David A. Vaudt

Republican Party

Compensation

Base salary

$103,212

Education

Bachelor's

Upper Iowa University, 1976

Personal

Profession

Accountant

Contact

Personal website

David Vaudt is the formerRepublicanIowa Auditor of State. He was first elected in 2002 and has been re-elected twice. His current term was set to expire in 2014, however Vaudt^[1] announced on April 4, 2013 that he would be resigning as Auditor on May 3 in order to become chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.^[2]

Biography

Vaudt worked as an accountant/partner at KPMG from 1976-2001. He served as Chair of the Iowa Accountancy Examining Board from 1995-2002, and has been on the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.^[3]

Education

• B.A., Accounting, Upper Iowa University, 1976

Political career

Iowa Auditor of State (2003-2013)

Vaudt served asIowa Auditor of State from 2003 until his resignation May 3, 2013.

Elections

2010

Vaudt won re-election asIowa Auditor of State on November 2, 2010.

Iowa Auditor of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David VaudtIncumbent	56.5%	597,721
	Democratic	Jon Murphy	43.5%	460,493
Total Votes				1,058,214
Election results viaIowa Secretary of State

2006

Vaudt won re-election asIowa Auditor of State unopposed on November 7, 2006.

Iowa Auditor of State, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David VaudtIncumbent	100%	669,434
Total Votes				669,434
Election results viaIowa Secretary of State

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Vaudt resides in West Des Moines, Iowa. His wife, Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt, is an assistant attorney general who works in the Iowa attorney general's office.^[4]

See also

• Auditor
• Iowa Auditor of State

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Homepage of the Iowa State Auditor's Office
• David Vaudt's Personal Website
• David Vaudt on LinkedIn
• Project Vote Smart - Auditor David A. Vaudt's Biography

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