Government website]
- [https://bethpearce.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:21st-century Vermont politicians
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Category:Politicians from Barre, Vermont
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