Mike Pieciak | |
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31st Treasurer of Vermont | |
Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
Governor | Phil Scott |
Preceded by | Beth Pearce |
Personal details | |
Born | Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. | June 21, 1983
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Will Holder |
Education |
Union College (
BA) University of Miami ( JD) |
Signature | |
Michael S. Pieciak (pronounced p-check) [1] (born June 21, 1983) is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, Pieciak has served as Vermont State Treasurer since January 2023.
Michael Sullivan Pieciak was born in Brattleboro, 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 of Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts. [3] [4] He graduated from Union College in 2006, where he played on the football team. [1] Pieciak was a volunteer staffer at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and was a Hillary Clinton delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. [3]
In 2009, Pieciak earned his Juris Doctor degree summa cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. [5] While in law school, he was the 2008–2009 editor-in-chief of the Miami Law Review and a member of the Miami Moot Court Board. [6] In addition, he interned at the school's Children and Youth Law Clinic. [6] Pieciak was also inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society and joined the Phi Delta Phi honor society. [6]
Pieciak was admitted to the bar in 2011 and became an associate at the Downs Rachlin and Martin law firm in Burlington. [7] [8] In 2012, he managed the reelection campaign of William Sorrell, the Vermont Attorney General. [5] He subsequently practiced mergers and acquisitions law with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City. [1] [9]
In February 2014, Pieciak joined the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation when Governor Peter Shumlin appointed him as deputy commissioner of the securities division. [9] Shumlin appointed him as commissioner in July 2016 and Governor Phil Scott reappointed him in January 2017. [10] [11] In 2020, Scott appointed Pieciak to his COVID response leadership team. [12] Pieciak resigned as DFR commissioner in April 2022. [13]
In May 2022, incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce announced that she would not run for reelection. [14] A few days later, Pieciak announced that he would be a candidate in the 2022 Vermont elections. [14] After winning the Democratic nomination, he faced Republican H. Brooke Paige in the general election. [15] Pieciak defeated Paige, 62% to 33%. [15] He took office in January 2023. [16]
Pieciak and his partner, Will Holder, live in Winooski. [17]
Mike Pieciak | |
---|---|
31st Treasurer of Vermont | |
Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
Governor | Phil Scott |
Preceded by | Beth Pearce |
Personal details | |
Born | Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. | June 21, 1983
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Will Holder |
Education |
Union College (
BA) University of Miami ( JD) |
Signature | |
Michael S. Pieciak (pronounced p-check) [1] (born June 21, 1983) is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, Pieciak has served as Vermont State Treasurer since January 2023.
Michael Sullivan Pieciak was born in Brattleboro, 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 of Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts. [3] [4] He graduated from Union College in 2006, where he played on the football team. [1] Pieciak was a volunteer staffer at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and was a Hillary Clinton delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. [3]
In 2009, Pieciak earned his Juris Doctor degree summa cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. [5] While in law school, he was the 2008–2009 editor-in-chief of the Miami Law Review and a member of the Miami Moot Court Board. [6] In addition, he interned at the school's Children and Youth Law Clinic. [6] Pieciak was also inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society and joined the Phi Delta Phi honor society. [6]
Pieciak was admitted to the bar in 2011 and became an associate at the Downs Rachlin and Martin law firm in Burlington. [7] [8] In 2012, he managed the reelection campaign of William Sorrell, the Vermont Attorney General. [5] He subsequently practiced mergers and acquisitions law with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City. [1] [9]
In February 2014, Pieciak joined the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation when Governor Peter Shumlin appointed him as deputy commissioner of the securities division. [9] Shumlin appointed him as commissioner in July 2016 and Governor Phil Scott reappointed him in January 2017. [10] [11] In 2020, Scott appointed Pieciak to his COVID response leadership team. [12] Pieciak resigned as DFR commissioner in April 2022. [13]
In May 2022, incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce announced that she would not run for reelection. [14] A few days later, Pieciak announced that he would be a candidate in the 2022 Vermont elections. [14] After winning the Democratic nomination, he faced Republican H. Brooke Paige in the general election. [15] Pieciak defeated Paige, 62% to 33%. [15] He took office in January 2023. [16]
Pieciak and his partner, Will Holder, live in Winooski. [17]