California State Controller

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The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer. Responsibilities include investigative authority for every dollar spent by the state, and being an ex-officio/member on the state's Board of Equalization.

The State Controller is elected to a four-year term but is limited to two terms. The current state controller is John Chiang.

Contents 1 Duties 1.1 California State Controllers 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Duties

• As the state’s chief fiscal officer, acts as the state’s accountant and bookkeeper of all public funds.

• Administers the state payroll system and unclaimed property laws.

• Serves on numerous boards and commissions including the Board of Equalization, the Board of Control, CalPERS and CalSTRS.

• Conducts audits and reviews of state operations.

[edit] California State Controllers

Name	Party	Term
John S. Houston	Democratic	1849-1852
Winslow S. Pierce	Democratic	1852-1854
Samuel Bell	Democratic	1854-1856
George W. Whitman	American Party	1856-1857
Edward F. Burton	American Party	1857
George W. Whitman	American Party	1857-1858
Aaron R. Melony	Lecompton Democrat	1858-1860
Samuel H. Brooks	Lecompton Democrat	1860-1861
James S. Gillan	Party Unknown[1]	1861-1862
Gilbert R. Warren	Republican	1862-1863
George R. Oulton	Constitutional Union Party	1863-1867
Robert Watt	Democratic	1867-1871
James J. Green	Republican	1871-1875
James W. Mandeville	Democratic	1875-1876
William B. C. Brown	Democratic	1876-1877
Daniel M. Kenfield	Republican	1877-1883
John P. Dunn	Democratic	1883-1891
Edward P. Colgan	Republican	1891-1906
A. B. Nye	Republican	1906-1913
John S. Chambers	Republican	1913-1921
Ray L. Riley	Republican	1921-1937
Harry B. Riley	Republican	1937-1946
Thomas Kuchel	Republican	1946-1953
Robert C. Kirkwood	Republican	1953-1959
Alan Cranston	Democratic	1959-1967
Houston I. Flournoy	Republican	1967-1975
Kenneth Cory	Democratic	1975-1987
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr.	Democratic	1987-1995
Kathleen Connell	Democratic	1995-2003
Steve Westly	Democratic	2003-2007
John Chiang	Democratic	2007-Present

[edit] External links

• California State Controller's Office. Retrieved on November 2, 2005.
• 2006 Candidates for State Controller

[edit] References

1. ^ According to State of California records. See http://www.ss.ca.gov/executive/ca_roster/2003/roster03_sec03_state_officeholders.pdf