For the latest in your state, Some 2020 election dates and procedures have changed as a result of the coronavirus. "There are no checks and balances because they are providing substandard, inadequate services to our communities across Pennsylvania.”In particular, she is calling for more accountability and internal controls when it comes to those third-party contractors providing elderly care.
Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. “Transparency, a lot of people talk about it but don’t know what it means. Conklin has represented portions of Centre County for the past 14 years. While some may argue that the auditor general’s office cannot audit a third-party contract unless it includes a provision allowing it, Davis said, “There is no law prohibiting the state auditor general from auditing the final recipient of any state taxpayer dollars. There are no incumbents in this race. She also would look to marry performance audits with financial ones to see the outcomes that taxpayers are getting for their money.She would like the office to shine a light on several policy areas, such as finding ways to rein in the cost of prescription drugs, identifying areas of inefficiency to free up dollars to invest in education, enforcing compliance with labor laws dealing with forced overtime for nurses, and finding resources to address violence, including sexual harassment in government, and gun violence.Her first audit, she said, would focus on preparedness for future pandemics.“I want to make sure that we are proactive in the state of Pennsylvania,” Ahmad said. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number. The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. In the state House, he serves as the Democratic Chairman of the Gaming and Oversight Committee. She currently serves on the national board for the National Organization for Women and is an advocate for women’s issues as well as issues of concern to marginalized communities. Along with running for auditor general, he is uncontested in his bid for the Democratic nomination for his House seat.Prior to becoming a legislator, he served two terms as a county commissioner. But it also I think procreates a guide toward improvement of the office along with giving you the data you need to talk to the Legislature about the office,” he said. After that, he’ll continue to do what the past auditor has done in looking at school funding and other areas to look for cost savings, he said.Conklin said he would keep the people working in the department employed there. He is a Rush Township resident and has been married to his wife, Terri, since 1984. Specifically, Hartman said she would like to look at whether corrections money is being spent wisely on educating and rehabilitating ex-offenders and whether the contractors are providing the services that successfully allow for transition into communities.Charter school spending is another “to make sure that we’re holding charter schools accountable for the same things that we’re holding public schools accountable for," she said.Hartman said her journey to seek public office began after being unsuccessful at affecting change in Washington, D.C., and New York City through the nonprofit organizations she worked for. Starting from the top row, from left, Michael Lamb and Tracie Fountain; second row, from left, Nina Ahmad and H. Scott Conklin; bottom row, from left, Rose Marie Davis and Christina Hartman.Six Democrats are in the hunt for the only statewide office up for grabs this year that doesn’t feature an incumbent seeking re-election in the June 2 primary.All present themselves as ably qualified to fill the role as the state’s chief fiscal watchdog. We can do a lot of the same things for the commonwealth.”The first audit he would call for would be an independent review of the auditor general’s office that has had to ensure some significant budget and staffing cuts in recent years.“First off, we want to make sure we’re meeting our mandate and we want to ensure we have the proper controls in place for the office moving forward. But she also points out that if elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold any statewide executive elective office in Pennsylvania.While Ahmad was trained as a molecular biologist rather than a certified public accountant like some of her opponents, she doesn’t consider that a detriment in any way. She also currently was elected to her township’s board of auditors where she serves as vice chair.“I am running because I am tired, sick and tired of these third-party contracts out there that are recipients of our tax dollars and they are not being held accountability," she said.
“I still have a great passion for the work, especially the work we do as it relates to Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens like our children, our elderly, our mentally challenged or disenfranchised.”Noting the department’s staffing now stands at less than half the size it was when she started there in 1991, Fountain said she has learned how to work in an environment of having to do more with less.Along with auditing the influx of federal stimulus dollars the state receives, another area of interest for Fountain is in the area of education. "I spent most of my career working around the world from the world’s worst dictatorships, holding those governments accountable and helping citizens to hold governments accountable and that is in fact what the auditor general does,” Hartman said.Moreover, she said the organizations she worked for were federally funded. At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Conklin served on the following committees: He also would look for ways to modernize its operation. He later was elected as the county prothonotary and held that position from 2000 to 2007 until he successfully eliminated his position, when county offices were merged.The next year, he moved "here to the controller’s office where every day it’s my job to protect taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse just like the auditor general,” he said. I want to be taken seriously as a candidate for my experience. As for areas she would prioritize for audits, she said criminal justice would be one area she would like to dig into. His professional experience includes being the owner/operator of a carpentry business from 1989 to 2007 and as the current owner and operator of Conklin's Corner Antique Mall.