KUAR | By Josie Lenora
Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration Larry Walther will assume the position of State Treasurer. He will fill out the remainder of the term of Mark Lowery, who died on July 26 after suffering two strokes.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her new appointee became emotional during the announcement Thursday.
“Our state lost a deeply dedicated public servant,” Sanders said. “Lowery spent decades serving the people of the state he loved so much.”
Sanders said Walther was “another longtime public servant” and was excited to hand down the role to him.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders embraces incoming Arkansas State Treasurer Larry Walther on Thursday.