Pennsylvania Auditor General
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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 Jack Wagner
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. The office was appointed by the Governor until 1850, when it became a state-wide elective office. The terms were for 3 years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to 4 years.
Jack Wagner (politician)
Jack E. Wagner is the current auditor general of Pennsylvania. The statewide elected office is charged with serving as the commonwealth’s independent fiscal monitor...
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History
The Office of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania was created in 1809 by the General AssemblyPennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
. The office was appointed by the Governor until 1850, when it became a state-wide elective office. The terms were for 3 years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to 4 years.
Former Auditors General
| Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Banks | 1851–1857 | |
| Jacob Fryle, Jr. | 1857–1860 | |
| Thomas E. Cochran | 1860–1863 | |
| Isaac Slenker | 1863–1866 | |
| John F. Hartranft John F. Hartranft John Frederick Hartranft was the 17th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1879 and a Union Major General who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1866–1872 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| C. D. Brigham | 1872 | |
| Harrison Allen Harrison Allen Harrison Allen was an American physician and anatomist, born in Philadelphia. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1861, and in 1862 became a surgeon in the United States Army and served until the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865... |
1872–1875 | |
| Justus F. Temple | 1875–1878 | |
| William P. Schell | 1878–1881 | |
| John A. Lemon | 1881–1884 | |
| Jerome B. Niles | 1884–1887 | |
| A. Wilson Norris | 1887–1888 | |
| Thomas McCamant | 1888–1892 | |
| David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg was a farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1892–1895 | Republican |
| Amos H. Mylin | 1895–1898 | |
| Levi G. McCauley | 1898–1901 | Republican |
| Edmund B. Hardenbergh | 1901–1904 | Republican |
| William P. Snyder | 1904–1907 | Republican |
| Robert K. Young | 1907–1910 | Republican |
| A.E. Sisson | 1910–1913 | Republican |
| Archibald W. Powell | 1913–1917 | Republican |
| Charles A. Snyder | 1917–1921 | Republican |
| Samuel S. Lewis Samuel S. Lewis Samuel S. Lewis was the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1943.Lewis was born in York, Pennsylvania. He also served as Pennsylvania State Auditor General and Pennsylvania State Treasurer.... |
1921–1925 | Republican |
| Edward Martin | 1925–1929 | Republican |
| Charles A. Waters | 1929–1933 | Republican |
| Frank E. Baldwin | 1933–1937 | Republican |
| Warren R. Roberts | 1937–1941 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| F. Clair Ross | 1941–1944 | Democratic |
| Ted A. Rosenberg | 1945 | |
| G. Harold Wagner G. Harold Wagner The text below is a faithful transcript of an obituary published in the April 21, 1960 edition of the Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper. Grammatical and potential spelling errors are included below exactly as found in the 1960 newspaper article. The purpose of this transcript is to provide an... |
1945–1949 | Republican |
| Weldon B Heyburn | 1949–1953 | Republican |
| Charles R. Barber | 1953–1957 | Republican |
| Charles C. Smith Charles C. Smith (Pennsylvania legislator) Charles C. Smith was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Smith was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1944 and served through 1956.He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-References:... |
1957–1961 | Republican |
| Thomas Z. Minehart | 1961–1965 | Democratic |
| Grace M. Sloan | 1965–1969 | Democratic |
| Robert P. Casey Robert P. Casey Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Sr. was an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995... |
1969–1977 | Democratic |
| Al Benedict | 1977–1985 | Democratic |
| Donald A. Bailey Donald A. Bailey Donald Allen "Don" Bailey is an American politician and lawyer, from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for... |
1985–1989 | Democratic |
| Barbara Hafer Barbara Hafer Barbara Hafer is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.-Early political career:... |
1989–1997 | Republican |
| Bob Casey, Jr. Bob Casey, Jr. Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Jr. is the senior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as Pennsylvania Treasurer, and Pennsylvania Auditor General. He is the son of former Governor Bob Casey, Sr..He is the first Democrat elected to a full term in... |
1997–2005 | Democratic |
| Jack Wagner Jack Wagner (politician) Jack E. Wagner is the current auditor general of Pennsylvania. The statewide elected office is charged with serving as the commonwealth’s independent fiscal monitor... |
2005–present | Democratic |
See also
- Governor of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralPennsylvania Attorney GeneralThe Pennsylvania Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1980. Currently, the office is held by Linda Kelly.- Authority and Responsibilities :...
- Pennsylvania General AssemblyPennsylvania General AssemblyThe Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
- Pennsylvania State CapitolPennsylvania State CapitolThe Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg. It was designed in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with Renaissance themes throughout...