New Mexico State Auditor
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Term length | Four years |
Formation | 1912 |
First holder | William G. Sargent |
Website | State Auditor of New Mexico |
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The State Auditor of New Mexico is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch responsible for authorizing, performing, and supervising audits of state agencies and state and local entities.[1] The State Auditor is elected to a four-year term and is able to serve up to two consecutive terms; more terms may be served after one full term has intervened.[2]
Currently, Timothy Keller is serving as the State Auditor. His term began on January 1, 2015.
List of State Auditors
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Years in Office |
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1 | William G. Sargent | 1912 | 1918 | Republican | 7[note 1] |
2 | Edward Sargent | 1919 | 1920 | Republican | 2 |
3 | Edward L. Safford | 1921 | 1922 | Republican | 2 |
4 | Juan N. Vigil | 1923 | 1926 | Democrat | 4 |
5 | Miguel A. Otero III | 1927 | 1928 | Republican | 2 |
6 | Victoriano Ulibarrí | 1929 | 1930 | Republican | 2 |
7 | Arsenio Velarde | 1931 | 1934 | Democrat | 4 |
8 | José O. García | 1935 | 1938 | Democrat | 4 |
9 | E. D. Trujillo | 1939 | 1942 | Democrat | 4 |
10 | J. D. Hannah | 1943 | 1946 | Democrat | 4 |
11 | E. D. Trujillo | 1947 | 1950 | Democrat | 4 |
12 | Robert D. Castner | 1951 | 1954 | Democrat | 4 |
13 | J. D. Hannah | 1955 | 1957 | Democrat | <3[note 2] |
14 | Ben Chávez | 1957 | 1958 | Republican | <2[note 3] |
15 | Robert D. Castner | 1959 | 1962 | Democrat | 4 |
16 | Alex J. Armijo | 1963 | 1966 | Democrat | 4 |
17 | Harold G. Thompson | 1967 | 1970 | Republican | 4 |
18 | Frank M. Olmstead | 1971 | 1974 | Democrat | 4 |
19 | Max R. Sánchez | 1975 | 1978 | Democrat | <4[note 4] |
20 | Alvino E. Castillo | 1978 | 1982 | Democrat | <5[note 5] |
21 | Albert Romero | 1983 | 1986 | Democrat | 4 |
22 | Harroll H. Adams | 1987 | 1990 | Democrat | 4 |
23 | Robert E. Vigil | 1991 | 1998 | Democrat | 8 |
24 | Domingo P. Martinez | 1999 | 2006 | Democrat | 8 |
25 | Hector H. Balderas | 2007 | 2014 | Democrat | 8 |
26 | Timothy Keller | 2015 | Incumbent | Democrat | |
Notes
- ↑ Since the first state election was in an odd-numbered year (1911), the term lasted five years.
- ↑ Died in office in July 1957.
- ↑ Appointed by Governor Mechem on August 12, 1957.
- ↑ Resigned on April 11, 1978.
- ↑ Appointed by Governor Apodaca in April 1978.
References
- 1 2 State of New Mexico (July 2012). Kathryn A. Flynn, ed. 2012 Centennial Blue Book (PDF). Diana J. Duran. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. pp. 230–231.
- ↑ "About NMOSA". New Mexico Office of the State Auditor. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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