Henry Beck

For other uses, see Henry Beck (disambiguation).
Henry Beck
52nd Treasurer of Maine
Assumed office
January 2, 2019
GovernorJanet Mills
Preceded byTerry Hayes
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2016
Preceded byThomas Tyler
Succeeded byColleen Madigan
Constituency110th district
In office
December 3, 2008 – December 3, 2014
Preceded byMarilyn Canavan
Succeeded byGary Hilliard
Constituency76th district
Personal details
Born
Henry E. Murphy Beck

(1986-06-06) June 6, 1986 (age 37)
Waterville, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationColby College (BA)
University of Maine, Portland (JD)
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Henry E. Murphy Beck (born June 6, 1986) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Waterville, Maine.[1] He has served as Maine State Treasurer since 2019.

Biography[edit]

Beck graduated from Waterville High School and from Colby College. He served on the Waterville City Council.

Maine House of Representatives[edit]

Beck served in the Maine House of Representatives representing District 110 from December 2008 until December 2016. In 2011 he was appointed to serve on the Commission to Apportion Maine's Congressional Districts. He served as the Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.[2]

Maine State Senate campaign[edit]

He was term-limited in 2016, running instead for the Maine State Senate. He lost to the incumbent, Republican Scott Cyrway. He was succeeded in the House by fellow Democrat Colleen Madigan, whom Cyrway had unseated from the Senate two years before.[3]

State Treasurer[edit]

A former Democratic lawmaker, Beck was elected Maine State Treasurer on December 6, 2018, after the Democrats reclaimed both houses of the Maine Legislature. He defeated incumbent Treasurer Terry Hayes, an independent backed by the Republicans.[4] He assumed office on January 2, 2019.[5]

In 2023, Beck announced a possibility of an upgrade to Maine's credit rating, based on increased reserves and improved budgeting.[6]

Other activities[edit]

During the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Beck endorsed former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beck's legislative page
  2. ^ "Hon. Henry Beck – National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)". Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. ^ Our Campaigns.com.-Henry Beck
  4. ^ "Democrats elected as Maine attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer". Bangor Daily News, December 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Henry Beck". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ^ "State treasurer sees strong odds for Maine credit upgrade". Mainebiz. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ Journal, Steve CollinsSun (2019-07-24). "State treasurer backs Buttigieg for president". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

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Preceded by Treasurer of Maine
2019–present 		Incumbent


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