Table 4.27

State Auditors: 2023

Data publication year: 2023 (showing) 2022

FIPS	State or other jurisdiction	State agency	Agency head	Title	Legal basis for office	Method of selection	Term of office	U.S. citizen	State resident	Maximum consecutive terms allowed
01	Alabama	Department of Examiners of Public Accounts	Rachel Riddle	Chief Examiner	S	LC	5 yrs.	✓	✕	None
02	Alaska	Division of Legislative Audit	Kris Curtis	Legislative Auditor	C, S	L	(a)	✕	✕	None
04	Arizona	Office of the Auditor General	Lindsey Perry	Auditor General	S	LC	5 yrs.	✕	✕	None
05	Arkansas	Division of Legislative Audit	Roger A. Norman	Legislative Auditor	S	LC	Indefinite	✓	✓	None
06	California	Office of the State Auditor	Grant Parks	State Auditor	S	G	4 yrs.	✓	✕	None
08	Colorado	Office of the State Auditor	Kerri Hunter	State Auditor	C,S	LC	5 yrs.	✕	✕	None
09	Connecticut	Office of the Auditors of Public Accounts	John C. Geragosian and Clark Chaplin	State Auditors	S	L	4 yrs. (a)	✕	✕	None
10	Delaware	Office of the Auditor of Accounts	Lydia E. York	State Auditor	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
12	Florida	Office of the Auditor General	Sherrill F. Norman	Auditor General	C, S	L	(a)	✕	✕	None
13	Georgia	Department of Audits and Accounts	Greg S. Griffin	State Auditor	S	L	Indefinite	✕	✕	None
15	Hawaii	Office of the Auditor	Les Kondo	State Auditor	C	L	8 yrs.	✕	✓	None
16	Idaho	Legislative Services Office - Audits Division	April J. Renfro	Legislative Auditor	S	LC	(b)	✕	✕	None
17	Illinois	Office of the Auditor General	Frank Mautino	Auditor General	C, S	L	10 yrs.	✕	✕	None
18	Indiana	State Board of Accounts	Paul D. Joyce	State Examiner	S	GLC	4 yrs.	✕	✕	None
19	Iowa	Office of the Auditor of State	Rob Sand	Auditor of State	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
20	Kansas	Legislative Division of Post Audit	Chris Clarke	Legislative Post Auditor	S	LC	(b)	✕	✕	None
21	Kentucky	Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts	Mike Harmon	Auditor of Public Accounts	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✕	✓	2
22	Louisiana	Louisiana Legislative Auditor	Michael Waguespack	Legislative Auditor	C, S	L	(a)	✕	✓	None
23	Maine	Office of the State Auditor	Matthew Dunlap	State Auditor	S	L	4 yrs.	✕	✕	2
24	Maryland	Office of Legislative Audits	Greg Hook	Legislative Auditor	S	ED	Indefinite	✕	✕	None
25	Massachusetts	Office of the Auditor of the Commonwealth	Diana DiZoglio	Auditor of the Commonwealth	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
26	Michigan	Office of the Auditor General	Doug Ringler	Auditor General	C	L	8 yrs.	✕	✓	None
27	Minnesota	Office of the Legislative Auditor	Judy Randall	Legislative Auditor	S	LC	6 yrs. (a)	✕	✕	None
27	Minnesota	Office of the State Auditor	Julie Blaha	State Auditor	C	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
28	Mississippi	Office of the State Auditor	Shad White	State Auditor	C	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
29	Missouri	Office of the State Auditor	Scott Fitzpatrick	State Auditor	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
30	Montana	Legislative Audit Division	Angus Maciver	Legislative Auditor	C, S	LC	2 yrs.	✕	✕	None
31	Nebraska	Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts	Mike Foley	Auditor of Public Accounts	C	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
32	Nevada	Legislative Counsel Bureau, Audit Division	Daniel Crossman	Legislative Auditor	S	LC	Indefinite (b)	✕	✕	None
33	New Hampshire	Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant	Michael W. Kane	Legislative Budget Assistant	S	LC	2 yrs. (b)	✕	✕	None
34	New Jersey	Office of the State Auditor	David Kaschak	State Auditor	C, S	L	5 yr. term and until successor is appointed	✓	✓	None
34	New Jersey	Office of the State Comptroller	Kevin Walsh	Acting Comptroller	S	GL	6 yrs.	✕	✓
35	New Mexico	Office of the State Auditor	Joseph Maestas	State Auditor	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	2
36	New York	Office of the State Comptroller	Thomas P. DiNapoli	State Comptroller	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
37	North Carolina	Office of the State Auditor	Beth A. Wood	State Auditor	C	E	4 yrs.	✕	✓	None
38	North Dakota	Office of the State Auditor	Joshua Gallion	State Auditor	C, S	E	Indefinite	✕	✓	None
39	Ohio	Office of the Auditor of State	Keith Faber	Auditor of State	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✕	✕	2
40	Oklahoma	Office of the State Auditor and Inspector	Cindy Byrd	State Auditor and Inspector	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	(d)
41	Oregon	Secretary of State	LaVonne Griffin-Valade	Secretary of State	C, S	SS	Indefinite	✕	✕	None
42	Pennsylvania	Department of the Auditor General	Timothy DeFoor	Auditor General	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✕	✕	2
44	Rhode Island	Office of the Auditor General	David A. Bergantino	Interim Auditor General	S	LC	(b)	✕	✕	None
45	South Carolina	Legislative Audit Council	K. Earle Powell	Director	S	LC	4 yrs.	✕	✕	None
45	South Carolina	Office of the State Auditor	George L. Kennedy, III	State Auditor	S	SF	Indefinite (c)	✕	✕	None
46	South Dakota	Department of Legislative Audit	Russell Olson	Auditor General	S	L	8 yrs. (a)	✕	✕	None
47	Tennessee	Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury	Jason Mumpower	Comptroller of the Treasury	C, S	L	2 yrs.	✕	✕	None
48	Texas	Office of the State Auditor	Lisa Collier	State Auditor	S	LC	(b)	✕	✕	None
49	Utah	Office of the State Auditor	John Dougall	State Auditor	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
50	Vermont	Office of the State Auditor	Douglas R. Hoffer	State Auditor	C, S	E	2 yrs.	✕	✓	None
51	Virginia	Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts	Staci Henshaw	Auditor of Public Accounts	C, S	L	4 yrs.	✕	✕	None
53	Washington	Office of the State Auditor	Pat McCarthy	State Auditor	C, S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
54	West Virginia	Legislative Auditor's Office	Aaron Allred	Legislative Auditor	S	L	(a)	✕	✕	None
55	Wisconsin	Legislative Audit Bureau	Joe Chrisman	State Auditor	S	LC	Indefinite (b)	✕	✕	None
56	Wyoming	Department of Audit	Justin Chavez	Director	S	GC	6 yrs.	✕	✓	None
11	Dist. Of Columbia	Office of the D.C. Auditor	Kathleen Patterson	District of Columbia Auditor
60	American Samoa	AS Territorial Auditor Office	Tofa Sualauvi Su'a	Territorial Auditor
66	Guam	Office of Public Accountability	Benjamin Cruz	Public Auditor	S	E	4 yrs.	✓	✓	None
69	CNMI*	Office of the Public Auditor	Kina Peter	Public Auditor	C,S	GL
72	Puerto Rico	Office of the Comptroller	Yesmin M. Valdivieso-Galib	Comptroller	C,S	GL	10 yrs.	✓	✓	1
78	U.S. Virgin Islands	Office of the Inspector General	Steven van Beverhoudt	Inspector General

Source:

Auditing in the States: A Summary, 2023 edition, The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.

Key:

*	—	Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
✓	—	Provision for.
✕	—	No provision for.
E	—	Elected by the public.
L	—	Appointed by the legislature.
G	—	Appointed by the governor.
SS	—	Appointed by the secretary of state.
LC	—	Selected by legislative committee, commission or council.
ED	—	Appointed by the executive director of legislative services.
GC	—	Appointed by governor, secretary of state and treasurer.
GL	—	Appointed by the governor and confirmed by both chambers of the legislature.
GLC	—	Appointed by the governor and confirmed by legislative council.
SF	—	Appointed by state fiscal accountability authority.
C	—	Constitutional.
S	—	Statutory.

Footnotes:

(a)	Serves at the pleasure of the legislature.
(b)	Serves at the pleasure of a legislative committee.
(c)	The term is indefinite, but the state auditor serves at the pleasure of the five-member State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
(d)	Eight years, need not be consectutive. Any years served by election or appointment to serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy are not included in the eight-year limitation.