State Comptrollers: 2022
FIPS | State | Agency or office | Name | Title | Legal basis for office |
Method of selection |
Approval or confirmation, if necessary |
Length of term | Elected comptrollers maximum consecutive terms |
Civil service or merit system employee |
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01 | Alabama | Office of the State Comptroller | Kathleen Baxter | State Comptroller | S | (c) | AG | (b) | ✕ | ✓ |
02 | Alaska | Division of Finance | Hans Zigmund | Finance Director | S | (d) | AG | (a) | ✕ | ✓ |
04 | Arizona | General Accounting Office | Ashley Ruiz | Assistant Director of Business & Finance | S | (d) | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✓ |
05 | Arkansas | Dept. of Finance and Administration | Larry Walther | Chief Fiscal Officer, Secretary | S | G | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✓ |
54 | West Virginia | Finance Division, Office of the State Comptroller | Dave Mullins | Acting Finance Director | S | (d) | AG | (a)(i) | ✕ | ✕ |
06 | California | Office of the State Controller | Betty Yee (D) | State Controller | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | 2 terms | ✕ |
08 | Colorado | Department of Personnel and Administration | Bob Jaros | State Controller | S | (d) | AG | (i)(l) | ✕ | ✕ |
09 | Connecticut | Office of the Comptroller | Natalie Braswell (D) | Comptroller | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | N/A | ✕ |
10 | Delaware | Dept. of Finance | Jane Cole | Director, Division of Accounting | S | (e) | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
12 | Florida | Dept. of Financial Services | Jimmy Patronis | Chief Financial Officer | C,S | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | 2 terms | ✕ |
13 | Georgia | State Accounting Office | Gerlda Hines | State Accounting Officer | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
15 | Hawaii | Dept. of Accounting and General Services | Curt Otaguro | State Comptroller | S | G | AS | 4 yrs. | ✕ | ✕ |
16 | Idaho | Office of State Controller | Brandon Woolf | State Controller | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
17 | Illinois | Office of the State Comptroller | Susana Mendoza (D) | State Comptroller | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
18 | Indiana | Office of the Auditor of State | Tera Klutz (R) | Auditor of State | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No more than 8 years in a 12-year period | ✕ |
19 | Iowa | State Accounting Enterprise | Jay Cleveland | Chief Operating Officer | S | (d) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
20 | Kansas | Office of Accounts and Reports | Nancy Ruoff | Interim Director of Office of Accounts & Reports | S | (d) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | ✓ |
21 | Kentucky | Office of the Controller | Edgar C. Ross | Controller | S | (f) | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
22 | Louisiana | Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy | Jay Dardenne | Commissioner of Administration | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
23 | Maine | Office of the State Controller | Douglas Cotnoir | State Controller | S | (f) | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
24 | Maryland | Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury | Peter Franchot (D) | State Comptroller | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
25 | Massachusetts | Office of the Comptroller | William McNamara | Comptroller | S | G | ✕ | 4 yrs. | ✕ | ✕ |
26 | Michigan | Office of Financial Management | Heather Boyd | Director | S | SBD | SBD | 2 yrs. | ✕ | ✓ |
27 | Minnesota | Office of Management and Budget | James Schowalter | Commissioner | S | G | AS | 4 yrs. | ✕ | ✓ |
28 | Mississippi | Department of Finance and Administration | Liz Welch | Executive Director | C,S | G | AS | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
29 | Missouri | Division of Accounting | Stacy Neal | Director of Accounting | S | (d) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
30 | Montana | State Accounting Division | Cheryl Grey | Administrator, State Financial Services Division | S | (j) | ✕ | (b) | ✕ | ✓ |
31 | Nebraska | State Accounting Division | Philip Olsen | State Accounting Administrator | S | (d) | ✕ | (b) | ✕ | ✕ |
32 | Nevada | Office of the State Controller | Catherine Byrne (D) | State Controller | C, S | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | 2 terms | ✕ |
33 | New Hampshire | Department of Administration | Dana Call | State Comptroller | S | G | (m) | 4 yrs. | ✕ | ✕ |
34 | New Jersey | Office of Management and Budget | Lynn Azarchi | Acting Director | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
35 | New Mexico | Department of Finance and Administration, Financial Control Division | Donna Trujillo | State Controller and Director | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✓ |
36 | New York | Office of the State Comptroller | Thomas P. DiNapoli | State Comptroller | C,S | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
37 | North Carolina | Office of the State Controller | Linda Combs | State Controller | S | G | GA | 7 yrs. | ✕ | ✕ |
38 | North Dakota | Office of Management and Budget | Joe Morrisette | Director | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
39 | Ohio | Office of Budget and Management | Kim Murnieks | Director | S | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
40 | Oklahoma | Office of State Finance | Lynne Bajema | State Comptroller | S | (g) | ✕ | (h) | ✕ | ✕ |
41 | Oregon | Chief Financial Office | Robert Hamilton | Manager, Statewide Accounting and Reporting Services | S | (k) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
42 | Pennsylvania | Office of the Budget/Comptroller Operations | Brian Lyman | State Comptroller/Chief Accounting Officer | S | SBD | AG | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
44 | Rhode Island | Office of Accounts and Control | Dorothy Pascale | State Controller | S | (d) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | ✓ |
45 | South Carolina | Office of the Comptroller General | Richard Eckstrom (R) | Comptroller General | C,S | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
46 | South Dakota | Office of the State Auditor | Richard Sattgast (R) | State Auditor | ||||||
47 | Tennessee | Division of Accounts | Mike Corricelli | Chief of Accounts | S | (f) | ✕ | (b) | ✕ | ✕ |
48 | Texas | Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts | Glenn Hegar (R) | Comptroller of Public Accounts | C,S | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
49 | Utah | Division of Finance | Janica Gines | Director, Division of Finance | S | (d) | AG | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
50 | Vermont | Department of Finance and Management | Adam Greshin | Commissioner | S | (d) | AG,AS | (i) | ✕ | ✕ |
51 | Virginia | Department of Accounts | David A. Von Moll | State Comptroller | S | G | GA | 4 yrs. | ✕ | |
53 | Washington | Office of Financial Management | David Schumacher | Director | C | G | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | ✕ |
54 | West Virginia | Office of the State Auditor | John McCuskey (R) | State Auditor | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
55 | Wisconsin | State Controller's Office | Angela Thomas | State Controller | S | CS | ✕ | (b) | ✕ | ✓ |
56 | Wyoming | Office of the State Auditor | Kristi Racines (R) | State Auditor | C | E | ✕ | 4 yrs. | No limit | ✕ |
11 | Dist. of Columbia | Office of Financial Operations and Systems | Kimberly Williams | Deputy Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
66 | Guam | Department of Administration | Edward Birn | Director | ||||||
69 | CNMI* | Department of Finance | David Atalig | Secretary of Finance | ||||||
72 | Puerto Rico | Department of the Treasury | Francisco Pares | Secretary of Treasury | ||||||
78 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Office of Management and Budget | Jenifer O'Neal | Director | ||||||
46 | South Dakota | Bureau of Financial Management | Jim Terwilliger | Commissioner/CFO | S | G | (a) | ✕ | ||
06 | California | Department of Finance | Richard Gillihan | Chief Operating Officer | ||||||
05 | Arkansas | Office of the State Auditor | Andrea Lea | State Auditor |
Source:
Comptrollers: Technical Activities and Functions, 2020 edition, National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.Key:
* | — | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. |
✓ | — | Yes, provision for. |
✕ | — | No provision for. |
C | — | Constitutional. |
S | — | Statutory. |
N.A. | — | Not applicable. |
E | — | Elected by the public. |
G | — | Appointed by the Governor. |
CS | — | Civil Service. |
AG | — | Approved by the governor. |
AS | — | Approved/confirmed by the Senate. |
AL | — | Approved by the Legislature. |
SBD | — | Approved by State Budget Director. |
GA | — | Confirmed by the General Assembly. |
SDB | — | Confirmed by State Depository Board. |
Footnotes:
(a) | Serves indefinitely at the pleasure of the governor. In South Dakota, also serves at the pleasure of the CFO. |
(b) | Indefinite. |
(c) | State merit system appointment; selected and recommended by state finance director. |
(d) | Appointed by the head of the department of administration or administrative services. |
(e) | Appointed by the head of finance department or agency. |
(f) | Appointed by the head of finance and administration/administrative services. |
(g) | Appointed by the director of management & enterprise services. |
(h) | Serves indefinitely at the pleasure of the head of the director of management & enterprise services. |
(i) | Serves indefinitely at the pleasure of the head of the finance, financial and administrative services or administration department. |
(j) | Hired through a selection process. |
(k) | Appointed by the state chief financial officer. |
(l) | One year contract similar to other division director. |
(m) | Confirmed by the governor and executive council. |