Republicans candidates Tina Cannon Ricky Hatch are competing in the June 25 primary election to replace Utah State Auditor John Dougall. The outgoing auditor is running for Congress.
The Republicans face off in Utah’s 2024 state auditor primary election. The winner will be on November’s ballot with a Democrat and Constitution Party candidate.After three terms as Utah State Auditor, John Dougall is leaving the office to run for Utah’s open 3rd Congressional District Seat. Two Republican candidates — Tina Cannon, one of Dougall’s current deputies, and Weber County Clerk Ricky Hatch — are competing in the June 25 primary election for the party’s nomination for the seat.
The Salt Lake Tribune submitted the same set of questions, based on top issues readers said they were watching in this election, to each candidate. The questions and their answers that appear below — with the candidates listed in alphabetical order — may have been edited slightly for length, style or grammar.
Auditors are trusted because they recognize their role and execute their duties professionally and exactly. Nowhere in the state constitution or code does it specify that the state auditor evaluate whether enacted laws are well-crafted and good or bad policy. The state auditor should work closely and early with the Legislature to clarify and improve any code that impacts that office or the entities within that office’s purview.
Improve relationships with local governments: I want to strengthen trust with all levels of government and increase collaboration. In addition to identifying deficiencies, we should collaborate up front with agencies to prevent deficiencies from happening in the first place – like putting a fence at the top of a cliff rather than an ambulance at the bottom. I’d like to strengthen the approach to identifying and mitigating financial risks.
It is for this reason that I have held the personal standard of not soliciting or accepting endorsements or donations from any of the state or local government officials over whom the state auditor has oversight. Auditors should not do or accept anything that would impair or presume to impair their professional judgement.The state auditor absolutely should NOT be appointed.
I am the best candidate for state auditor because I have a passion for honest, ethical government. I have experienced the impacts of living and serving within a community impacted by embezzlement and a desire to protect others from those impacts. As the current deputy state auditor, I understand the complexity of the responsibilities of the office, as well as the challenges the office faces to fulfill our role.
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