Arkansas State Auditor is an executive position and constitutional officer within the Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 government. The State Auditor serves as the accountant

Accountant

An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...

 for the state, responsible for monitoring funds for state agencies, disbursing state funds, and managing unclaimed property.

The current State Auditor is Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels (politician)

Charlie Daniels is an American Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. He is currently Auditor for the state of Arkansas and previously served as Arkansas’s Secretary of State and Commissioner of State Lands.-Early Life and Career:...

, who took office in 2011.

List of Arkansas State Auditors

Term	Name	Party	Notes
1957–1981	James Herbert "Jimmie Red" Jones	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	|
1981–1995	Julia Hughes Jones	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
1995–2003	Gus Wingfield Gus Wingfield Gus Wingfield is a former one term Arkansas State Treasurer, and two term Arkansas State Auditor, 1994-2003. He served from 2003-2007.- Early life :...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
2003–2011	Jim Wood Jim Wood (Arkansas) Jim Wood is the former State Auditor of Arkansas, and is a former State Legislator. He served from 2003 to 2011.- Biography :Jim Wood was born in Newport, Arkansas , and attended elementary school in Tupelo, Arkansas...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

External links

• Auditor of State - Arkansas Official Website