State auditor

Party affiliation of current United States auditors:

  Democratic Auditor (15 states, 1 district)

  Republican Auditor (22 states)

  Non-partisan Auditor (13 states, 5 territories)

State auditors (also known as state comptrollers, state controllers, or state examiners, among others) are fiscal officers lodged in the executive or legislative branches of U.S. state governments who serve as external auditors, program evaluators, financial controllers, bookkeepers, or inspectors general of public funds. The office of state auditor may be a creature of the state constitution or one created by statutory law.