State Auditor of Iowa
Incumbent
Rob Sand
since 2019
TypeState Auditor
AppointerElected
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Iowa
Formation1846
First holderJoseph T. Fales

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]

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

No.NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Joseph T. Fales18461849Democratic
2William Pattee18501854Democratic
3Andrew J. Stevens18541855Whig
4John Pattee18551859Republican
5Jonathan W. Battell18591865Republican
6John A. Elliott18651871Republican
7John Russell18711875Republican
8Buren R. Sherman18751881Republican
9William V. Lucas18811883Republican
10John L. Brown18831885Republican
11Jonathan W. Battell18851886Republican
12John L. Brown18861886Republican
13Charles Beardsley18861886Republican
14John L. Brown18861887Republican
15Hames A. Lyons18871893Republican
16Cornelius G. McCarthy18931899Republican
17Frank F. Merriam18991903Republican
18Beryl F. Carroll19031909Republican
19John L. Bleakly19091915Republican
20Frank S. Shaw19151921Republican
21Glenn C. Haynes19211924Republican
22James E. Thomas19241925Republican
23J. C. McClune19251927Republican
24J. W. Long19271932Republican
25C. Fred Porter19321933Republican
26Charles W. Storms19331939Democratic
27C. B. Akers19391965Republican
28Lorne R. Worthington19651966Democratic
29Lloyd R. Smith19671978Republican
30Richard D. Johnson19792002Republican
31David Vaudt20032013Republican
32Mary Mosiman20132019Republican
33Rob Sand2019IncumbentDemocratic

References

  1. ↑ "State of Iowa - Auditor of State". auditor.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Iowa Auditor of State - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. ↑ "1999-2000 – Iowa Official Register". contentdm.legis.state.ia.us. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gov. Kim Reynolds approves final bills from the 2023 legislative session". 2 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Iowa Senate gives final approval to bill limiting state Auditor Rob Sand's powers". The Des Moines Register.
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