Who’s running for Auditor General in Pennsylvania?

Chestnut Hill Local, A complete guide to candidates for state auditor general

Ballotpedia: Eric Anton 

As of September 30, 2024, Eric K Anton did not have a website or any information online.

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Ballotpedia: Alan Goodrich

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As of September 30, 2024, Alan R Goodrich Sr did not have a website or any information online.

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Ballotpedia, Malcolm Kenyatta

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Plans to establish a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections to address wage theft, employee misclassification, and union busting.

Plans to establish a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections, which will aim to address wage theft, employee misclassification, and union busting.

Plans to rebuild the Bureau of School Audits, which audits the financial operations of public school districts, charter schools, and intermediate units across the state.

Believes in transparency regarding how large hospital nonprofits and long-term care providers use state funds.

- Plans to establish a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections, which will aim to address wage theft, employee misclassification, and union busting.
- Plans to rebuild the Bureau of School Audits, which audits the financial operations of public school districts, charter schools, and intermediate units across the state.
- Believes in transparency regarding how large hospital nonprofits and long-term care providers use state funds.

As of September 30, 2024, Malcolm Kenyatta’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes in analyzing community safety and gun violence reduction strategies to effectively target crime.

Wants to analyze community safety and gun violence reduction strategies to effectively target crime.

- Wants to analyze community safety and gun violence reduction strategies to effectively target crime.
- Supports a higher minimum wage. 

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Ballotpedia: Reece Smith

As of September 30, 2024, Reece William Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports auditing the Governor's office and legislative leaders' offices to prevent misuse of office funds for personal and campaign expenses.

Believes that more audits conducted by the auditor general's office need to be of state agencies and departments.

Supports public disclosure of audit results.

- Supports auditing the Governor's office and legislative leaders' offices to prevent misuse of office funds for personal and campaign expenses.
- Believes that more audits conducted by the auditor general's office need to be of state agencies and departments.
- Supports public disclosure of audit results.

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Ballotpedia: Timothy DeFoor

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Plans to reduce "wasteful government spending."

- Plans to reduce "wasteful government spending."

As of September 30, 2024, Timothy Lionel DeFoor’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Created “limited procedure engagement” and “reduced period engagement” audits so that his office could perform tasks more efficiently.

Created the "Be Money $mart" initiative to improve education on financial literacy.

- Created “limited procedure engagement” and “reduced period engagement” audits so that his office could perform tasks more efficiently.
- Created the "Be Money $mart" initiative to improve education on financial literacy.

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Timothy Lionel DeFoor

The auditor general is in charge of a team that performs audits, or examinations, on state-funded programs and services to make sure that state money and tax dollars are spent legally and properly.
- The Department of the Auditor General conducts financial audits to ensure the validity of reported information and performance audits to check if tax dollars are being spent effectively.  
- The Department of the Auditor General makes sure fines, taxes, and other charges are properly assessed, collected, and given to the appropriate state agency.
- The auditor general is elected to four-year terms and can only hold a maximum of two terms.  