California State Controller
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The State Controller is elected to a four-year term but is limited to two terms. The current state controller is Steve Westly. Westly has declined to run for a second term, due to his unsuccessful bid for governor, and the 2006 election will be between Democrat John Chiang and Republican Tony Strickland.
Duties
- As the state’s chief fiscal officer, acts as the state’s accountant and bookkeeper of all public funds.
- Administers the state payroll system and unclaimed property laws.
- Serves on numerous boards and commissions including the Board of Equalization and the Board of Control.
- Conducts audits and reviews of state operations.
California State Controllers
| Name | Party | Term |
| John S. Houston | Democrat | 1849-1852 |
| Winslow S. Pierce | Democrat | 1852-1854 |
| Samuel Bell | Democrat | 1854-1856 |
| George W. Whitman | American Party | 1856-1857 |
| Edward F. Burton | American Party | 1857 |
| George W. Whitman | American Party | 1857-1858 |
| Aaron R. Melony | Lecompton Democrat | 1858-1860 |
| Samuel H. Brooks | Lecompton Democrat | 1860-1861 |
| James S. Gillan | Party UnknownAccording to State of California records. See http://www.ss.ca.gov/executive/ca_roster/2003/roster03_sec03_state_officeholders.pdf | 1861-1862 |
| Gilbert R. Warren | Republican | 1862-1863 |
| George R. Oulton | Constitutional Union Party | 1863-1867 |
| Robert Watt | Democrat | 1867-1871 |
| James J. Green | Republican | 1871-1875 |
| James W. Mandeville | Democrat | 1875-1876 |
| William B. C. Brown | Democrat | 1876-1877 |
| Daniel M. Kenfield | Republican | 1877-1883 |
| John P. Dunn | Democrat | 1883-1891 |
| Edward P. Colgan | Republican | 1891-1906 |
| A. B. Nye | Republican | 1906-1913 |
| John S. Chambers | Republican | 1913-1921 |
| Ray L. Riley | Republican | 1921-1937 |
| Harry B. Riley | Republican | 1937-1946 |
| Thomas Kuchel | Republican | 1946-1953 |
| Robert C. Kirkwood | Republican | 1953-1959 |
| Alan Cranston | Democrat | 1959-1967 |
| Houston I. Flournoy | Republican | 1967-1975 |
| Kenneth Cory | Democrat | 1975-1987 |
| Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. | Democrat | 1987-1995 |
| Kathleen Connell | Democrat | 1995-2003 |
| Steve Westly | Democrat | 2003-Present |
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