Nevada State Controller
State Controller of Nevada | |
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Seat | Nevada State Capitol Carson City, Nevada |
Appointer | General election |
Term length | Four years, no term limits |
Constituting instrument | Nevada Constitution of 1864, Article V |
Inaugural holder | Alanson W. Nightingill |
Formation | October 31, 1864 |
Salary | $110,451[1] |
Website | Official page |
The Nevada State Controller is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. Twenty-one individuals have held the office of State Controller since statehood. The incumbent is Catherine Byrne, a Democrat.
Powers and duties[]
The State Controller is the chief fiscal officer of the state of Nevada and is responsible for administering the state’s accounting system, registering vendors, settling all claims against the state and collecting debts owed to the state. The State Controller processes and records the state’s financial transactions, selects a certified public accounting firm to conduct the annual statewide single audit of the state's basic financial statements and federal grants, and ensures compliance over internal controls with the Nevada Constitution, federal laws and state statutes. The State Controller also provides the citizens, state agencies, local governments and legislators with accurate and impartial financial information, issues quarterly reports on the financial condition of the state's Permanent School Fund, and protects the citizens’ money by ensuring that it is properly accounted for and spent in the most efficient and cost effective manner at all times. The State Controller has a statutory charge to recommend plans for the support of the public credit, promoting frugality and economy within state government, and improved management of the state’s fiscal affairs, among related matters.[2]
In addition, the State Controller is a member of the State Board of Finance, which approves and periodically reviews the State Treasurer's investment policies for both the State Investment Fund and the assets held in the Local Government Pooled Investment Fund.[3]
List of state controllers[]
Democratic (6) Republican (14) Silver (2)
# | State Controller | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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1 | Alanson W. Nightingill | Republican | 1864 | 1867 | |
2 | Republican | 1867 | 1869 | ||
3 | Republican | 1869 | 1871 | ||
4 | Republican | 1871 | 1879 | ||
5 | Republican | 1879 | 1891 | ||
6 | Republican | 1891 | 1895 | ||
7 | Silver | 1895 | 1899 | ||
8 | Silver–Democratic | 1899 | 1907 | ||
9 | Republican | 1907 | 1915 | ||
10 | Democratic | 1915 | 1927 | ||
11 | Republican | 1927 | 1935 | ||
12 | Democratic | 1935 | 1947 | ||
13 | Democratic | 1947 | 1951 | ||
14 | Republican | 1951 | 1959 | ||
15 | Democratic | 1959 | 1967 | ||
16 | Republican | 1967 | 1983 | ||
17 | Republican | 1983 | 1999 | ||
18 | Kathy Augustine | Republican | 1999 | 2006 | |
19 | Republican | 2006 | 2007 | ||
20 | Kim Wallin | Democratic | 2007 | 2015 | |
21 | Ron Knecht | Republican | 2015 | 2019 | |
21 | Catherine Byrne | Democratic | 2019 | present |
References[]
- ^ Catherine Byrne Salary Report (Report). Transparent Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Nevada State Controller's Office. "Responsibilities of the State Controller". State of Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Nevada State Treasurer's Office. "Board of Finance Information". State of Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
External links[]
- State Controllers of Nevada
- Nevada politician stubs