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Samantha Shaw
| Samantha Shaw | ||
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| Alabama Auditor | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 15, 2007 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Predecessor | Beth Chapman (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $85,248 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | November 2006 | |
| Next election | Term-limited | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Homewood High School | |
| Bachelor's | Auburn University Birmingham, Montgomery | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Homewood, Alabama | |
| Profession | Accountant | |
| Religion | Methodist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Shaw grew up in Homewood, Alabama. She attended Auburn University for her undergraduate degree in Family and Child Development, graduating in 1979. She later went back to Auburn University, this time in Montgomery, Alabama, for a degree in Business and Accounting. After her graduation in 1993, Shaw launched her private sector accounting career at Shaw Oil Company in Birmingham.[1]
She gained political experience serving as her husband's campaign manager for his elections to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2000, and 2006. Shaw also worked on a Senate campaign in the role of Deputy Finance Director in 2002.
Education
- Homewood High School
- B.S. in Family and Child Development, Auburn University-Birmingham (1979)
- B.S. in Business Administration, Auburn University-Montgomery (1993)
Political career
Alabama State Auditor (2007-present)
Shaw was first elected to serve as Alabama's auditor in 2006. She was re-elected in 2010. Shaw will be ineligible to run for re-election in 2014 due to term limits. As state auditor, Shaw leads the office's performance of post audits between the state's other financial agencies, the State Treasury and the Comptroller’s Office, in addition to serving as Chairperson on the Board of Adjustments.[1]
Asset loss reduction
Alabama uses a database known as the Protégé system to manage valuable assets, including all vehicles and weapons, across the state's 67 counties. Shaw has made asset loss reduction a top priority of her terms in office. According to the office's main website, since Shaw took office in 2007, losses of state assets has been reduced by 61%, worth over $217,000. She has also overseen numerous agency property audits resulting in the successful location and recovery of thousands of previously unrecorded assets.[1]
Elections
2010
| Alabama State Auditor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Samantha Shaw Incumbent |
62.6% | 893,229 | |
| Democratic | Miranda Joseph | 37.3% | 531,233 | |
| n/a | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,303 | |
| Total Votes | 1,425,765 | |||
| Election Results Via: The New York Times | ||||
2006
| Alabama State Auditor, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Samantha Shaw |
54.1% | 627,424 | |
| Democratic | Janie Clarke | 45.8% | 531,717 | |
| n/a | Write-in | 0.1% | 946 | |
| Total Votes | 1,160,087 | |||
| Election Results Via: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Samantha Shaw's donors each year.[2] Click [show] for more information.
| Samantha Shaw's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Alabama State Auditor | 2006 Alabama State Auditor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $23,642 | $91,185 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $40,107 (Dem.) | $24,725 (Dem.) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Alabama Farmers Federation | $10,000 | Alabama Farmers Federation | $29,608 | |||||||||||||||
| Business Council of Alabama | $2,500 | Samantha (Sam) S Shaw | $12,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama Federation of Republican Women | $1,000 | Samantha (Sam) S Shaw | $6,134 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shirley Sam Shaw | $1,000 | STA PAC | $5,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Baldwin Women's Republican Club | $1,000 | Luther S Pate IV | $5,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $4,296 | $19,893 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $15,621 | $39,887 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $22,956 | $82,617 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $0 | $1,750 | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal
Shaw currently resides in Montgomery with her husband Greg, an Associate Justice to the Alabama Supreme Court. The couple has two adult sons and regularly attend Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church.[1]
See also
External links
- Office of the Alabama Auditor
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
References
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Beth Chapman (R) |
Alabama State Auditor 2007-present |
Succeeded by NA |
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