New Missouri treasurer 1st person of color in state office

New treasurer will be first person of color to hold Missouri statewide office

Attorney Vivek Malek will serve as Missouri’s next state treasurer.

New Missouri treasurer 1st person of color in state office

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — GOP Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday named Vivek Malek state treasurer, making him the first nonwhite statewide official in Missouri history. Malek, a 45-year-old immigration lawyer from the St. Louis suburb of Wildwood, will replace fellow Republican Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, who is leaving the position to become state auditor in January. “Vivek’s story is inspiring proof that the American Dream can and will live on for…

New Missouri treasurer 1st person of color in state office

GOP Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday named Vivek Malek state treasurer, making him the first nonwhite statewide official in Missouri history.

New Missouri treasurer 1st person of color in state office

Incoming treasurer Vivek Malek will be the first person of color to serve in Missouri statewide office. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday named 45-year-old Malek to replace GOP Treasurer

MO Gov. Parson appoints new state treasurer - KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KBSI) - Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced that he is appointing Vivek Malek as the next State Treasurer of the State of

Vivek Malek, St. Louis attorney and business owner, tapped as Missouri state treasurer

Malek, an attorney who practices immigration and business law, is the first person of color to hold statewide elected office in Missouri.