Nevada State Controller

The Nevada State Controller is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. Twenty-one individuals have held the office of State Controller since statehood. The incumbent is Catherine Byrne, a Democrat.

State Controller of Nevada
Great Seal of the State of Nevada
Incumbent
Catherine Byrne
since January 7, 2019
Style
SeatNevada State Capitol
Carson City, Nevada
AppointerGeneral election
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Constituting instrumentNevada Constitution of 1864, Article V
Inaugural holderAlanson W. Nightingill
FormationOctober 31, 1864 (October 31, 1864)
Salary$110,451[1]
WebsiteOfficial page

Powers and duties

The State Controller is the chief fiscal officer of the state of Nevada and is responsible for administering the state’s accounting system, registering vendors, settling all claims against the state and collecting debts owed to the state. The State Controller processes and records the state’s financial transactions, selects a certified public accounting firm to conduct the annual statewide single audit of the state's basic financial statements and federal grants, and ensures compliance over internal controls with the Nevada Constitution, federal laws and state statutes. The State Controller also provides citizens, state agencies, local governments and legislators with accurate and impartial financial information, issues quarterly reports on the financial condition of the state's Permanent School Fund, and protects public funds by ensuring that it is properly accounted for and spent in the most efficient and cost effective manner at all times. The State Controller has a statutory charge to recommend plans for the support of the public credit, promote frugality and economy within state government, and improve management of the state’s fiscal affairs, among related matters.[2]

Moreover, the State Controller is a member of the State Board of Finance, which approves and periodically reviews the State Treasurer's investment policies for both the State Investment Fund and the assets held in the Local Government Pooled Investment Fund, and a member of the Executive Branch Audit Committee, which approves the annual internal audit plan of the Office of Finance and reviews final audit reports.[3][4][5]

List of state controllers

  Democratic (6)   Republican (14)   Silver (2)

#State ControllerPartyTerm startTerm end
1 Alanson W. Nightingill   Republican 1864 1867
2 William K. Parkinson   Republican 1867 1869
3 Lewis Doron   Republican 1869 1871
4 William W. Hobart   Republican 1871 1879
5 James F. Hallock   Republican 1879 1891
6 Robert L. Horton   Republican 1891 1895
7 C. A. LaGrave   Silver 1895 1899
8 Sam P. Davis   Silver–Democratic 1899 1907
9 Jacob Eggers   Republican 1907 1915
10 George A. Cole   Democratic 1915 1927
11 Edward C. Peterson   Republican 1927 1935
12 Henry C. Schmidt   Democratic 1935 1947
13 Jerome P. Donovan   Democratic 1947 1951
14 Peter Merialdo   Republican 1951 1959
15 Keith L. Lee   Democratic 1959 1967
16 Wilson McGowan   Republican 1967 1983
17 Darrel R. Daines   Republican 1983 1999
18 Kathy Augustine   Republican 1999 2006
19 Steve Martin   Republican 2006 2007
20 Kim Wallin   Democratic 2007 2015
21 Ron Knecht   Republican 2015 2019
21 Catherine Byrne   Democratic 2019 present

References
  1. Catherine Byrne Salary Report (Report). Transparent Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. Nevada State Controller's Office. "Responsibilities of the State Controller". State of Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. Nevada State Treasurer's Office. "Board of Finance Information". State of Nevada. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. "Executive Branch Audit Committee". Governor's Finance Office. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  5. "Chapter 353A, Nevada Revised Statutes". Nevada State Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2022.


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