Larry Walther
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Larry Walther
| office = 40th Treasurer of Arkansas
| governor = Sarah Huckabee Sanders
| term_start = August 7, 2023
| term_end = January 1, 2025
| predecessor = Mark Lowery
| successor = John Thurston
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|1|9}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| education = Louisiana Tech University
University of Arkansas, Monticello (BS)
}}
Larry Walther (born January 9, 1946){{cite news |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/04/governor-appoints-walther-secretary-of-state/ |title=Governor appoints Walther, secretary of state Department of Finance and Administration, as state treasurer |date=August 4, 2023 |newspaper=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |first=Michael R. |last=Wickline |access-date=December 18, 2023 }} is an American politician who served as the 40th Treasurer of Arkansas from August 2023 to January 2025. He was appointed to the position by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on August 3, 2023, after his predecessor, Mark Lowery, died of a stroke.{{Cite news |last=Lenora |first=Josie |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Larry Walther announced as new Arkansas Treasurer |work=KUAR |url=https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-03/larry-walther-announced-as-new-arkansas-treasurer |access-date=August 20, 2023}}
Career
In 2003, Walther was appointed director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) by then-governor Mike Huckabee.{{Cite news | last=Boyd | first=Samantha |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Sanders appoints Larry Walther as State Treasurer in emotional announcement |url=https://www.kark.com/news/politics/sanders-appoints-larry-walther-as-state-treasurer-in-emotional-announcement/ |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website= |publisher=KARK |language=en-US}}
In 2008, he was nominated and confirmed as the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) by then-president George W. Bush. In 2011, Walther served under a second president when he was nominated and confirmed to serve on the board of directors for the Export-Import Bank of the United States by Barack Obama.
In 2015, Walther was appointed Chief Fiscal Officer for the State of Arkansas and director of the state's Department of Finance and Administration.
On August 7, 2023, Walther was sworn in as the state treasurer of Arkansas. He served in the position until the 2024 elections in which John Thurston was elected to the position.{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Ronak |date=August 16, 2023 |title=In first interview as Arkansas treasurer, Walther says he doesn't anticipate making significant changes |url=https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-15/in-first-interview-as-state-treasure-walther-said-he-doesnt-anticipate-making-significant-changes |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website= |publisher=KUAR |language=en}}
Personal life
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