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| 31stTreasurer of Vermont | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
| Governor | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Beth Pearce |
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| Born | Michael Sullivan Pieciak (1983-06-21)June 21, 1983 (age 42) Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Will Holder |
| Education | Union College (BA) University of Miami (JD) |
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Michael Sullivan Pieciak (pronounced p-check)[1] (born June 21, 1983) is an American politician fromVermont. A member of theDemocratic Party, Pieciak has served asVermont State Treasurer since January 2023.
Michael Sullivan Pieciak was born inBrattleboro, Vermont on June 21, 1983, a son of Joseph S. and Carolyn (Sullivan) Pieciak.[2][3] He attended the schools of Brattleboro and is a 2002 graduate ofNorthfield Mount Hermon School inGill, Massachusetts.[3][4] He graduated fromUnion College in 2006, where he played on thefootball team.[1] Pieciak was a volunteer staffer at the2004 Democratic National Convention and was a Hillary Clinton delegate at the2008 Democratic National Convention.[3]
In 2009, Pieciak earned hisJuris Doctor degreesumma cum laude from theUniversity of Miami School of Law.[5] While in law school, he was the 2008–2009 editor-in-chief of theMiami Law Review and a member of the MiamiMoot Court Board.[6] In addition, he interned at the school's Children and Youth Law Clinic.[6] Pieciak was also inducted into theIron Arrow Honor Society and joined thePhi Delta Phi honor society.[6]
Pieciak wasadmitted to the bar in 2011 and became an associate at the Downs Rachlin and Martin law firm inBurlington.[7][8] In 2012, he managed the reelection campaign ofWilliam Sorrell, theVermont Attorney General.[5] He subsequently practiced mergers and acquisitions law withSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City.[1][9]
In February 2014, Pieciak joined the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) whenGovernorPeter Shumlin appointed him as deputy commissioner of the securities division.[9] Shumlin appointed him as commissioner in July 2016 and GovernorPhil Scott reappointed him in January 2017.[10][11] In 2020, Scott appointed Pieciak to hisCOVID response leadership team.[12] Pieciak resigned as DFR commissioner in April 2022.[13]
In May 2022, incumbent state treasurerBeth Pearce announced that she would not run for reelection.[14] A few days later, Pieciak announced that he would be a candidate in the2022 Vermont elections.[14] After winning the Democratic nomination, he faced RepublicanH. Brooke Paige in the general election.[15] Pieciak defeated Paige, 62% to 33%.[15] He took office in January 2023.[16] Pieciak won a second two-year term in November 2024.[17]
Pieciak and his partner, Will Holder, live inWinooski.[1]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forTreasurer of Vermont 2022,2024 | Most recent |
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