Controller (state executive office)

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Controller, also known ascomptroller, is a state-level position in 21 states. Most controllers and comptrollers share duties similar tostate treasurers, exercising varying powers related to budgetary and management matters.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The controller is popularly elected in 10 states and appointed in 11. Eight of those states are appointed by the governor. The controller is appointed by the state legislature in Tennessee, by the state finance director in Alabama, and by the executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration in Colorado.
  • In 2023, controller salaries ranged from $94,760 inIndiana to $222,252 inTennessee.

    • Current officeholders

    List of current controllers

    *Note:This list may be incomplete. We are working to capture all elected and appointed controllers across the United States and its territories. Pleaseemail us if you would like to suggest an update.


    OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
    Alabama ComptrollerKathleen D. BaxterNonpartisanAugust 2, 2017
    Alaska ComptrollerKayla WisnerNonpartisanOctober 1, 2019
    California ControllerMalia CohenDemocraticJanuary 2, 2023
    Colorado ControllerRobert JarosNonpartisanMay 1, 2013
    Connecticut ComptrollerSean ScanlonDemocraticJanuary 4, 2023
    Idaho ControllerBrandon WoolfRepublicanOctober 15, 2012
    Illinois ComptrollerSusana MendozaDemocraticDecember 5, 2016
    Indiana Comptroller of StateElise NieshallaRepublicanDecember 1, 2023
    Maine ControllerDouglas CotnoirNonpartisan2012
    Maryland ComptrollerBrooke Elizabeth LiermanDemocraticJanuary 16, 2023
    Massachusetts Comptroller of the CommonwealthBill McNamaraNonpartisanFebruary 21, 2020
    Nevada ControllerAndy MatthewsRepublicanJanuary 2, 2023
    New Hampshire State ComptrollerDana CallNonpartisan2017
    New Jersey ComptrollerShirley EmeheluNonpartisanJanuary 20, 2026
    New Mexico State ControllerMark MelhoffNonpartisanApril 15, 2023
    New York ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoliDemocraticFebruary 7, 2007
    North Carolina State ControllerNels RoselandNonpartisanJuly 1, 2022
    South Carolina Comptroller GeneralBrian GainesDemocraticMay 12, 2023
    Tennessee Comptroller of the TreasuryJason MumpowerRepublicanJanuary 13, 2021
    Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsKelly HancockRepublicanJuly 1, 2025
    Virginia State ComptrollerScott AdamsNonpartisanAugust 23, 2024



    Comparison across states

    Method of selection
    Partisan affiliation
    Compensation
    Vacancy fill methods

    The controller is popularly elected in 10 states and appointed in 11. Eight of those states are an appointment by the governor. The controller is appointed by the state Legislature in Tennessee, by the state finance director in Alabama, and by the executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration in Colorado.

    Election history

    2026

    See also:State executive official elections, 2026

    Ten states are holding elections for controller in 2026:

    2025

    See also:State executive official elections, 2025

    No state held elections for controller in 2025.

    2024

    See also:State executive official elections, 2024

    No state held elections for controller in 2024.

    2023

    See also:State executive official elections, 2023

    No state held elections for controller in 2023.

    2022

    See also:State executive official elections, 2022

    Nine states held elections for controller in 2022.

    Click here for a list of past elections (click to expand)


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