| Beth Pearce | |
| Office: | 30th Treasurer of Vermont |
| Governor: | Peter Shumlin Phil Scott |
| Term Start: | January 6, 2011 |
| Term End: | January 5, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Jeb Spaulding |
| Successor: | Mike Pieciak |
| Birth Place: | West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of New Hampshire (BA) |
Elizabeth A. Pearce (born 1952/1953)[1] is an American politician from Vermont who served as Vermont State Treasurer.
Beth Pearce resides in Barre. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.[2]
She was appointed Vermont State Treasurer by Governor Peter Shumlin in January, 2011. Pearce succeeded Jeb Spaulding, who was appointed Secretary of Administration.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Beginning in 2003, Pearce served as Vermont's Deputy Treasurer.[7] [8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
On July 23, 2019, she officially endorsed Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
| 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 | |
| Vermont Treasurer Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Beth Pearce (inc.) | 179,451 | 67.6 | |
| Republican | Rick Morton | 85,824 | 32.3 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 161 | 0.6 | |