Pennsylvania Auditor General


The Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850. The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Democrat Eugene DePasquale.

History

The Office of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania was created in 1809 by the General Assembly. The office was appointed by the Governor until 1850, when it became a statewide elective office. The terms were for 3 years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to 4 years.

Responsibilities

The office performs financial audits of state agencies, municipal governments, school districts, public sector pensions, entities that receive state funding support, and corporate tax returns. These audits are designed as an accountability mechanism and serve to ensure that public money is spent in an appropriate manner. Additionally, the agency undertakes performance audits, which are designed to determine program efficiency and effectiveness, of certain organizations, such as veteran's homes, prisons, and mental health centers.

List of Auditors General

NameTermParty
George Bryan Jr.1809–1821
James Duncan1821–1824
David Mann1824–1830
Daniel Sturgeon1830–1836Democratic
Nathaniel P. Hobart1836–1839
George R. Espy1839–1842
William F. Packer1842–1845Democratic
John N. Purviance1845–1851Democratic
Ephraim Banks1851–1857Democratic
Jacob Fry Jr.1857–1860Democratic
Thomas E. Cochran1860–1863
Isaac Slenker1863–1866Democratic
John F. Hartranft1866–1872Republican
Harrison Allen1872–1875Republican
Justus F. Temple1875–1878Democratic
William P. Schell1878–1881Democratic
John A. Lemon1881–1884Republican
Jerome B. Niles1884–1887Republican
A. Wilson Norris1887–1888Republican
Thomas McCamant1888–1892Republican
David McMurtrie Gregg1892–1895Republican
Amos H. Mylin1895–1898Republican
Levi G. McCauley1898–1901Republican
Edmund B. Hardenbergh1901–1904Republican
William P. Snyder1904–1907Republican
Robert K. Young1907–1910Republican
A.E. Sisson1910–1913Republican
Archibald W. Powell1913–1917Republican
Charles A. Snyder1917–1921Republican
Samuel S. Lewis1921–1925Republican
Edward Martin1925–1929Republican
Charles A. Waters1929–1933Republican
Frank E. Baldwin1933–1937Republican
Warren R. Roberts1937–1941Democratic
F. Clair Ross1941–1944Democratic
Ted A. Rosenberg1945Democratic
G. Harold Wagner1945–1949Democratic
Weldon Brinton Heyburn1949–1953Republican
Charles R. Barber1953–1957Republican
Charles C. Smith1957–1961Republican
Thomas Z. Minehart1961–1965Democratic
Grace M. Sloan1965–1969Democratic
Bob Casey Sr.1969–1977Democratic
Al Benedict1977–1985Democratic
Donald A. Bailey1985–1989Democratic
Barbara Hafer1989–1997Republican
Bob Casey Jr.1997–2005Democratic
Jack Wagner2005–2013Democratic
Eugene DePasquale2013–Democratic