Introduction
Elizabeth A. "Beth" Pearce is a Vermont government official who currently serves as Vermont State Treasurer.
Biography
Beth Pearce resides in Barre. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.
She was appointed Vermont State Treasurer by Governor Peter Shumlin in January, 2011. Pearce succeeded Jeb Spaulding, who was appointed Secretary of Administration.
Beginning in 2003, Pearce served as Vermont's Deputy Treasurer.
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.
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.
Electoral history
| 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 |
| 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 |