Indiana State Auditor
The Indiana Auditor of State (doing business as "the Indiana State Comptroller" ) is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Indiana . Fifty-seven individuals have occupied the office of auditor of state since statehood. The incumbent is Elise Nieshalla , a Republican .[a]
Election and term of office
The auditor of state is elected to a four-year term of office. The occupant of the office is term limited and cannot serve more than eight years out of any twelve-year period.[2]
Powers and duties
The auditor of state, officially doing business as "the State Comptroller", functions as the chief financial officer for the whole of state government. In terms of financial accounting , the auditor of state creates and operates the statewide accounting system, maintains a record of revenues, expenditures and balances by state fund , collects debts owed the state, and prepares various financial reports, including the state of Indiana's annual comprehensive financial report . As it concerns disbursements of public money, the auditor of state examines and settles claims by and against the state, issues warrants on the state treasury in payment of claims approved, authorizes electronic funds transfers , and administers payroll to over 33,000 state employees. The auditor of state is also responsible for supervising county finances and distributing property tax revenue to counties, cities, towns, schools, and other local units of government.[3] [4]
List of auditors
Democratic-Republican
Democratic
Whig
Republican
|Republican
Territorial Auditors
State Auditors
#
Name
Took office
Left office
Party
Hometown
Notes
1
William H. Lilly
November 16, 1816
February 17, 1828
Democratic-Republican
Corydon, Indiana
[7]
2
Benjamin L. Blythe
April 5, 1828
December 4, 1828
Democratic-Republican
Brookville, Indiana
3
Morris Morris
January 21, 1829
January 24, 1844
Whig
Indianapolis, Indiana
4
Horatio J. Harris
January 24, 1844
January 25, 1847
Democratic
Delphi, Indiana
5
Douglass Maguire
January 25, 1847
January 25, 1850
Whig
Indianapolis, Indiana
6
Erastus W. H. Ellis
January 25, 1850
January 25, 1853
Democratic
Elkhart County, Indiana
7
John P. Dunn
January 25, 1853
January 25, 1855
Democratic
Dearborn County, Indiana
8
Hiram E. Talbott
January 25, 1855
January 26, 1857
Republican
Putnam County, Indiana
9
John W. Dodd
January 26, 1857
January 25, 1861
Democratic
Grant County, Indiana
10
Albert Lange
January 25, 1861
January 26, 1863
Republican
Terre Haute, Indiana
11
Joseph Ristine
January 26, 1863
January 25, 1865
Democratic
Fountain County, Indiana
12
Thomas B. McCarthy
January 25, 1865
January 25, 1869
Republican
Wabash, Indiana
13
John D. Evans
January 25, 1869
January 25, 1871
Republican
Noblesville, Indiana
14
John C. Schoemaker
January 25, 1871
January 25, 1873
Democratic
Cannelton, Indiana
15
James A. Wildman
January 25, 1873
January 25, 1875
Republican
Kokomo, Indiana
16
Ebenezer Henderson
January 25, 1875
January 25, 1879
Democratic
Martinsville, Indiana
17
Mahlon D. Manson
January 25, 1879
January 25, 1881
Democratic
Crawfordsville, Indiana
[8]
18
Edward H. Wolfe
January 25, 1881
January 25, 1883
Republican
Rushville, Indiana
19
James H. Rice
January 25, 1883
January 25, 1887
Democratic
New Albany, Indiana
20
Bruce Carr
January 25, 1887
January 25, 1891
Republican
Orange County, Indiana
21
John O. Henderson
January 25, 1891
January 25, 1895
Democratic
Kokomo, Indiana
22
Americus C. Daily
January 25, 1895
January 25, 1899
Republican
Boone County, Indiana
23
William H. Hart
January 25, 1899
January 25, 1903
Republican
Frankfort, Indiana
24
David E. Sherrick
January 25, 1903
September 14, 1905
Republican
Noblesville, Indiana
[9]
25
Warren Bigler
September 14, 1905
November 24, 1906
Republican
Wabash, Indiana
26
John C. Billheimer
November 24, 1906
November 24, 1910
Republican
Washington, Indiana
27
William H. O'Brien
November 24, 1910
November 24, 1914
Democratic
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
28
Dale J. Crittenberger
November 24, 1914
November 24, 1916
Democratic
Anderson, Indiana
29
Otto L. Klauss
November 24, 1916
November 24, 1920
Republican
Evansville, Indiana
30
William G. Oliver
November 24, 1920
November 24, 1922
Republican
Franklin, Indiana
31
Robert Bracken
November 24, 1922
November 24, 1924
Democratic
Frankfort, Indiana
32
Lewis S. Bowman
December 1, 1924
December 1, 1928
Republican
Richmond, Indiana
33
Arch N. Bobbitt
December 1, 1928
December 1, 1930
Republican
English, Indiana
34
Floyd E. Williamson
December 1, 1930
December 1, 1934
Democratic
Indianapolis, Indiana
35
Laurence F. Sullivan
December 1, 1934
December 1, 1938
Democratic
Princeton, Indiana
36
Frank G. Thompson
December 1, 1938
December 1, 1940
Democratic
Bluffton, Indiana
37
Richard T. James
December 1, 1940
December 1, 1944
Republican
Portland, Indiana
38
Alvan V. Burch
December 1, 1944
December 1, 1948
Republican
Evansville, Indiana
39
James M. Propst
December 1, 1948
December 1, 1950
Democraticic
Terre Haute, Indiana
40
Frank Millis
December 1, 1950
December 1, 1954
Republican
Campbellsburg, Indiana
41
Curtis E. Rardin
December 1, 1954
December 1, 1956
Republican
Rensselaer, Indiana
42
Roy T. Combs
December 1, 1956
December 1, 1958
Republican
Indianapolis, Indiana
43
Albert A. Steinwedal
December 1, 1958
December 1, 1960
Democratic
Seymour, Indiana
44
Dorothy Gardner
December 1, 1960
December 1, 1964
Republican
Fort Wayne, Indiana
[10]
45
Mark L. France
December 1, 1964
December 1, 1966
Democratic
Fort Wayne, Indiana
46
John P. Gallagher
December 1, 1966
December 1, 1968
Republican
Munster, Indiana
47
Trudy S. Etherton
December 1, 1968
December 1, 1970
Republican
South Bend, Indiana
48
Mary Aikins Currie
December 1, 1970
December 1, 1978
Democratic
Osgood, Indiana
49
Charles D. Loos
December 1, 1978
December 1, 1982
Republican
Cicero, Indiana
50
Otis E. Cox
December 1, 1982
December 1, 1986
Democratic
Anderson, Indiana
51
Ann G. DeVore
December 1, 1986
December 1, 1994
Republican
Indianapolis, Indiana
52
Morris Wooden
December 1, 1994
December 1, 1998
Republican
Indianapolis, Indiana
53
Connie Kay Nass
December 1, 1998
December 1, 2006
Republican
Huntingburg, Indiana
54
Tim Berry
December 1, 2006
August 13, 2013
Republican
Fort Wayne, Indiana
[9]
55
Dwayne Sawyer
August 19, 2013
December 15, 2013
Republican
Brownsburg, Indiana
[11]
56
Suzanne Crouch
January 2, 2014
January 9, 2017
Republican
Evansville, Indiana
57
Tera Klutz
January 9, 2017
November 30, 2023
Republican
Fort Wayne, Indiana
58
Elise Nieshalla
December 1, 2023
present
Republican
Zionsville, Indiana
Notes
^ Kelly, Niki (28 November 2023). "Holcomb names Nieshalla as new State Comptroller" .
^ "Article 6, Section 1, Indiana Constitution" (PDF) . Indiana Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Comptroller Departments" . State of Indiana. Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ "Article 7, Chapter 1, Indiana Code" . Indiana Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 30, 2023 .
^ a b c Annual Reports of the Officers of State of the State of Indiana (Indianapolis, 1895), 56.
^ The office of auditor was created by Congress in 1809 and filled in the next general election
^ Died in office
^ Was a United States representative
^ a b Resigned from Office
^ First woman to hold the office.
^ First African-American to hold the office.
See also
Sources
Funk, Arville L (1983) [1969]. A Sketchbook of Indiana History . Rochester, Indiana : Christian Book Press. pp. 209–210.
External links
Executive Legislature Judiciary Departments Local government Law
Political party affiliations :
▌ 21 Republican (21 states)
▌ 18 Democratic (16 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
▌ 17 nonpartisan (13 states, 4 territories)