Wyoming State Auditor Explained

Post:State Auditor
Body:the State of Wyoming
Insignia:Seal of Wyoming.svg
Insigniasize:110px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Wyoming
Style:Her Honor
Incumbent:Kristi Racines
since 2019
Termlength:Four years
Formation:1890

The Wyoming State Auditor is a statewide elected office in Wyoming and serves as the chief accountant and payroll officer for the state. The Auditor, who elected to a 4-year term, protects public money by ensuring that it is properly accounted for in the most efficient and cost effective means at all times.[1] Promoting transparency and financial accountability are the top priorities. The predecessor of the position was the Wyoming Territory Auditor. Wyoming has had a state auditor since achieving statehood in 1890. The current Auditors is Republican Kristi Racines,[2] who assumed office in January 2019.[3]

List of Auditors of the Wyoming territory

Image Name Term Party
align=right 1 1869–1870 Democratic
align=right 2 1870–1875 Republican
align=right 3 1875–1877 Republican
align=right 4 1877–1879 Republican
align=right 5 1879–1882 Republican
align=right 6 1882–1884 Republican
align=right 7 1884–1886 Republican
align=right 8 1886–1890 Republican

List of State Auditors of Wyoming

Image Auditor Picture Term Party
1C.W. Burdick1890–1895
2William O. Owen1895–1899
3 Leroy Grant1899–1911Republican
4Robert B. Forsyth1911–1919Republican
5 Ishmael C. Jefferis1919–1923
6 Vincent Carter1923–1929Republican
7Roscoe Alcorn1929–1935Republican
8 William M. Jack1935–1944Democratic
9 Carl Robinson1944Democratic
10John J. McIntyre1944-1947Democratic
11Everett T. Copenhaver1947–1955Republican
12 Minnie A. Mitchell1955–1967Republican
13 Everett T. Copenhaver1967–1973Republican
14Edwin J. Witzenburger1973 – 1975Republican
15James B. Griffith1975–1987Republican
16Jack Sidi1987–1991Republican
17Dave Ferrari1991–1999Republican
18Max Maxfield1999–2007Republican
19Rita Meyer2007–2010Republican
20Cynthia Cloud2011–2019Republican
21Kristi Racines2019–presentRepublican

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyoming State Auditor . 2023-12-27 . Ballotpedia . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-11-26 . Wyoming State Auditor's Office . 2023-12-27 . Wyoming State Auditor's Office . en-US.
  3. Web site: Kristi Racines . 2023-12-27 . Ballotpedia . en.