She was appointed Vermont State Treasurer by Governor Peter Shumlin in January, 2011.
The compensation package drew criticism from some Vermonters; Vermont governor Peter Shumlin described it as "exorbitant".
In 2011, with strong support by Governor Peter Shumlin, Vermont appropriated more than $12 million to its Housing and Conservation Trust Fund--$8 million from real estate transfer taxes (95% of the statutory requirement) and $4 million from the capital budget.
The funding was not restored until 2012, by Governor Peter Shumlin and even this funding was at a fraction of the original grant.
Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill that making possession of less than an ounce of the drug punishable by a small fine rather than arrest and possible jail time.
The incumbent is Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the office in January, 2011 when Jeb Spaulding resigned to become Secretary of Administration in the cabinet of Governor Peter Shumlin.
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