Loftis is Chairman of the Board of Financial Institutions which supervises state chartered financial institutions and supervises mortgage originators and lenders, finance companies, pay day lenders, and title lenders. He is a member of the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, which manages the $27 billion fund and a member of the South Carolina Education Authority. Other involvement in politics Treasurer Loftis served as State Chairman of Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign in South Carolina. Treasurer Loftis served as the Chairman of South Carolina's delegation to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fl. Black Lives Matter controversy On June 5, 2020, during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and immediately following the COVID-19 quarantine, Loftis made an incendiary Facebook post maligning the Black Lives Matter movement and expressing support for several far-right conspiracy theories (forced-human-microchipping, health passports, and toxic vaccinations). National media appearances Treasurer Loftis has appeared on numerous national news programs in addition to being quoted in several major national publications. In June 2012, The New York Times featured Treasurer Loftis on the front page of its Sunday Business section. In May 2012, Bloomberg News highlighted Treasurer Loftis' calls for more standards when it comes to hedge funds. Treasurer Loftis has also made several national TV appearances including live interviews on "Fox and Friends," "Fox Business Channel", "Varney and Company" CNN's John King Live, MSNBC's Martin Bashir Show, CNN MSNBC's Election Night Special On the national radio dial, Treasurer Loftis was featured during a live interview discussing the US debt downgrade on NPR's Tell Me More with Michele Martin. Electoral history References External links South Carolina State Treasurer's Official Website 1958 births 21st-century American politicians Living people People from West Columbia, South Carolina University of South Carolina alumni South Carolina Republicans State treasurers of South Carolina