Auditor of Accounts · Vermont 2026 General Election

Tim Ashe

Democratic

Burlington

The gist

Proposes audits of state health care spending and prices
Proposes auditing the performance of state housing programs
Proposes measuring short-term rentals' effects on housing
Proposes reviewing Vermont's exposure to federal funding cuts
Proposes evaluating whether small towns get fair share
Proposes a rural health dashboard to guide state spending

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Proposes audits of state health care spending and prices
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Scrub the State’s health care expenditures to make sure Vermont is not overpaying, including for prescriptions and out-of-state care.”
Proposes auditing the performance of state housing programs
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Assess the performance of the State’s many housing programs with an eye toward cost to taxpayers, affordability guarantees, and geographic equity.”
Proposes measuring short-term rentals' effects on housing
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Quantify the effects of short-term rentals, private equity ownership, and other speculative second home ownership on housing markets”
Proposes reviewing Vermont's exposure to federal funding cuts
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Reviewing Vermont's exposure to changes in federal funding and identify areas of greatest vulnerability”
Proposes evaluating whether small towns get fair share
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Evaluate the extent to which small towns are receiving their fair share of state resources for housing, infrastructure, and related programs.”
Proposes a rural health dashboard to guide state spending
Tim's Accountability Agenda
Campaign website · Tim Ashe for State Auditor · timashe.com
“Create a rural health dashboard that identifies the assets needed for a vibrant community”

Ivar Kronick

Republican

Poultney

The gist

Proposes adding IT auditors to find fraud risk
Supports letting the auditor audit private recipients of state funds
Proposes focusing on financial audits over investigative reports
Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid
Pledges transparency on how rural education taxes are distributed

More about Ivar

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Proposes adding IT auditors to find fraud risk
Voter Guide Profile: Ivar Kronick
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Identify where Risk exists - conduct research and add information technology auditors to the office”
Supports letting the auditor audit private recipients of state funds
Voter Guide Profile: Ivar Kronick
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“presenting a case for enabling the office to audit private recipients of State funds”
Proposes focusing on financial audits over investigative reports
Voter Guide Profile: Ivar Kronick
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Focus on financial audits and eliminate unproductive investigative reports”
Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid
Voter Guide Profile: Ivar Kronick
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Medicare and Medicaid are great programs. They should be protected.”
Pledges transparency on how rural education taxes are distributed
Voter Guide Profile: Ivar Kronick
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“shall endeavor to provide transparency for how rural educational tax money is distributed statewide”