The Republican incumbent is facing off against three other candidates for the position of auditor general.
Five candidates will be on the ballot for auditor general in Pennsylvania this November. Republican Incumbent Auditor General Tim DeFoor was elected to the role in 2020 and is currently running for a second term.
Democratic state Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, Alan ‘Bob’ Goodrich of the Constitution Party, Libertarian Reece Smith, and Eric K. Anton of the American Solidarity Party are also seeking election.
Democratic Representative Malcolm Kenyatta is one of the state’s youngest representatives who was elected at just 28 years old. He is also seeking reelection to the state House. Kenyatta has been supportive of a higher minimum wage, stricter gun laws, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections. He wants to be auditor general “because it’s time for the underdog to be the watchdog for Pennsylvania’s working families. To ask the tough questions, to help reimagine and streamline government, and to build the coalitions to fix what’s wrong.”
If elected to the position, he plans to create a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections to investigate wage theft and union busting, and to ensure businesses follow labor laws concerning independent contractors. He plans to ensure hospital nonprofits disclose their use of state dollars and review the state’s approach to reducing gun violence.
Tim DeFoor, Republican incumbent, previously served as Dauphin County controller, where he created the county’s first audit division. DeFoor said his first term focused on transforming the auditor general’s office in a nonpartisan way, and said his second term would focus on “ensuring the job gets done”. In 2021, he released an audit on former Governor Tom Wolf’s pandemic waivers that allowed certain businesses to remain open during lockdown. The program was found to be flawed.
His second term would prioritize cutting wasteful government spending and increasing transparency to make sure taxpayer dollars utilized in state programs are working.
Eric Anton of the American Solidarity Party does not appear to have a campaign website. The party’s platform says, “The state should be pluralistic while upholding a vision of the common good of all and of each individual informed by Christian tradition and acknowledging the primacy of religion in each person’s life.”
Alan ‘Bob’ Goodrich of the Constitution Party is a Tioga County resident that runs a private Christian school. He is a veteran that retired as a lieutenant colonel.
Reece Smith of the Libertarian Party is a recent graduate of Allegheny College. He plans to increase audits of local government bodies and review spending within the governor’s office and among legislative leaders.
