Treasurer won't seek re-election after 20 years in office
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State Treasurer Denise Nappier has announced she won't seek re-election to a sixth term in office.
The Democrat made the announcement Wednesday.
She became the nation's first African-American woman elected as a state treasurer in 1998, and the first woman elected treasurer in Connecticut history. She defeated then-incumbent Republican State Treasurer Paul Silvester, who later was convicted of federal corruption charges.
Nappier, who previously served for 10 years as Hartford's treasurer, heads an office overseeing $63 billion in state funds, including $34 billion in state pension and trust funds, which have grown from $19 billion during her tenure.