New Jersey State Comptroller
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The New Jersey
State Comptroller
is an office of the Government of New Jersey
recreated by an act of the state legislature
in 2007. The Comptroller is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey
, with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate
, to a renewable six-year term. Prior to the 2007 recreation, the office was filled by direct election.
The current State Comptroller is Matthew Boxer
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, independent state authorities, local governments, and boards of education
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
State Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
is an office of the Government of New Jersey
Government of New Jersey
The government of New Jersey was established by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the current state constitution. It comprises three branches: the executive, headed by the Governor of New Jersey; the legislative ; and judicial, headed by the New Jersey Supreme Court.- New Jersey State...
recreated by an act of the state legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
in 2007. The Comptroller is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
, with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
, to a renewable six-year term. Prior to the 2007 recreation, the office was filled by direct election.
The current State Comptroller is Matthew Boxer
Matthew Boxer
Matthew Boxer is the New Jersey State Comptroller. Matthew Boxer was sworn in as New Jersey’s first independent state comptroller on January 17, 2008 after the recreation of the office in 2007....
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Responsibilities of the State Comptroller
The State Comptroller audits government finances, examining government contracts, reviews the efficiency and performance of various state government programs, and provides audit training to government entities. The State Comptroller has the authority to conduct audits of the executive branch of state government, public institutions of higher educationHigher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
, independent state authorities, local governments, and boards of education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
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People
- Matthew BoxerMatthew BoxerMatthew Boxer is the New Jersey State Comptroller. Matthew Boxer was sworn in as New Jersey’s first independent state comptroller on January 17, 2008 after the recreation of the office in 2007....
2008 to present, first under recreation - John McCutcheon (New Jersey)John McCutcheon (New Jersey)John McCutcheon was the New Jersey State Comptroller and the Passaic County Clerk.-Biography:He was born on March 6, 1879 in Paterson, New Jersey. He was the Passaic County Clerk when he ran for New Jersey State Comptroller in 1929. He died on September 16, 1942 in a car accident....
circa 1934. - Newton Albert Kendall Bugbee circa 1929.
- W. S. Hancock ? to 1902.