South Carolina State Auditor

State Auditor of South Carolina
Incumbent
George L. Kennedy
since October 2015
Member ofState Fiscal Accountability Authority
SeatColumbia, South Carolina
AppointerState Fiscal Accountability Authority
Constituting instrument Title 11, Chapter 7, South Carolina Code of Laws
SalaryUS$165,872 annually

The State Auditor of South Carolina is an appointed statewide office in the state of South Carolina. The state auditor's duties include detering fiscal mismanagement, fraud, and misuse of funds by state agencies and providers of Medicaid services. The state auditor is appointed by the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority.[1] The current State Auditor is George L. Kennedy, who was appointed in 2015.[2][3] The State auditor cannot be fired.[4]

The State Auditor's office has a budget of $8,746,044 for the 2024 fiscal year, with the State Auditor being paid $165,872 annually.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Code of Laws - Title 11 - Chapter 7 - State Auditor". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ^ "George L. Kennedy III, CPA". South Carolina Office of the State Auditor. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ^ Mather, Victor (2024-04-03). "Everybody Wants a Piece of South Carolina's $1.8 Billion Surplus. Is It Real?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ "Editorial: SC law says state auditor is independent, but nothing guarantees that". Post and Courier. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ "2023-2024 Bill H. 4300, Budget for FY 2023-24 - Part IA - Ratified Version - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ^ "South Carolina State Auditor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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Dianne Ray (NP)
Sean Scanlon (D)
Lydia York (D)
Sherrill Norman (R)
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Greg Griffin (NP)
Les Kondo (NP)
Rob Sand (D)
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David J. Kaschak (NP)
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Liua Fatuesi (NP)
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