Martha Whitehead
American politician
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Martha Whitehead is an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. She was the last Texas State Treasurer before the position was abolished by constitutional amendment in 1996.
Martha Whitehead | |
|---|---|
| Texas State Treasurer | |
| In office June 14, 1993 – August 31, 1996 | |
| Governor | Ann Richards George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
Career
Whitehead served as the mayor of Longview, Texas.[1] In 1993, Texas Governor Ann Richards appointed Whitehead as Texas State Treasurer, filling the vacancy created when the previous incumbent, Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected to the United States Senate.[2]
Texas Treasurer
In 1994, Whitehead ran for State Treasurer on a platform of abolishing the office and transferring its few remaining functions to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.[3] In 1995, the Texas Legislature passed a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the office, which was approved by a majority of voters later that same year. The office was formally dismantled in 1996. On her last day in office, on August 31, 1996, she scraped her name and title off the glass front of the Treasurer's headquarters.[4][5]
