Todd Hollenbach
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Todd Hollenbach is the Kentucky State Treasurer
Kentucky State Treasurer
The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every 4 years. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer. The salary of the state treasurer is $110,000 a year...

. A Democrat
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, Hollenbach was elected to the position of Treasurer in 2007 and re-elected in 2011.

Education

Hollenbach received his Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
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 in 1982 and his Juris Doctor
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 from University of Louisville
University of Louisville
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 in 1985.

Early career

Hollenbach was an Attorney in private practice from 1985 until his 2007 election as Treasurer
Kentucky State Treasurer
The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every 4 years. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer. The salary of the state treasurer is $110,000 a year...

. Hollenbach was also Commissioner of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights from 1999 to 2007. He was also a member of the bi-partisan Blue Ribbon Commission investigating the Merit Hiring System.

State Treasurer

Hollenbach won his initial election as Treasurer against Melinda L. Wheeler in a landslide election in 2007. He took office as the 37th Treasurer of Kentucky in January 2008. In 2011 he successfully ran for a second term as Treasurer against Republican
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 K.C. Crosbie.

Personal

Hollenbach is married with two children and resides in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...

. He is the son of a former Jefferson County Judge Executive.

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