State Auditor Andrea Lea believes there’s still work to be done in the office.
She’s spent the past four years transforming the office into an efficient, customer-friendly operation, she said, but she needs more time to continue down the path of innovation.
“Whether it be the technology upgrades or the structural reorganization changes we have made, Arkansans are being served more efficiently and quickly than ever before,” Lea said. “I want to continue this work for four more years so that the next auditor will be able to continue innovating and not have to worry about catching up to modern day technology and service standards.”
Lea, a Republican who was elected as the state’s 40th auditor in 2014, is facing Libertarian candidate David Dinwiddie in Tuesday’s general election.
The state auditor, one of the state’s seven constitutional offices, acts as the general accountant, writing the checks to pay state bills and administering payroll for the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
The office is perhaps best known for the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt, the unclaimed property program that connects Arkansans with their property. Banks and corporations nationwide…
