| State Auditor ofIowa | |
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| Type | State Auditor |
| Appointer | Elected |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Iowa |
| Formation | 1846 |
| First holder | Joseph T. Fales |
TheIowa auditor of state is thestate auditor of the government ofIowa, United States. The office's mission is to "serve as the taxpayers' watchdog" by "ensuring that government officials use taxpayer dollars for the intended purposes to benefit the public".[1]
The office is provided for by theConstitution of Iowa, which requires that the auditor be elected every four years, simultaneously with the rest of the state's executive branch, in midterm elections. The auditor is required to make a complete audit of the financial accounts of every department of the government of Iowa annually.[2] The office supervised by the auditor of state includes three divisions: Administration, Financial Audit, and Performance Investigation.[3][4]The powers of the auditor to request information and file lawsuits were restricted by Senate File 478, a bill signed into law in June 2023.[5][6]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph T. Fales | 1846 | 1849 | Democratic |
| 2 | William Pattee | 1850 | 1854 | Democratic |
| 3 | Andrew J. Stevens | 1854 | 1855 | Whig |
| 4 | John Pattee | 1855 | 1859 | Republican |
| 5 | Jonathan W. Battell | 1859 | 1865 | Republican |
| 6 | John A. Elliott | 1865 | 1871 | Republican |
| 7 | John Russell | 1871 | 1875 | Republican |
| 8 | Buren R. Sherman | 1875 | 1881 | Republican |
| 9 | William V. Lucas | 1881 | 1883 | Republican |
| 10 | John L. Brown | 1883 | 1885 | Republican |
| 11 | Jonathan W. Battell | 1885 | 1886 | Republican |
| 12 | John L. Brown | 1886 | 1886 | Republican |
| 13 | Charles Beardsley | 1886 | 1886 | Republican |
| 14 | John L. Brown | 1886 | 1887 | Republican |
| 15 | Hames A. Lyons | 1887 | 1893 | Republican |
| 16 | Cornelius G. McCarthy | 1893 | 1899 | Republican |
| 17 | Frank F. Merriam | 1899 | 1903 | Republican |
| 18 | Beryl F. Carroll | 1903 | 1909 | Republican |
| 19 | John L. Bleakly | 1909 | 1915 | Republican |
| 20 | Frank S. Shaw | 1915 | 1921 | Republican |
| 21 | Glenn C. Haynes | January 1, 1921 | August 31, 1924 | Republican |
| 22 | James E. Thomas | September 1, 1924 | January 1, 1925 | Republican |
| 23 | James C. McClune | January 1, 1925 | January 1, 1927 | Republican |
| 24 | James W. Long | January 1, 1927 | April 21, 1932 | Republican |
| 25 | C. Fred Porter(Acting)[7] | April 21, 1932 | January 1, 1933 | Republican |
| 26 | Charles W. Storms | January 2, 1933 | January 3, 1939 | Democratic |
| 27 | C. B. Akers | January 3, 1939 | January 2, 1965 | Republican |
| 28 | Lorne R. Worthington | January 2, 1965 | January 1, 1967 | Democratic |
| 29 | Lloyd R. Smith | January 1, 1967 | December 21, 1978 | Republican |
| 30 | Richard D. Johnson | January 26, 1979 | January 3, 2003 | Republican |
| 31 | David Vaudt | January 3, 2003 | May 3, 2013 | Republican |
| 32 | Mary Mosiman | May 13, 2013 | January 2, 2019 | Republican |
| 33 | Rob Sand | January 2, 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic |
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| U.S. senators |  | |
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| State Senate |
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| State House |
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