Arkansas State Auditor
Auditor of State | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years |
Constituting instrument | Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 63, Article 6 |
Precursor | Territorial Auditor Arkansaw Territory July 4, 1819–June 15, 1836 |
Formation | June 15, 1836 |
First holder | Elias N. Conway |
Succession | Statewide election |
Salary | $85,000 |
Website | www |
The Arkansas State Auditor (formally known as the Auditor of State) is an executive position and constitutional officer within the Arkansas government. The State Auditor serves as the accountant for the state, responsible for monitoring funds for state agencies, disbursing state funds, and managing unclaimed property.
The current State Auditor is Andrea Lea, who took office in 2015.
History[]
The auditor position was created on July 4, 1819, when Arkansaw Territory was created from the Missouri Territory. All constitutional officers of Arkansas were appointed by a joint session of the General Assembly of Arkansas Territory, except the governor. Upon statehood in 1836, the position took the current name. When the Arkansas Constitution of 1868 was ratified during the Reconstruction era, direct election of constitutional officers was among the reforms listed in the new document. Auditors were elected to four-year terms in partisan elections. This system remained in place when the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 was adopted, which remains in effect today.[1][2]
Prior to Amendment 63 in 1982, the term length for constitutional offices in Arkansas, including Auditor, was two years.
List of Arkansas State Auditors[]
No.[a] | Name | Party[b] | Service[3] | Notes |
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1 | Elias N. Conway | None | June 15, 1836 – May 17, 1841 | |
acting | None | May 17, 1841 – July 5, 1841 | ||
1 | Elias N. Conway | None | July 5, 1841 – 1849 | |
2 | None | 1849–1855 | [c] | |
acting | William Miller | None | 1854–1855 | |
3 | None | 1855–1857 | ||
4 | William Miller | None | 1857–1860 | |
acting | None | March 5, 1860 – January 24, 1861 | ||
4 | William Miller | None | 1861–1864 | Arkansas was within the Confederate States of America |
5 | Republican | 1864–1866 | ||
6 | William Miller | Democratic | 1866–1868 | |
7 | Republican | 1868–1873 | ||
8 | Republican | 1873–1874 | ||
9 | William Miller | Democratic | 1874–1877 | |
10 | Democratic | 1877–1883 | ||
11 | [4] | Democratic | 1883–1887 | |
12 | William Miller | Democratic | 1877 – November 29, 1887 | Died in office |
13 | Democratic | November 30, 1887 – 1893 | Initially appointed, later elected | |
14 | Democratic | 1893–1897 | ||
15 | Democratic | 1897–1901 | ||
16 | Democratic | 1901–1905 | ||
17 | Democratic | 1905–1909 | ||
18 | Democratic | 1909–1912 | ||
19 | Democratic | 1912–1913 | Resigned shortly before death | |
20 | None | June 13, 1913 – 1915 | Appointed to fill unexpired term | |
21 | None | 1915–1917 | ||
22 | Democratic | 1917 – January 1, 1921 | Resigned | |
23 | Democratic | 1921–1925 | Appointed to fill unexpired term | |
24 | Democratic | 1925–1929 | ||
25 | J. Oscar Humphrey | Democratic | 1929–1935 | |
26 | Democratic | 1935–1937 | ||
27 | J. Oscar Humphrey | Democratic | 1937 – April 2, 1956 | Died in office |
28 | None | 1956 | Appointed to fill unexpired term | |
29 | James Herbert "Jimmie Red" Jones | Democratic | 1957–1979 | Resigned upon being appointed Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard[5] |
30 | Jimmie Lou Fisher | None | 1979–1981 | Appointed to fill unexpired term |
31 | Democratic | 1981–1995 | [6] | |
32 | Gus Wingfield | Democratic | 1995–2003 | [7] |
33 | Jim Wood | Democratic | 2003–2011 | [8][9] |
34 | Charlie Daniels | Democratic | 2011–2015 | |
35 | Andrea Lea | Republican | 2015–present |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Goss, Kay C. (June 15, 2020). "Arkansas Constitutions". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Mark (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Office of Auditor". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Former State Auditor Dead". The Prescott daily news. Prescott, Ark. March 24, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Arkansas Blog (September 1, 2008). "Former State Auditor dies" Archived 2009-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Arkansas Blog. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
- ^ [1] "USA Local Elective Office"].
- ^ Associated Press (June 5, 2001). "Auditor will run for treasurer", Batesville Courier. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
- ^ Jim Wood Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Auditor – State of Arkansas. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
- ^ Jeff Hunt (May 15, 2002). "Election 2002 only one week away" Archived November 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Hot Springs Village Voice. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
External links[]
- State constitutional officers of Arkansas
- State Auditors of Arkansas
- 1836 establishments in Arkansas