18 Facts About Mike Frerichs

Michael W Frerichs is an American politician serving his third term as the State Treasurer of Illinois, after taking office on January 12,2015.

Mike Frerichs then attended National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan where he studied Mandarin Chinese while teaching English courses.

Mike Frerichs returned to Champaign County and launched his own technology business and served on his local volunteer fire department.

In 1998, Mike Frerichs ran against then-State Representative Tim Johnson but lost.

In 2000, Mike Frerichs was elected to the Champaign County Board and re-elected in 2002.

Later that year, Mike Frerichs was appointed to succeed Gerrie Parr as the Champaign County Auditor by his fellow board members.

In what became the most expensive State Senate race of 2006, Mike Frerichs was elected over former Senator Judith Myers by a margin of approximately 500 votes.

Mike Frerichs was the first Democratic State Senator to represent East Central Illinois since 1936.

Mike Frerichs announced his intention to run for the vacated office of Illinois Treasurer in early January 2014, after incumbent Republican Treasurer Dan Rutherford had announced his intention to run for Governor of Illinois.

Mike Frerichs sought reelection as State Treasurer in the 2018 election.

Mike Frerichs ran unopposed in the Democratic Party primary and faced Orland Park Village Trustee Jim Dodge, the Republican candidate, and financial analyst Mike Leheney, the Libertarian candidate, in the November 6,2018, general election.

Mike Frerichs was unopposed for State Treasurer in the 2022 primary election.

Mike Frerichs is currently serving as the 74th Treasurer of Illinois.

Mike Frerichs serves as a Trustee and vice-chair of the Illinois State Board of Investment.

Mike Frerichs was unanimously elected president of the bipartisan National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers in 2022.

Mike Frerichs was elected to serve as senior vice-president of the National Association of State Treasurers in 2022.

Mike Frerichs was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of State Treasurers for 2022, and was elected by his peers across the country to serve on the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers' Executive Committee.

In November 2018, Treasurer Mike Frerichs launched Secure Choice, a retirement savings program for private-sector workers in Illinois who do not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan.