Children CraigColetteOlivia Spouse(s) Jenna Stapleton Parents Craig Roberts Stapleton | Role Elected official Name Walker Stapleton | |
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Born April 15, 1974 (age 50) ( 1974-04-15 ) Alma mater Williams CollegeLondon School of EconomicsHarvard University Education Harvard Business School, Harvard University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Williams College | ||
Walker stapleton re elected state treasurer
Walker Stapleton (born April 15, 1974) is serving in his second term as Colorado's State Treasurer. He was elected on November 2, 2010 after defeating incumbent Cary Kennedy with 50.73% of the vote and reelected on November 4, 2014, defeating former Congresswoman Betsy Markey and one other candidate, winning 49.9% of the vote.
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- Walker stapleton re elected state treasurer
- Colorado treasurer walker stapleton s great colorado payback
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Currently he is the only two-term Republican elected official serving in a statewide elected office in Colorado.
In 2014, he was named one of America's top 24 rising political stars by the Aspen Institute. He received the Aspen Institute's prestigious Rodel Fellowship, a program designed to bring together elected officials who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to work responsibly across partisan divisions and bring greater civility to public discourse.
Colorado treasurer walker stapleton s great colorado payback
Public life
Stapleton's roots run deep in Colorado, his family has been actively involved in Colorado since the early 1900’s. As Colorado Treasurer, Walker continues this proud family tradition of community leadership.
Until being sworn in as Colorado’s 43rd State Treasurer on January 11, 2011, Stapleton served as CEO and CFO of various private and publicly traded companies. His extensive private sector background in finance has uniquely prepared him for the job of State Treasurer.
The duties of the Colorado Treasurer’s office include, investing Colorado’s tax dollars, overseeing the unclaimed property division, which distributes property back to its lawful owners, and serving on the board of our Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA).
Stapleton envisions a more fiscally responsible and effective state government. His priorities as Colorado’s Treasurer are to safely and prudently invest Colorado’s tax dollars, reform Colorado’s PERA, and bring a higher level of accountability and transparency to government.
Personal life
Walker, his wife Jenna, son Craig, and daughters Colette and Olivia live in Arapahoe county. Stapleton's community efforts include serving on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver and the Denver Metro Council of the El Pomar Foundation. His wife Jenna is on the Board of Advisors of ACE Scholarships. Together, on a volunteer basis, they are involved in many other Colorado charities.
Walker graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, and he holds a graduate degree in business economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
His mother, Dorothy Walker Stapleton, is a first cousin of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, making him a second cousin of former U.S. President George W. Bush.