The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts is one of five constitutional

Constitution of Vermont

The Constitution of the State of Vermont is the fundamental body of law of the U.S. State of Vermont. It was adopted in 1793 following Vermont's admission to the Union in 1791 and is largely based upon the 1777 Constitution of Vermont which was ratified at Windsor in the Old Constitution House. At...

 officers in Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, elected statewide every two years. The Office provides an independent and objective assessment of Vermont's governmental operations.

The current Auditor is Thomas M. Salmon

Thomas M. Salmon

- Early life :Salmon was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He graduated from Bellows Falls Union High School and attended Worcester Academy as a postgraduate year and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Boston College...

, a 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...

, the son of former Vermont Governor

Governor of Vermont

The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...

 Thomas P. Salmon

Thomas P. Salmon

Thomas Paul Salmon , U.S. Democratic Party politician, served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977....

. He was first elected to this office in 2006

Vermont Auditor of Accounts election, 2006

The 2006 Vermont Auditor of Accounts election was held on November 7, 2006 and resulted in one of the closest state-wide election victories in Vermont history...

, as a Democrat, defeating one-term 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...

 incumbent, Randy Brock

Randy Brock

Randolph D. "Randy" Brock is a Vermont Republican politician. He served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2005 to 2007.-Biography:...

.

Former Vermont Auditors

Name	Years
Elisha Clark Elisha Clark Elisha Clark was a Vermont veteran of the American Revolution who was active in government, including serving as the state's first Auditor of Accounts.-Biography:Clark was born in Norwich, Connecticut on September 22, 1752....	1790–1797
Seth Storrs Seth Storrs Seth Storrs was a Vermont political and civic leader who took part in the founding of Middlebury College and served as State Auditor.-Biography:...	1797–1801
Benjamin Emmons, Jr. Benjamin Emmons Benjamin Emmons was a businessman and civic leader in Vermont and Missouri in the early 1800s. he served as Vermont's State Auditor, and in both houses of the Missouri Legislature.-Biography:...	1801–1806
Alex Hutchinson Alexander Hutchinson (Vermont) Alexander Hutchinson was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor.-Biography:Alexander Hutchinson was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on July 4, 1764....	1806–1813
Job Lyman Job Lyman Job Lyman was a Vermont politician, attorney and banker who served as Vermont's State Auditor.-Biography:Job Lyman was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on December 9, 1781...	1813–1815
Alex Hutchinson Alexander Hutchinson (Vermont) Alexander Hutchinson was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor.-Biography:Alexander Hutchinson was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on July 4, 1764....	1815–1817
Wyliss Hall, Jr.	1817–1819
Norman Williams Norman Williams (Vermont) Norman Williams was a Vermont attorney and politician. He served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts and Secretary of State.-Biography:...	1819–1823
David Pierce David Pierce, Jr. David Pierce, Jr. was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served State Auditor and as a state court judge.-Biography:Pierce was born in Southboro, Massachusetts March 26, 1786 and raised in Barnard, Vermont....	1823–1844
Silas H. Hodges Silas H. Hodges Silas H. Hodges was a Vermont attorney, clergyman and politician who served as State Auditor and Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office.-Biography:...	1844–1850
Frederick E. Woodbridge Frederick E. Woodbridge Frederick Enoch Woodbridge was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Vermont.-Biography:Born in Vergennes, Vermont, Woodbridge graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, commencing practice in Vergennes...	1850–1853
William M. Pingry William M. Pingry William M. Pingry was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.-Biography:William Morrill Pingry was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire on May 28, 1806. He studied law, attained admission to the bar in Caledonia County, Vermont in 1832, and began to practice in Waitsfield...	1853–1860
Jeptha Bradley Jeptha Bradley Jeptha Bradley was a mid-1800s Vermont political figure who served in several elected and appointed offices, including State Auditor.-Biography:Bradley was born born in Fairfield....	1860–1864
Dugald Stewart Dugald Stewart (Vermont) Dugald Stewart was a Vermont politician who served as state Auditor of Accounts.-Biography:Born in Middlebury, Vermont on September 26, 1821, Stewart was the brother of Vermont Governor John Wolcott Stewart...	1864–1870
Whitman G. Ferrin Whitman G. Ferrin Whitman G. Ferrin was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.-Biography:Whitman G. Ferrin was born in Croydon, New Hampshire on July 9, 1818. He was raised in Morrisville and Montpelier, studied law under Luke Poland, and was admitted to the bar...	1870–1876
Jedd P. Ladd Jedd P. Ladd Jedd P. Ladd was a Vermont politician and attorney who served as state Auditor of Accounts.-Biography:Jedediah Perkins Ladd was born in North Hero, Vermont on September 28, 1828. His name is usually abbreviated as Jedd P. Ladd or Jed P. Ladd.Ladd was raised in North Hero, where he studied law and...	1876–1878
E. Henry Powell E. Henry Powell E. Henry Powell was a Vermont veteran of the Civil War and politician who served as State Auditor.-Biography:...	1878–1892
Franklin D. Hale Franklin D. Hale Franklin D. Hale was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor and want on to a career as a diplomat.-Biography:...	1892–1898
Orion M. Barber Orion Metcalf Barber Orion Metcalf Barber was a Vermont state politician and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.-Early life:Barber was born in Jamaica, Vermont on July 13, 1857. He received an LL.B...	1898–1902
Horace F. Graham	1902–1917
Benjamin Gates Benjamin Gates (Vermont) Benjamin Gates was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts.-Early life:Gates was born in Pittsford, Vermont on August 6, 1873...	1917–1941
David V. Anderson David V. Anderson David Verner Anderson was a Vermont politician who served as Auditor of Accounts.-Biography:Anderson was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on September 3, 1899, and his family relocated to Montpelier, Vermont in 1901...	1941–1965
Jay H. Gordon Jay H. Gordon Jay H. Gordon was a Vermont Democratic politician who served as Auditor of Accounts from 1965 until 1969....	1965–1969
Robert T. King Robert T. King (Vermont) Robert T. King was a Vermont Republican politician who served as Auditor of Accounts.-Biography:Robert Thomas King was born in Jericho, Vermont on March 15, 1917. He was educated in nearby Underhill....	1969–1970
Alexander V. Acebo Alexander V. Acebo Alexander V. "Tino" Acebo is a retired Vermont politician who served for over 20 years as State Auditor.-Biography:Alexander Valentino Acebo was born in Barre, Vermont on September 5, 1927...	1970–1993
Edward S. Flanagan	1993-2001
Elizabeth M. Ready Elizabeth M. Ready Elizabeth Mary "Liz" Ready is a Vermont politician who served as Auditor of Accounts from 2001 to 2005.-Early life:Ready was born in Burlington on October 7, 1953 and became a resident of Lincoln in 1976....	2001–2005
Randolph D. Brock, III Randy Brock Randolph D. "Randy" Brock is a Vermont Republican politician. He served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2005 to 2007.-Biography:...	2005–2007
Thomas M. Salmon Thomas M. Salmon - Early life :Salmon was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He graduated from Bellows Falls Union High School and attended Worcester Academy as a postgraduate year and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Boston College...	2007–

External links

• Vermont State Auditor of Accounts
• Government of Vermont portal