The Iowa auditor of state is the state auditor of the government of Iowa, United States. The office's mission is to "serve as the taxpayers' watchdog" by "ensuring that government officials use taxpayer dollars for the intended purposes to benefit the public".[1]
| State Auditor of Iowa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | State Auditor |
| Appointer | Elected |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Iowa |
| Formation | 1846 |
| First holder | Joseph T. Fales |
The office is provided for by the Constitution of Iowa, which requires that the auditor be elected every four years, simultaneously with the rest of the state's executive branch, in midterm elections. The auditor is required to make a complete audit of the financial accounts of every department of the government of Iowa annually.[2] The office supervised by the auditor of state includes three divisions: Administration, Financial Audit, and Performance Investigation.[3]
The powers of the auditor to request information and file lawsuits were restricted by Senate File 478, a bill signed into law in June 2023.[4][5]
List of auditors
edit| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph T. Fales | 1846 | 1849 | Democratic |
| 2 | William Pattee | 1850 | 1854 | Democratic |
| 3 | Andrew J. Stevens | 1854 | 1855 | Whig |
| 4 | John Pattee | 1855 | 1859 | Republican |
| 5 | Jonathan W. Battell | 1859 | 1865 | Republican |
| 6 | John A. Elliott | 1865 | 1871 | Republican |
| 7 | John Russell | 1871 | 1875 | Republican |
| 8 | Buren R. Sherman | 1875 | 1881 | Republican |
| 9 | William V. Lucas | 1881 | 1883 | Republican |
| 10 | John L. Brown | 1883 | 1885 | Republican |
| 11 | Jonathan W. Battell | 1885 | 1886 | Republican |
| 12 | John L. Brown | 1886 | 1886 | Republican |
| 13 | Charles Beardsley | 1886 | 1886 | Republican |
| 14 | John L. Brown | 1886 | 1887 | Republican |
| 15 | Hames A. Lyons | 1887 | 1893 | Republican |
| 16 | Cornelius G. McCarthy | 1893 | 1899 | Republican |
| 17 | Frank F. Merriam | 1899 | 1903 | Republican |
| 18 | Beryl F. Carroll | 1903 | 1909 | Republican |
| 19 | John L. Bleakly | 1909 | 1915 | Republican |
| 20 | Frank S. Shaw | 1915 | 1921 | Republican |
| 21 | Glenn C. Haynes | 1921 | 1924 | Republican |
| 22 | James E. Thomas | 1924 | 1925 | Republican |
| 23 | J. C. McClune | 1925 | 1927 | Republican |
| 24 | J. W. Long | 1927 | 1932 | Republican |
| 25 | C. Fred Porter | 1932 | 1933 | Republican |
| 26 | Charles W. Storms | 1933 | 1939 | Democratic |
| 27 | C. B. Akers | 1939 | 1965 | Republican |
| 28 | Lorne R. Worthington | 1965 | 1966 | Democratic |
| 29 | Lloyd R. Smith | 1967 | 1978 | Republican |
| 30 | Richard D. Johnson | 1979 | 2002 | Republican |
| 31 | David Vaudt | 2003 | 2013 | Republican |
| 32 | Mary Mosiman | 2013 | 2019 | Republican |
| 33 | Rob Sand | 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic |
References
edit- ^ "State of Iowa - Auditor of State". auditor.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Iowa Auditor of State - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "1999-2000 – Iowa Official Register". contentdm.legis.state.ia.us. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Gov. Kim Reynolds approves final bills from the 2023 legislative session". 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Iowa Senate gives final approval to bill limiting state Auditor Rob Sand's powers". The Des Moines Register.