Scott Meacham (born 1963) served as the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma from June, 2005 to January, 2011, having been appointed to that post by then-Governor

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following the resignation of then-State Treasurer Robert Butkin. Meacham was subsequently elected to a full four-year term as state treasurer defeating the Republican nominee, Howard Barnett Jr., in the November 2006 general election. He declined to seek reelection as state treasurer in 2010, and joined the

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law firm of

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upon completion of his term as state treasurer. In December, 2012, he was appointed as president and CEO of i2e, an Oklahoma City-based non-profit corporation which provides services to startup companies throughout the state.

Early life and education

A fifth generation Oklahoman, Meacham was born and grew up in

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. Following graduation from high school, he attended the

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, earning a B.A. in finance, an

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, and a law degree. Prior to joining the administration of

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, Meacham practiced law with the

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-based firm of Meacham and Meacham, specializing in commercial law, probate law, and estate planning. In 1989, he became CEO of First National Bank and Trust in

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, serving in that capacity until 2003.

Henry Administration

In 2003, Governor Brad Henry appointed Meacham to serve concurrently as Oklahoma Secretary of Finance and Revenue and as director of the

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. In 2005, following the resignation of Robert Butkin to become Dean of the

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, Governor Henry appointed Meacham as State Treasurer of Oklahoma. Following his appointment as state treasurer, he resigned as state finance director, but retained his post as Secretary of Finance and Revenue. Meacham was elected to his first full four-year term as state treasurer defeating the Republican nominee, Howard Barnett Jr., in the November 2006 general elections. In October 2009, Meacham announced that he would not seek another term as state treasurer or run for any other state-level office in the 2010 election.

Personal life

Meacham, his wife, Susan, and their four children, Trevor, Evan, Kady and Lucas, make their home in

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. They attend Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City.

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