Dennis Milligan

Dennis Lee Milligan (born October 24, 1957) is the Treasurer of Arkansas. 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 on January 13, 2015.

Dennis Milligan
38th Treasurer of Arkansas
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2015
Governor	Asa Hutchinson
Preceded by	Charles Robinson
Circuit Clerk of Saline County
In office January 2011 – January 13, 2015
Preceded by	Doug Kidd
Succeeded by	Myka Bono Sample
Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
In office 2007–2008
Preceded by	Gilbert Baker
Succeeded by	Doyle Webb
Personal details
Born	October 24, 1957 Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tina Milligan
Education	University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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][6] from 2007 to 2008[3] and has served as its treasurer.[7]

Milligan ran against Duncan Baird in the 2014 primary,[8] 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.[9]

Electoral history

2018 Election for Treasurer of Arkansas[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	611,189	71
	Libertarian	Ashley Ewald	250,943	29

2014 Election for Treasurer of Arkansas[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	464,620	56
	Democratic	Karen Garcia	307,263	37
	Libertarian	Chris Hayes	52,440	6

2014 Republican Primary Election for Treasurer of Arkansas
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Dennis Milligan	86,994	53
Republican	Duncan Baird	75,673	47

2010 Election for Circuit Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	17,967	52.5
	Democratic	Doug Kidd (incumbent)	16,258	47.5

References

1. "GOP's Milligan wins Arkansas treasurer race". KATV. Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. Reeves, Landon (February 25, 2014). "State treasurer candidate Dennis Milligan visits county GOP". Carroll County News. Retrieved December 24, 2014. He said he was born in Conway
3. 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.
4. Reeves, Landon (May 2, 2014). "Meet your candidates: Early voting in May 20 election begins Monday". Carroll County News. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
5. "Milligan Wins Race for Arkansas Treasurer". FOX16. November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
6. Catone, Josh (June 3, 2007). "Arkansas GOP head: We need more 'attacks on American soil' so people appreciate Bush". The Raw Story. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
7. Price, Joseph (October 22, 2014). "Election 2014: Milligan touts transparency". The Baxter Bulletin. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
8. DeMillo, Andrew (March 17, 2014). "Election 2014: 'Private Option' Overshadows GOP Primaries In Arkansas". Southwest Times Record. Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
9. "Arkansas Treasurer election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
10. "Arkansas 2018 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff, November 6, 2018". SCYTL. Arkansas Secretary of State. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
11. "State Treasurer results". Arkansas Online. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
12. "General Election Results". Saline County, Arkansas. November 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.

External links

• Official Arkansas State Treasurer web site