The Maine state auditor is a statutory state executive position in the government of the U.S. state of Maine.[1] According to the Office of the State Auditor's webpage, the primary purpose of the position is "to audit the financial statements of the State of Maine and expenditures of federal programs".
| Maine State Auditor | |
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| First holder | Charles P. Hatch |
| Website | www |
The Office of State Auditor was created in 1883 to examine the accounts held by the Maine State Treasurer. Originally a three-member committee, the single state auditor position was created in 1907.[2] State Auditors are elected by the Maine Legislature for a term of four years and each Auditor is limited to two four-year terms.
Qualifications
editAccording to statute, the state auditor "..shall be a certified public accountant or a college graduate with not less than 6 years of experience as a professional accountant or auditor, including not less than 5 years of auditing experience, of which not less than 4 years shall have been in a supervisory capacity".[3]
List of Maine state auditors
edit| Name[1] | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles P. Hatch | 1907 | 1911 | Republican |
| Lamont A. Stevens | 1911 | 1913 | Democratic |
| T.F. Callahan | 1913 | 1915 | Democratic |
| J. Edward Sullivan | 1915 | 1917 | -- |
| Roy L. Wardwell | 1917 | 1922 | -- |
| Elbert D. Hayford | 1922 | 1940 | Republican |
| William D. Hayes | 1940 | 1945 | Republican |
| Fred M. Berry | 1945 | 1957 | Republican |
| Michael A. Napolitano | 1957 | 1965 | Republican |
| Armand G. Sansoucy | 1965 | 1969 | Democratic |
| Michael A. Napolitano | 1969 | 1970 | Democratic |
| William Otterbein | 1970 | 1972 | Democratic |
| Raymond M. Rideout Jr. | 1972 | 1976 | Democratic |
| Rodney L. Scribner | 1976 | 1977 | Democratic |
| George J. Rainville | June 30, 1977 | 1985 | Democratic |
| Robert W. Norton | 1985 | March 27, 1987 | Democratic |
| Rodney L. Scribner | 1987 | 1997 | Democratic |
| Gail M. Chase | 1997 | 2005 | Democratic |
| Neria Douglass | 2005 | 2012 | Democratic |
| Pola Buckley | 2013 | 2020 | Democratic |
| Matthew Dunlap | January 2021 | October 2021 | Democratic |
| Jacob Norton | 2021 | ||
| Matthew Dunlap | 2022 | Present | Democratic |
References
edit- ^ a b "Maine State Auditors, 1907-". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Department of Audit : Home Page". Maine. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Title 5, §241: State Auditor; salary". Retrieved December 28, 2014.