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Auditor of Accounts

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The auditor of accounts audits state government's finances and programs.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Tim AsheDemocratic

    • Proposes reviewing Vermont's exposure to federal funding cuts

  • Ivar KronickRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Tim AsheDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Ivar KronickRepublican

    • Pledges transparency on how rural education taxes are distributed

Housing

  • Tim AsheDemocratic

    • Proposes auditing the performance of state housing programs
    • Proposes measuring short-term rentals' effects on housing

  • Ivar KronickRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Tim AsheDemocratic

    • Proposes audits of state health care spending and prices

  • Ivar KronickRepublican

    • Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid

Government & transparency

  • Tim AsheDemocratic

    • Proposes evaluating whether small towns get fair share
    • Proposes a rural health dashboard to guide state spending

  • Ivar KronickRepublican

    • 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

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