Pennsylvania Auditor General

The Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850.^[1] The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Eugene DePasquale.

History

The Office of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania was created in 1809 by the General Assembly. The office was appointed by the Governor until 1850, when it became a statewide elective office. The terms were for 3 years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to 4 years.^[2]

Responsibilities

The office performs financial audits of state agencies, municipal governments, school districts, public sector pensions, entities that receive state funding support (such as certain universities and hospitals), and corporate tax returns. These audits are designed as an accountability mechanism and serve to ensure that public money is spent in an appropriate manner. Additionally, the agency undertakes performance audits, which are designed to determine measure program efficiency and effectiveness, of certain organizations, such as veteran's homes, prisons, and mental health centers.

List of Auditors General

Name	Term	Party
Ephraim Banks	1851–1857
Jacob Fryle, Jr.	1857–1860
Thomas E. Cochran	1860–1863
Isaac Slenker	1863–1866
John F. Hartranft	1866–1872	Republican
C. D. Brigham	1872
Harrison Allen	1872–1875
Justus F. Temple	1875–1878
William P. Schell	1878–1881
John A. Lemon	1881–1884
Jerome B. Niles	1884–1887
A. Wilson Norris	1887–1888
Thomas McCamant	1888–1892
David McMurtrie Gregg	1892–1895	Republican
Amos H. Mylin	1895–1898
Levi G. McCauley	1898–1901	Republican
Edmund B. Hardenbergh	1901–1904	Republican
William P. Snyder	1904–1907	Republican
Robert K. Young	1907–1910	Republican
A.E. Sisson	1910–1913	Republican
Archibald W. Powell	1913–1917	Republican
Charles A. Snyder	1917–1921	Republican
Samuel S. Lewis	1921–1925	Republican
Edward Martin	1925–1929	Republican
Charles A. Waters	1929–1933	Republican
Frank E. Baldwin	1933–1937	Republican
Warren R. Roberts	1937–1941	Democratic
F. Clair Ross	1941–1944	Democratic
Ted A. Rosenberg	1945
G. Harold Wagner	1945–1949	Democratic
Weldon B Heyburn	1949–1953	Republican
Charles R. Barber	1953–1957	Republican
Charles C. Smith	1957–1961	Republican
Thomas Z. Minehart	1961–1965	Democratic
Grace M. Sloan	1965–1969	Democratic
Robert P. Casey	1969–1977	Democratic
Al Benedict	1977–1985	Democratic
Donald A. Bailey	1985–1989	Democratic
Barbara Hafer	1989–1997	Republican
Bob Casey, Jr.	1997–2005	Democratic
Jack Wagner	2005–2013	Democratic
Eugene DePasquale	2013–	Democratic

References

External links

Office of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania statewide elected officials

Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Treasurer Auditor

State Auditors in the United States

Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro (D)

AL Jim Zeigler AK Kris Curtis AZ Debra Davenport AR Andrea Lea CA Elaine Howle CO Dianne Ray CT Kevin Lembo DE Thomas Wagner FL David Martin GA Greg Griffin HI Jan Yamane* ID Brandon Woolf IL William Holland IN Suzanne Crouch IA Mary Mosiman KS Scott Frank KY Mike Harmon LA Daryl Purpera ME Pola Buckley MD Thomas Barnickel MA Suzanne Bump MI Doug Ringler MN Rebecca Otto MS Stacey Pickering MO Nicole Galloway MT Monica Lindeen NE Charlie Janssen NV Paul Townsend NH Richard Mahoney NJ Stephen Eells NM Tim Keller NY Thomas DiNapoli NC Beth Wood ND Bob Peterson OH Dave Yost OK Gary Jones OR Gary Blackmer PA Eugene DePasquale RI Dennis Hoyle SC Earle Powell SD Martin Guindon TN Justin Wilson TX John Keel UT John Dougall VT Doug Hoffer VA Martha Mavredes WA Troy Kelley WV vacant WI Joe Chrisman WY Cynthia Cloud DC Kathleen Patterson

italics indicate no auditor in this state, closest equivalent listed * Acting Auditor

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