Controller (state executive office)
Controller, also known as comptroller, is a state-level position in 19 states. Most controllers and comptrollers share duties similar to state treasurers, exercising varying powers related to budgetary and management matters.
Current officeholders
List of All Current State Controllers in the United States:
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Method of selection
The controller is popularly elected in nine states and appointed by the governor in seven. The controller is appointed by the state Legislature in Tennessee, by the state finance director in Alabama, and by the executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration in Colorado.
Partisan affiliation
Of the 19 controllers currently in office, nine are officially nonpartisan. Of the ten controllers to have a partisan affiliation, 6 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
Compensation
According to compensation figures for 2022 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the Book of the States, the highest salary for a controller is $222,252 in Tennessee, while the lowest is $110,000 in Connecticut . To view the compensation of a specific controller, hover your mouse cursor over the state.
Election history
2024
- See also: State executive official elections, 2024
No state held elections for controller in 2024.
2023
- See also: State executive official elections, 2023
No state held elections for controller in 2023.
2022
- See also: State executive official elections, 2022
Nine states held elections for controller in 2022.
2021
- See also: State executive official elections, 2021
No state held elections for controller in 2021.
2020
- See also: State executive official elections, 2020
No state held elections for controller in 2020.
2019
- See also: State executive official elections, 2019
No state held elections for controller in 2019.
2018
- See also: State executive official elections, 2018
Nine states held elections for controller in 2018.
2016
One state held an election for controller in 2016. Illinois had a special election following the death of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.
2015
No controller elections were scheduled for the 2015 electoral cycle.
2014
- Main article: State executive official elections, 2014
Nine states held regularly scheduled controller/comptroller elections in the 2014 electoral cycle:
2013
There were no controller elections in 2013.
2012
There were no controller elections in 2012.
See also
- State executive offices
- State executive official elections, 2022
- State executive official elections, 2023
- State executive official elections, 2024
External links
Footnotes
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