AUDITORS AND COMPTROLLERS 286 Table 4.27 The Book of the States 2005 THE STATE AUDITORS, 2005 Maximum State or other Legal basis Method of Term of U.S. State consecutive jurisdiction State Agency Agency head Title for office selection office citizen resident terms allowed Alabama .............................. Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts Ronald L. Jones Chief Examiner S L 7 yrs. ##None Alaska .................................. Division of Legislative Audit Pat Davidson Legislative Auditor C, S L (a) . None Arizona ................................ Auditor General Debra K. Davenport Auditor General S LC 5 yrs. None Arkansas ............................. Legislative Auditor Charles L. Robinson Legislative Auditor N.A. L N.A. California ............................ Bureau of State Audits Elaine Howle State Auditor S G 4 yrs. # . None Colorado ............................. State Auditor Joanne Hill State Auditor C L 5 yrs. # . None Connecticut ......................... Auditors of Public Accounts Kevin P. Johnston, State Auditors C L 4 yrs. None Robert G. Jaekle Delaware ............................. Auditor of Accounts R.Thomas Wagner, Jr. Auditor of Accounts C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Florida ................................. Auditor General William O. Monroe Auditor General C, S L (a) . None Georgia ................................ Dept. of Audits and Accounts Russell W. Hinton State Auditor S L Indefinite . None Hawaii ................................. Office of the Auditor Marion M. Higa State Auditor C, S LC 8 yrs. # None Idaho .................................... Legislative Services Office Raymond Ineck Supervisor of S LC Indefinite . None —Legislative Audits Legislative Audits Office of Performance Evaluations Rakesh Mohan Director N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A None Illinois .................................. Auditor General William G. Holland Auditor General C, S L 10 yrs. None Indiana ................................ State Board of Accounts Charles Johnson, III State Examiner S G 4 yrs. None Iowa ..................................... Auditor of State David A. Vaudt Auditor of State C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Kansas ................................. Legislative Division of Post Audit Barbara J. Hinton Legislative Post Auditor S LC (b) . None Kentucky ............................. Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen Auditor of Public Accounts C, S E 4 yrs. ## 2 Louisiana ............................ Legislative Auditor Steve J. Theriot Legislative Auditor C, S L (a) ##None Maine ................................... State Auditor Neria Douglas State Auditor . Maryland ............................ Office of Legislative Audits Bruce A. Myers Legislative Auditor S ED Indefinite . None Massachusetts .................... State Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci Auditor of the C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Commonwealth Michigan ............................. Auditor General Thomas H. McTavish Auditor General C L 8 yrs. # None Minnesota ........................... Legislative Auditor James R. Nobles Legislative Auditor S LC 6 yrs. None State Auditor Patricia Anderson State Auditor C E 4 yrs. ##None Mississippi .......................... State Auditor Phil Bryant State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Missouri .............................. State Auditor Claire McCaskill State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Montana .............................. Legislative Audit Division, Scott A. Seacat Legislative Auditor C, S LC 2 yrs. None Legislative Branch Nebraska ............................. Auditor of Public Accounts Kate Witek Auditor of Public Accounts C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Nevada ................................. Legislative Auditor Paul Townsend Legislative Auditor S LC Indefinite . None New Hampshire .................. Legislative Budget Assistant Michael L. Buckley Legislative Budget Assistant S LC 2 yrs. None Assistant New Jersey .......................... State Auditor Richard L. Fair State Auditor C, S L 5 yr. term and until . N.A. successor is appointed New Mexico ........................ State Auditor Domingo Martinez State Auditor C E 4 yrs. ## 2 New York ............................. Office of the State Comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi Deputy Comptroller C, S E 4 yrs. ##None State Audit Bureau —State Services North Carolina ................... State Auditor Leslie W. Merritt, Jr. State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. ##None See footnotes at end of table. THE STATE AUDITORS, 2004 — Continued Maximum State or other Legal basis Method of Term of U.S. State consecutive jurisdiction State Agency Agency head Title for office selection office citizen resident terms allowed North Dakota ..................... State Auditor Robert R. Petersen State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. # None Ohio ..................................... Auditor of State Betty D. Montgomery Auditor of State C E 4 yrs. ## 2 Oklahoma ........................... State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan State Auditor and Inspector C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Oregon ................................. Secretary of State, Audits Division Cathy Pollino State Auditor C SS (c) . N.A. Pennsylvania ...................... Auditor General Jack Wagner Auditor General C E 4 yrs. 2 Legislative Finance and Budget Philip R. Durgin Executive Director S LC (b) . None Rhode Island ...................... Auditor General Ernest A. Almonte Auditor General S LC (b) . None South Carolina ................... Legislative Audit Council George L. Schroeder Director S LC 4 yrs. None State Auditor Thomas L. Wagner, Jr. State Auditor S SB Indefinite . N.A. South Dakota ...................... Dept. of Legislative Audit Martin L. Guindon Auditor General S L 8 yrs. None Tennessee ............................ Comptroller of the Treasury, John G. Morgan Comptroller of the C, S L 2 yrs. No Dept. of Audit Treasury Texas .................................... State Auditor John Keel, CPA State Auditor S LC (b) ##None Utah ..................................... State Auditor Auston G. Johnson State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. ##None Vermont .............................. State Auditor Randy Brock State Auditor C, S E 2 yrs. ##None Virginia ............................... Auditor of Public ` Accounts Walter J. Kucharski Auditor of Public Accounts C L 4 yrs. None Washington ......................... Office of the State Auditor Brian Sonntag State Auditor C, S E 4 yrs. # . None West Virginia ...................... Legislative Auditor Aaron Allred Legislative Auditor . Wisconsin ............................ Legislative Audit Bureau Janice Mueller State Auditor C, S LC Indefinite . None Wyoming ............................. Dept. of Audit Michael Geesey Director S GC 6 yrs. # None Guam ................................... Office of the Public Auditor Doris Flores Brooks Public Auditor E 4 yrs. ## 2 Puerto Rico ......................... Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico Manuel Diaz Saldana Comptroller of Puerto Rico C, S GL 10 yrs. # . 1 Source: Auditing in the States: A Summary, 2003 Edition, The National Association of Auditors, Comptrol- GC—Appointed by governor, secretary of state and treasurer. lers and Treasurers, January 2005. GL—Appointed by the governor and confirmed by both changers of the legislature Key: SB—Appointed by state budget and control board. E—Elected by the public. C—Constitutional L—Appointed by the legislature. S—Statutory G—Appointed by the governor. N.A.—Not available. SS—Appointed by the secretary of state. (a) Serves at the pleasure of the legislature The Council of State Governments LC—selected by legislative committee, commission or council. (b) Serves at the pleasure of a legislative committee. ED—appointed by the executive director of legislative services (c) Serves at the pleasure of the secretary of state. AUDITORS AND COMPTROLLERS 287.