STATE AUDITOR GENERAL

JOB DESCRIPTION

The auditor general has been the commonwealth's fiscal watchdog since 1809, when it was created by an act of the General Assembly. The auditor general was appointed by the governor until 1850, when the position became an elected office. Auditors general were elected to serve three-year terms until 1909, when a constitutional amendment increased the terms to four years.

Term: Four years

Salary: $141,565.00

Question: What specific priorities do you have if elected to the Office of Auditor General?

DEMOCRATIC

Jack Wagner

Residence: Pittsburgh Birth date: Jan. 4, 1948

Education: 1974, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., safety management

Occupation: Auditor general

Qualifications: Auditor general since 2005; state senator, 10 years (Allegheny County); Pittsburgh city councilman, 10 years (president, four years); certified safety professional, 10 years; Marine Corps, Vietnam combat veteran; husband and father of two children

Answer to question: I look forward to continuing to work in an independent and bipartisan way to protect the taxpayers’ hard-earned money and improve the lives of all Pennsylvanians. I will continue to focus on creating jobs, strengthening education, improving infrastructure and protecting pensions. I am the only candidate with more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors watching the bottom line, reforming operations and protecting working families.

REPUBLICAN

Chet Beiler

Residence: Penn Township

Birth date: May 19, 1963

Education: 1987, Pepperdine University, B.S.

Occupation: business owner, CEO

Qualifications: County chairman, two years; campaign manager, various candidates; Rotary Club of Lancaster, six years; 20 years of business building

Answer to question: Empower our auditors and honor their findings by systematically making more audit results public; expand performance audits; be an independent fiscal watchdog who does not play favorites — no government department or entity will be off limits as we seek to protect your tax dollars; hold quarterly press conferences to report on progress; ensure state agencies are receiving their appropriate allocated tax monies and that they are spending those funds correctly while operating effectively and efficiently.

LIBERTARIAN

Betsy Summers

Residence: Wilkes-Barre

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