Vermont State Auditor
Vermont Auditor of Accounts | |
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since January 10, 2013 | |
Residence | Vermont |
Term length | Two years (no term limits) |
Formation | 1790 |
First holder | Elisha Clark |
Deputy | Tim Ashe (Since 2021) |
Salary | $116,730 (As of 2021) |
Website | auditor |
The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts is one of six constitutional officers in Vermont, elected statewide every two years. The Office provides an independent and objective assessment of Vermont's governmental operations.
The current Auditor is Douglas R. Hoffer, a Democrat/Progressive. He was first elected to office in 2012.
Until 1870, Vermont elected the Auditor of Accounts for one-year terms.[1] Prior to an 1883 constitutional amendment, the state auditor was chosen by a vote of the Vermont General Assembly, as was the Secretary of State of Vermont.[1] Since then, these two officials are elected by statewide popular vote, as are the governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and attorney general.[1]
In the event of a vacancy, the governor is empowered to appoint a successor.[2] Vermont statutes require the governor to solicit recommendations from the political party of the individual who held the office prior to the vacancy, but the governor is empowered to appoint any qualified individual whether or not he or she was recommended.[2]
Notable former Vermont Auditors
[edit]- Silas H. Hodges, Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office[3]
- Frederick E. Woodbridge, member of the United States House of Representatives[4][5]
- Franklin D. Hale, U.S. Consul in: Coaticook, Quebec; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Trinidad; and Huddersfield, England[6][7][8]
- Orion M. Barber, Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals[9]
- Horace F. Graham, Governor of Vermont[10]
List of Vermont Auditors
[edit]# | Auditor | Picture | Term | Party |
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1 | Elisha Clark | 1790–1797 | No party affiliation | |
2 | Seth Storrs | ![]() |
1797–1801 | No party affiliation |
3 | Benjamin Emmons Jr. | 1801–1807 | No party affiliation | |
4 | Alex Hutchinson | 1807–1813 | Democratic-Republican | |
5 | Job Lyman | 1813–1815 | No party affiliation | |
Alex Hutchinson | 1815–1817 | Democratic-Republican | ||
7 | Willis Hall Jr. | 1817–1819 | No party affiliation | |
8 | Norman Williams | ![]() |
1819–1823 | Democratic-Republican |
9 | David Pierce | 1823–1829 | Democratic-Republican | |
1829-1835 | National Republican | |||
1835-1839 | Anti-Masonic | |||
1839-1845 | Whig | |||
10 | Silas H. Hodges | ![]() |
1845–1850 | Whig |
11 | Frederick E. Woodbridge | ![]() |
1850–1853 | Whig |
12 | William M. Pingry | ![]() |
1853–1855 | Free Soil |
1855-1860 | Republican | |||
13 | Jeptha Bradley | 1860–1864 | Republican | |
14 | Dugald Stewart | 1864–1870 | National Union | |
1867-1870 | Republican | |||
15 | Whitman G. Ferrin | 1870–1877 | Republican | |
16 | Jedd P. Ladd | 1877–1879 | Republican | |
17 | E. Henry Powell | ![]() |
1879–1892 | Republican |
18 | Franklin D. Hale | ![]() |
1892–1898 | Republican |
19 | Orion M. Barber | ![]() |
1898–1902 | Republican |
20 | Horace F. Graham | ![]() |
1902–1917 | Republican |
21 | Benjamin Gates | ![]() |
1917–1941 | Republican |
22 | David V. Anderson | ![]() |
1941–1965 | Republican |
23 | Jay H. Gordon | 1965–1969 | Democratic | |
24 | Robert T. King | ![]() |
1969–1970 | Republican |
25 | Alexander V. Acebo | ![]() |
1970–1993 | Republican |
26 | Edward S. Flanagan | 1993–2001 | Democratic | |
27 | Elizabeth M. Ready | 2001–2005 | Democratic | |
28 | Randy Brock | ![]() |
2005–2007 | Republican |
29 | Thomas M. Salmon | 2007-2009 | Democratic | |
2009–2013 | Republican[11] | |||
29 | Doug Hoffer | ![]() |
2013–present | Democratic/Progressive[12] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Hill, William C. (2011). The Vermont State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-19-977902-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Title 17: Elections, Chapter 53: Vacancies, § 2623. Vacancies in offices within this State". The Vermont Statutes Online. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Journal of the Patent Office Society, published by U.S. Patent Office Society, Volume 2, Number 1 (September, 1919), page 67
- ^ "WOODBRIDGE, Frederick Enoch, (1818 - 1888)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Frederick Woodbridge". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ Jeffrey, William H. (1904). Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 86–88 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mohr, Wm. F., ed. (1914). Who's Who In New York City and State (Sixth ed.). New York, NY: Who's Who In New York City and State, Inc. p. 316 – via Google Books.
- ^ Death Notices: Supplement to General Alumni Catalog of Officers and Students, 1837–1921, September, 1940–September, 1941. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. 1942. p. 10 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Barber, Orion Metcalf - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Biography, Horace French Graham". NGA.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Elected as a Democrat in 2006 and 2008, switched to the Republican Party in 2009 and was re-elected in 2010
- ^ Was a member of Progressive Party, but also received and accepted nomination of Democratic Party afterward