American politician
Mary Mosiman (born February 13, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 32nd state auditor of Iowa . A Republican , she was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the position of Auditor of State on May 13, 2013, filling a vacancy created when David A. Vaudt resigned.[ 1] She was elected to a full term of office in 2014.[ 2] She was defeated by Democrat Rob Sand in 2018.
Previously, she had served as Story County auditor winning election in 2000 and re-election in 2004 and 2008, and as Deputy Iowa Secretary of State from 2010 to 2013.[ 3]
Mosiman was born and currently resides in Ames, Iowa and grew up in Hubbard, Iowa . She earned her B. A. in Business-Accounting in 1999 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 2003.[ 3]
Electoral history
Election
Political result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2014 Iowa State Auditor Election [ 4] Turnout: 1,052,771Republican hold Mary Mosiman Republican 599,440 56.94% Jonathan Neiderbach Democratic 451,868 42.92% Write-in 1477 0.1%
2018 Iowa State Auditor Election [ 5] Electorate: 2,167,914Turnout: 1,295,368 (61.55%)Democratic gain from Republican Rob Sand Democratic 660,169 50.96% Mary Mosiman Republican 601,320 46.42% Fred Perryman Libertarian 33,421 2.58% Write-in 458 0.04%
References
^ "Branstad names CPA Mary Mosiman as new state auditor" (Press release). Office of the Governor of Iowa. May 13, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2014 .
^ "Republican Mosiman elected as Iowa auditor" . KCCI News 8 . Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014 .
^ a b "Meet the Candidate, Iowa Auditor: Mary Mosiman" . The Des Moines Register . October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014 .
^ "Election Night Tabular Results - November 4, 2014 General Election" . Iowa Secretary of State . November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014 .
^ "Election Night Tabular Results - November 6, 2018 General Election" . Iowa Secretary of State . November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
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