Samantha Shaw
Samantha Shaw is the former Alabama State Auditor. Shaw, a Republican, was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010.[1]
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 (2007-2015)
Shaw was first elected to serve as Alabama's auditor in 2006. She was re-elected in 2010. Shaw was ineligible for re-election in 2014 due to term limits. As state auditor, Shaw led 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 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 were reduced by 61 percent, worth over $217,000. She also oversaw 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 finance summary
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Personal
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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]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Alabama State Auditor office website
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Beth Chapman (R) |
Alabama State Auditor 2007-2015 |
Succeeded by Jim Zeigler (R) |
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