New Mexico State Auditor
The New Mexico State Auditor is one of the constitutional offices of the State of New Mexico . The incumbent is responsible for authorizing, conducting and monitoring audits at all government agencies, as well as state and local agencies.
The office was created in 1912 with a five-year term. The incumbent is elected by the eligible population of New Mexico. At the elections in 1916, the term of office was reduced to two years with the possibility of one re-election. The term of office was then extended to four years for the elections in 1970. Re-election was not possible. Another change was made for the 1990 elections. The term of office remained at four years. For this, the possibility of a one-time re-election was granted.
The current New Mexico State Auditor is Tim Keller , who took up his post on January 1, 2015.
List of New Mexico State Auditors
# | State Auditor | Term of office | Party affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | William G. Sargent | 1912-1918 | republican |
2 | Edward Sargent | 1919-1920 | republican |
3 | Edward L. Safford | 1921-1922 | republican |
4th | Juan N. Vigil | 1923-1926 | democrat |
5 | Miguel A. Otero III. | 1927-1928 | republican |
6th | Victoriano Ulibarrí | 1929-1930 | republican |
7th | Arsenio Velarde | 1931-1934 | democrat |
8th | José O. García | 1935-1938 | democrat |
9 | ED Trujillo | 1939-1942 | democrat |
10 | JD Hannah | 1943-1946 | democrat |
11 | ED Trujillo | 1947-1950 | democrat |
12 | Robert D. Castner | 1951-1954 | democrat |
13 | JD Hannah | 1955-1957 | democrat |
14th | Ben Chavez | 1957-1958 | republican |
15th | Robert D. Castner | 1959-1962 | democrat |
16 | Alex J. Armijo | 1963-1966 | democrat |
17th | Harold G. Thompson | 1967-1970 | republican |
18th | Frank M. Olmstead | 1971-1974 | democrat |
19th | Max R. Sánchez | 1975-1988 | democrat |
20th | Alvino E. Castillo | 1979-1982 | democrat |
21st | Albert Romero | 1983-1986 | democrat |
22nd | Harroll H. Adams | 1987-1990 | democrat |
23 | Robert E. Vigil | 1991-1998 | democrat |
24 | Domingo P. Martinez | 1999-2006 | democrat |
25th | Hector H. Balderas | 2007-2014 | democrat |
26th | Tim Keller | since 2015 | democrat |
literature
- List of New Mexico State Auditors (1912–2012) , Office of the NM Secretary of State, July 2012, p. 231