Massachusetts State Auditor

The Massachusetts State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts responsible for conducting financial, performance, and technical assessments of state programs, departments, agencies, authorities, contracts, and vendors. The current State Auditor is Suzanne Bump (D).

State Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seal of Massachusetts
Incumbent Suzanne M. Bump since January 19, 2011
Style	Her Honor
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	David Wilder Jr.
Formation	1849
Website	www.mass.gov/auditor/

List of State Auditors of Massachusetts

#	Auditor	Picture	Term	Party
1	David Wilder, Jr.		1849–1854	Whig
2	Joseph Mitchell		1854–1855
3	Stephen N. Gifford		1855–1856	Whig
4	Chandler R. Ranson		1856 – January 20, 1858
5	Charles White		January 20, 1858 – 1861
6	Levi Reed		1861 – December 20, 1865	Republican
7	Julius L. Clarke		December 1865 – 1866	Republican
8	Henry S. Briggs		1866–1870	Republican
9	Charles Endicott		1871–1876	Republican
10	Julius L. Clarke		1876 – May 5, 1879	Republican
11	Charles R. Ladd		May 5, 1879 – 1891	Republican
12	William D. T. Trefry		1891–1892	Democratic
13	John W. Kimball		1892–1901	Republican
14	Henry E. Turner		1901–1911	Republican
15	John E. White		July 6, 1911 – 1914	Republican
16	Frank H. Pope		1914–1915	Democratic
15	Alonzo B. Cook		1915–1931	Republican
16	Francis X. Hurley		1931–1935	Democratic
17	Thomas H. Buckley		1935–1939	Democratic
18	Russell Abner Wood		1939–1941	Republican
19	Thomas J. Buckley		1941 – September 10, 1964	Democratic
20	Thaddeus M. Buczko		September 24, 1964 – 1981	Democratic
21	John J. Finnegan		1981–1987	Democratic
22	A. Joseph DeNucci		1987–2011	Democratic
23	Suzanne Bump		2011–present	Democratic

External links

• Official site
• Office of the State Auditor, hdl:2452/35571 – via State Library of Massachusetts electronic repository. (Various documents).