Pennsylvania Auditor General

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Auditor General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Seal of the auditor general of Pennsylvania
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Incumbent
Timothy DeFoor
since January 19, 2021
Term length Four years, renewable once consecutively
Formation1809 (elected from 1850)
Website Official website

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 is Republican Timothy DeFoor.

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History

The office of auditor general was created in 1809 by the General Assembly. The auditor general was appointed by the governor until 1850, when it became a statewide elective office. The terms were for three years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to four years. [2]

Responsibilities

The auditor general 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 auditor general undertakes performance audits, which are designed to determine program efficiency and effectiveness, of certain organizations, such as veteran's homes, prisons, and mental health centers.

List of auditors general

NameTermParty
George Bryan Jr. 1809–1821 Democratic
James Duncan1821–1824 Democratic-Republican Party
David Mann1824–1830Democratic-Republican
Daniel Sturgeon 1830–1836Democratic
Nathaniel P. Hobart 1836–1839 Anti-Masonic Party
George R. Espy 1839–1842Democratic
William F. Packer 1842–1845Democratic
John N. Purviance 1845–1851Democratic
Ephraim Banks 1851–1857Democratic
Jacob Fry Jr. 1857–1860Democratic
Thomas E. Cochran 1860–1863 Republican
Isaac Slenker 1863–1866Democratic
John F. Hartranft 1866–1872Republican
Harrison Allen 1872–1875Republican
Justus F. Temple 1875–1878Democratic
William P. Schell 1878–1881Democratic
John A. Lemon 1881–1884Republican
Jerome B. Niles 1884–1887Republican
A. Wilson Norris 1887–1888Republican
Thomas McCamant 1888–1892Republican
David McMurtrie Gregg 1892–1895Republican
Amos H. Mylin 1895–1898Republican
Levi G. McCauley 1898–1901Republican
Edmund B. Hardenbergh 1901–1904Republican
William Preston Snyder 1904–1907Republican
Robert K. Young 1907–1910Republican
A.E. Sisson 1910–1913Republican
Archibald W. Powell 1913–1917Republican
Charles A. Snyder 1917–1921Republican
Samuel S. Lewis 1921–1925Republican
Edward Martin 1925–1929Republican
Charles A. Waters 1929–1933Republican
Frank E. Baldwin 1933–1937Republican
Warren R. Roberts 1937–1941Democratic
F. Clair Ross 1941–1944Democratic
Ted A. Rosenberg 1945Democratic
G. Harold Wagner 1945–1949Democratic
Weldon Brinton Heyburn 1949–1953Republican
Charles R. Barber 1953–1957Republican
Charles C. Smith 1957–1961Republican
Thomas Z. Minehart 1961–1965Democratic
Grace M. Sloan 1965–1969Democratic
Bob Casey Sr. 1969–1977Democratic
Al Benedict 1977–1985Democratic
Donald A. Bailey 1985–1989Democratic
Barbara Hafer 1989–1997Republican
Bob Casey Jr. 1997–2005Democratic
Jack Wagner 2005–2013Democratic
Eugene DePasquale 2013–2021Democratic
Timothy DeFoor 2021–Republican

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