Mike Pieciak
31st Treasurer of Vermont
Assumed office
January 5, 2023
GovernorPhil Scott
Preceded byBeth Pearce
Personal details
Born (1983-06-21) June 21, 1983
Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerWill Holder
EducationUnion College (BA)
University of Miami (JD)

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.

Early life and career

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]

Vermont State Treasurer

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]

Personal life

Pieciak and his partner, Will Holder, live in Winooski.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wallace, Anne. "Vermont's Pandemic Modeler Is Returning to His Financial Regulation Duties | Education | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice". Sevendaysvt.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Birth Announcement, Michael Sullivan Pieciak". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. June 25, 1983. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 Weiss-Tisman, Howard (May 27, 2008). "Local man tapped delegate for Clinton". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Northfield Mount Hermon winter honor roll announced". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. April 13, 2002. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Mike Pieciak Is Campaign Manager For Vermont Attorney General | Law News | University of Miami". News.miami.edu. May 29, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "College News: University of Miami School of Law". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. June 6, 2009. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "There were 27 new attorneys admitted to the Vermont Bar on May 17". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 23, 2011. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Careers: James Haug Jr., Carol Ode, Michael Pieciak, Kane Smart". Rutland Herald. Rutland VT. August 1, 2011. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Vermonter returns to join state panel". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. February 4, 2014. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Pieciak is named new DFR Commissioner". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. July 10, 2016. p. A5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Introducing Phil Scott's leadership team". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. January 8, 2017. p. A7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "State: Peak due by May". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. Associated Press. April 4, 2020. p. A3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Weinstein, Ethan (April 27, 2022). "Mike Pieciak, financial regulation chief and key figure in Vermont's Covid response, to resign". VTDigger.
  14. 1 2 Duffort, Lola (May 6, 2022). "Mike Pieciak, former financial regulation commissioner, is running for Vermont state treasurer". VTDigger.
  15. 1 2 Duffort, Lola (November 8, 2022). "Mike Pieciak elected Vermont's next treasurer". VTDigger.
  16. ↑ Bradley, Pat (January 5, 2023). "Vermont Gov. Phil Scott delivers inaugural address as fourth term begins". WAMC Radio. Albany, NY.
  17. ↑ "Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice". Seven Days.
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