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David H. Lillard, Jr., Tennessee State Treasurer, was raised in Tennessee. He is married to Patricia Newton and has two children, Scott Lillard and Brooke Lillard, and a stepdaughter, Rachel Newton. He is a lifelong United Methodist and a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, where he has served as a Sunday school teacher.
Treasurer Lillard is a Republican and was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly on January 15, 2009 and reelected January 12, 2011. In both his professional life and in public service, Treasurer Lillard has had extensive experience in corporate finance, municipal finance, governmental budgeting and related fields. He has also long been active in statewide civic affairs of Tennessee.
Treasurer Lillard has over 25 years experience as an attorney practicing finance law, health law and tax law, including serving as counsel in equity and debt securities offerings, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. He also practiced municipal law, emphasizing the fields of economic development and municipal finance. He currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer for the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST). He also is the Chair of the State Debt Management Network (SDMN) which represents municipal debt issuing agencies of state governments throughout the United States.
He also serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT). In 2012, he was a recipient of the NASACT President’s award recognizing outstanding service.
Treasurer Lillard is a graduate tax attorney who received a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M. in Taxation) from the University of Florida in 1983. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Memphis. He has been listed in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America.
He served as Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in 2007-2008 and as a Shelby County Commissioner from 2002-2009. He also served in 2006-2007 as President of the Tennessee County Commissioners Association. From 1993-2002, he was a Shelby County Election Commissioner.
Revised November 8, 2012
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Boards and Commissions |
Tennessee Code Annotated Section |
Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation |
50-6-121 |
Baccalaureate Education System Trust Board |
49-7-804 |
Collateral Pool Board |
9-4-506 |
Board of Claims |
9-8-101 |
State Board of Equalization |
4-3-5101 |
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Board of Trustees |
8-34-302 |
Chairs of Excellence Endowment Trust |
49-7-501 |
Commission on Crime Victims Assistance |
Ex. Order 10 of 2003 |
Commission to Purchase Surplus Federal Property |
12-1-103 |
Council on Pensions & Insurance |
3-9-101 |
State Funding Board |
9-9-101 |
Public Records Commission |
10-7-302 |
Sick Leave Bank Board |
8-50-903 |
State Building Commission |
4-15-101 |
State Capitol Commission |
4-8-301 |
State Insurance Committee |
8-27-101 |
Local Government Insurance Committee |
8-27-207 |
Local Education Insurance Committee |
8-27-301 |
Tennessee State School Bond Authority |
49-3-1204 |
State Trust of Tennessee |
9-4-806 |
Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
49-7-204 |
Tennessee Housing Development Agency |
13-23-106 |
Tennessee Local Development Authority |
4-31-103 |
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |
4-3-5403 |
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
49-4-202 |
Tuition Guaranty Fund Board |
49-7-2018 |
Workers Compensation Insurance Fund Board |
50-6-604 |
Catastrophic Injuries Fund Commission |
29-20-408 |
Industrial Finance Corporation Board |
4-17-405 |
Advisory Board to Establish Compensation for the Use of the Right-of-Way for underground Fiber Optic Cable Facilities |
54-16-112 |
Appeals from Gift Tax Appraisals Board |
67-8-116 |
Administration |
Tennessee Code Annotated Section |
Baccalaureate Education System Trust |
49-7-801, et seq. |
Board of Claims |
9-8-101, et seq. |
Chairs of Excellence Trust |
49-7-501—49-7-502 |
Collateral Pool |
9-4-501—9-4-523 |
Collateral Program |
9-4-101—9-4-105 |
Council on Pensions and Insurance |
3-9-101 |
Criminal Injury Compensation Fund |
29-13-101, et seq. |
Deferred Compensation |
8-25-101, et seq. |
Escheat |
31-6-101, et seq. |
Flexible Benefits Plan |
8-25-501 |
Investment Advisory Council |
8-37-108 |
Investment of State Idle Cash Funds |
9-4-602 |
Local Government Investment Pool |
9-4-704 |
Old Age and Survivors Insurance Agency |
8-38-101, et seq. |
Pooled Investment Fund |
9-4-704 |
Receipt and Disbursement of Public Funds |
8-5-106—8-5-111; 9-4-301, et seq. |
Small and Minority-Owned Business Assistance Program |
65-5-213 |
State Cash Management |
9-4-106—9-4-108; 9-4-401—9-4-409 |
State Treasurer’s Office |
8-5-101, et seq. |
State Trust of Tennessee |
9-4-801, et seq. |
Tennessee Claims Commission |
9-8-301, et seq. |
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and Miscellaneous Systems |
Title 8, Chptrs. 34, 35, 36, 37 & 39 |
Unclaimed Property |
66-29-101, et seq. |
Victims of Drunk Drivers Compensation Fund |
40-24-107 |