Vermont Auditor of Accounts

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Vermont Auditor of Accounts
Seal of the State Auditor of Vermont.svg
Incumbent
Doug Hoffer
since January 10, 2013
Residence Vermont
Term length Two years (no term limits)
Formation1790
First holder Elisha Clark
Deputy Tim Ashe (Since 2021)
Salary$116,730 (As of 2021)
Website auditor.vermont.gov

The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts is one of six constitutional officers in Vermont, elected statewide every two years. The Office provides an independent and objective assessment of Vermont's governmental operations.

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The current Auditor is Douglas R. Hoffer, a Democrat/Progressive. He was first elected to office in 2012.

Until 1870, Vermont elected the Auditor of Accounts for one-year terms. [1] Prior to an 1883 constitutional amendment, the state auditor was chosen by a vote of the Vermont General Assembly, as was the Secretary of State of Vermont. [1] Since then, these two officials are elected by statewide popular vote, as are the governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and attorney general. [1]

In the event of a vacancy, the governor is empowered to appoint a successor. [2] Vermont statutes require the governor to solicit recommendations from the political party of the individual who held the office prior to the vacancy, but the governor is empowered to appoint any qualified individual whether or not he or she was recommended. [2]

Notable former Vermont Auditors

List of Vermont Auditors

#AuditorPictureTermParty
1 Elisha Clark 1790–1797No party affiliation
2 Seth Storrs Seth Storrs.jpg 1797–1801No party affiliation
3 Benjamin Emmons Jr. 1801–1807No party affiliation
4 Alex Hutchinson 1807–1813 Democratic-Republican
5 Job Lyman 1813–1815No party affiliation
Alex Hutchinson 1815–1817Democratic-Republican
7 Willis Hall Jr. 1817–1819No party affiliation
8 Norman Williams Norman Williams.jpg 1819–1823Democratic-Republican
9 David Pierce 1823–1829Democratic-Republican
1829-1835 National Republican
1835-1839 Anti-Masonic
1839-1845 Whig
10 Silas H. Hodges Silas H. Hodges (U.S. Patent Commissioner).jpg 1845–1850Whig
11 Frederick E. Woodbridge FEWoodbridge.jpg 1850–1853Whig
12 William M. Pingry William Morrill Pingry.jpg 1853–1855 Free Soil
1855-1860 Republican
13 Jeptha Bradley 1860–1864Republican
14 Dugald Stewart 1864–1870 National Union
1867-1870Republican
15 Whitman G. Ferrin 1870–1877Republican
16 Jedd P. Ladd 1877–1879Republican
17 E. Henry Powell Edward Henry Powell.jpg 1879–1892Republican
18 Franklin D. Hale Franklin Darius Hale.jpg 1892–1898Republican
19 Orion M. Barber Orion Metcalf Barber.jpg 1898–1902Republican
20 Horace F. Graham Horace French Graham.jpg 1902–1917Republican
21 Benjamin Gates Benjamin Gates (Vermont).jpg 1917–1941Republican
22 David V. Anderson David Verner Anderson.jpg 1941–1965Republican
23 Jay H. Gordon 1965–1969 Democratic
24 Robert T. King Robert T. King.jpg 1969–1970Republican
25 Alexander V. Acebo Alexander V. Acebo.jpg 1970–1993Republican
26 Edward S. Flanagan 1993–2001Democratic
27 Elizabeth M. Ready 2001–2005Democratic
28 Randy Brock Randy Brock for Vermont Lt Governor 2016 - 20151020-IMG 7818.jpg 2005–2007Republican
29 Thomas M. Salmon 2007-2009Democratic
2009–2013Republican [11]
29 Doug Hoffer Doug Hoffer (cropped).png 2013–presentDemocratic/Progressive [12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Hill, William C. (2011). The Vermont State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN   978-0-19-977902-4 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Title 17: Elections, Chapter 53: Vacancies, § 2623. Vacancies in offices within this State". The Vermont Statutes Online. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. Journal of the Patent Office Society, published by U.S. Patent Office Society, Volume 2, Number 1 (September, 1919), page 67
  4. "WOODBRIDGE, Frederick Enoch, (1818 - 1888)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  5. "Rep. Frederick Woodbridge". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  6. Jeffrey, William H. (1904). Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 86–88 via Google Books.
  7. Mohr, Wm. F., ed. (1914). Who's Who In New York City and State (Sixth ed.). New York, NY: Who's Who In New York City and State, Inc. p. 316 via Google Books.
  8. Death Notices: Supplement to General Alumni Catalog of Officers and Students, 1837–1921, September, 1940–September, 1941. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. 1942. p. 10 via Google Books.
  9. "Barber, Orion Metcalf - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  10. "Biography, Horace French Graham". NGA.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  11. Elected as a Democrat in 2006 and 2008, switched to the Republican Party in 2009 and was re-elected in 2010
  12. Was a member of Progressive Party, but also received and accepted nomination of Democratic Party afterward

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