American politician
Dennis Milligan
Assumed office January 10, 2023Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Preceded by Andrea Lea In office January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023Governor Asa Hutchinson Preceded by Charles Robinson Succeeded by Mark Lowery In office January 2011 – January 13, 2015Preceded by Doug Kidd Succeeded by Myka Bono Sample In office May 19, 2007 – December 13, 2008Preceded by Gilbert Baker Succeeded by Doyle Webb
Born Dennis Lee Milligan
(1957-10-24 ) October 24, 1957 (age 67) Conway , Arkansas , U.S. Political party Republican Spouse Tina Milligan Education University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Dennis Lee Milligan (born October 24, 1957) is the current Arkansas State Auditor following the 2022 election . He previously served as Treasurer of Arkansas . For that position he won the Republican Party nomination in the primary election on May 20, 2014, and the general election on November 4, 2014.[ 1] Milligan took office as treasurer on January 13, 2015.
Milligan was born in Conway in Faulkner County , Arkansas.[ 2] Prior to his election as state treasurer, he was the circuit clerk of Saline County , based in Benton , for two terms from 2011,[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] and an Arkansas businessman for thirty years.[ 4] Milligan is a former chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party [ 5] from 2007 to 2008[ 3] and has served as its treasurer.[ 6]
Milligan ran against Duncan Baird in the 2014 primary,[ 7] and his opponents in the general election that year included Democrat Karen Garcia and Libertarian Chris Hayes.[ 1] Libertarian Ashley Ewald ran against Milligan in the 2018 general election, in which he was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote.[ 8]
Electoral history
2014 Republican Primary Election for Treasurer of Arkansas
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Republican
Dennis Milligan
86,994
53
Republican
Duncan Baird
75,673
47
References
^ a b c "GOP's Milligan wins Arkansas treasurer race" . KATV . Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
^ Reeves, Landon (February 25, 2014). "State treasurer candidate Dennis Milligan visits county GOP" . Carroll County News . Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2014 . He said he was born in Conway
^ a b Nobles, Ethan C. (November 8, 2010). "The Winner's Circle — Dennis Milligan, Saline County Circuit Clerk" . First Arkansas News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
^ a b Reeves, Landon (May 2, 2014). "Meet your candidates: Early voting in May 20 election begins Monday" . Carroll County News . Retrieved December 24, 2014 .
^ "Milligan Wins Race for Arkansas Treasurer" . FOX16. November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
^ Price, Joseph (October 22, 2014). "Election 2014: Milligan touts transparency" . The Baxter Bulletin . Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014 .
^ DeMillo, Andrew (March 17, 2014). "Election 2014: 'Private Option' Overshadows GOP Primaries In Arkansas" . Southwest Times Record . Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2014 .
^ "Arkansas Treasurer election, 2018" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved December 11, 2018 .
^ "Arkansas 2018 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff, November 6, 2018" . SCYTL . Arkansas Secretary of State. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2018 .
^ "State Treasurer results" . Arkansas Online . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014 .
^ "General Election Results" . Saline County, Arkansas. November 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014 .
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Political party affiliations :
▌ 21 Republican (21 states)
▌ 18 Democratic (16 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
▌ 17 nonpartisan (13 states, 4 territories)