Who is running for State Treasurer in 2026?

Chartered financial analyst; previously ran Harmonic Investment Advisors (Boise)

Kevin A Jones is the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer². He is a chartered financial analyst and longtime institutional portfolio manager who previously ran Boise-based Harmonic Investment Advisors¹. He says he will unaffiliate from any party the day after the election because he believes the treasurer's job should be nonpartisan¹.

• Previously ran Boise-based Harmonic Investment Advisors¹
• Chartered financial analyst with 38 years of managing institutional portfolios, by his own account¹
• Says he managed retirement accounts for the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association and Pacific Gas and Electric, and stock mutual funds for large companies¹
• Not an officeholder; he is the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer in the November 2026 general election².

Idaho State Treasurer

Julie A. Ellsworth is the Republican incumbent State Treasurer, first elected in 2018¹. Before that she served 12 years in the Idaho House of Representatives, including two terms as Republican Caucus Chair¹. She has also worked as a public school teacher, civil mediator and business consultant¹.

• Idaho State Treasurer since 2018¹
• Idaho House of Representatives for 12 years, two terms as Republican Caucus Chair¹
• Public school teacher, civil mediator, business consultant and foundation grant evaluator¹
• Elected Idaho's 24th State Treasurer in 2018¹; she is seeking another term in the November 2026 general election².