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Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
| Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $222,252 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $123,832,100 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Authority: | Tennessee Constitution, Article VII, Section 3 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by General Assembly |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
Jason Mumpower | |
| Other Tennessee Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Comptroller • Treasurer • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is an appointed executive position in the Tennessee state government. The comptroller is responsible for auditing state and local governmental entities and participating in the general financial and administrative management and oversight of the state government. This office is filled every two years by a joint vote of the Tennessee General Assembly.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is Jason Mumpower (R). Mumpower assumed office in 2021.
Authority
The office of comptroller is established in Article VII, Section 3 of the state constitution.
Article VII, Section 3:
| There shall be a treasurer or treasurers and a comptroller of the treasury appointed for the state, by the joint vote of both Houses of the General Assembly who shall hold their offices for two years.[2] |
Qualifications
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Appointments
Article VII, Section 3 of the state constitution stipulates that the comptroller is appointed to two-year terms by a joint vote of both houses of the general assembly.[2]
Vacancies
In the event of a vacancy, Article III, Section 14 of the state constitution states that the Tennessee General Assembly is responsible for appointing a successor. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, the governor has the power to fill the vacancy by appointment. The term of this governor-appointed successor will expire at the end of the legislature's next session.[2]
Duties
Title 8, Chapter, 4, Part 1 of the Tennessee code authorizes the comptroller, generally, to provide services to a county or other local government. The specific duties of the comptroller include:
- auditing state and local government entities
- participating in the general financial management and oversight of state government[3]
Authorities, boards, and committees
As of February 2021, the comptroller or the officeholder's designee served on the following authorities, boards, and committees:[1]
- Advisory Council on State Procurement
- Basic Education Program Review Committee
- Board of Claims
- Chairs of Excellence Endowment Fund
- Council on Children’s Mental Health
- Council on Pension and Insurance
- Economic and Community Development Building Finance Committee
- Emergency Communications Board
- Health Services and Development Agency
- Information Systems Council
- Local Education Insurance Committee
- Local Government Corporation
- Local Government Insurance Committee
- Ocoee River Recreation and Economic Development Fund
- Pension Stabilization Reserve Trust
- Procurement Commission
- Public Records Commission
- State Board of Equalization
- State Building Commission
- State Capitol Commission
- State Funding Board
- State Insurance Committee
- Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
- Tennessee College Savings Trust
- Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, Board of Trustees
- Tennessee Higher Education Commission
- Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board
- Tennessee Housing Development Agency
- Tennessee Interagency Cash Flow Committee
- Tennessee Local Development Authority
- Tennessee Promise Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Tennessee State School Bond Authority
- Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
- TRICOR Board Certification Committee
- Tuition Guaranty Fund Board
- Utility Management Review Board
- Water & Wastewater Financing Board
Divisions
As of February 2021, the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury consisted of the following divisions, departments, offices, and functions:[1]
- Division of Administration
- Office of General Counsel
- Office of Management Services
- Department of Audit
- State Audit Division
- Local Government Audit Division
- Investigations Division
- Property Tax Functions
- Property Assessments Division
- State Assessed Properties Division
- State Board of Equalization Division
- Finance Functions
- State Government Finance Division
- Local Government Finance Division
- Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA)
- Office of Open Records Counsel
- Office of Small Business Advocate (SBA)
- Higher Education Resource Officer (HERO)
- Utility Boards
- Water & Wastewater Financing Board
- Utility Management Review Board
- Office of Management Services (OMS)
- Division of Technology Solutions
State budget
- See also: Tennessee state budget and finances
The budget for the Comptroller of the Treasury in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 was $123,832,100.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $222,252, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $222,252, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the comptroller received a salary of $209,520, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the comptroller received a salary of $209,520, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the comptroller received a salary of $209,520, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the comptroller received a salary of $201,852, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the comptroller received a salary of $195,972, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the comptroller received a salary of $190,260, according to the Council of State Governments, making him the highest paid state comptroller in 2016.[12]
2015
In 2015, the comptroller received a salary of $190,260, according to the Council of State Governments, making him the highest paid state comptroller in 2015.[13]
2014
In 2014, the comptroller received a salary of $190,260, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the comptroller was paid an estimated $187,452, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
Historical officeholders
There have been 35 Tennessee comptrollers of the treasury since 1836.[16]
| List of officeholders from 1836-present | |||||
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| # | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
| 1 | Daniel Graham | 1836-43 | |||
| 2 | Felix K. Zollicoffer | 1843-49 | |||
| 3 | B.H. Sheppard | 1849-51 | |||
| 4 | Arthur R. Crozier | 1851-55 | |||
| 5 | James C. Luttrell | 1855-57 | |||
| 6 | James T. Dunlap | 1857-61 | |||
| 7 | Joseph S. Fowler | 1862-65 | |||
| 8 | S.E. Hackett | 1865-66 | |||
| 9 | G.W. Blackburn | 1866-70 | |||
| 10 | E.R. Pennebaker | 1870-73 | |||
| 11 | W.W. Hobbs | 1873 | |||
| 12 | John C. Burch | 1873-75 | |||
| 13 | James L. Gaines | 1875-81 | |||
| 14 | James N. Nolan | 1881-83 | |||
| 15 | P.P. Pickard | 1883-89 | |||
| 16 | J.W. Allen | 1889-93 | |||
| 17 | James A. Harris | 1893-99 | |||
| 18 | Theo F. King | 1899-1904 | |||
| 19 | Frank Dibrell | 1904-13 | |||
| 20 | George P. Woollen | 1913-15 | |||
| 21 | J. B. Thompson | 1915-23 | |||
| 22 | Edgar J. Graham | 1923-31 | |||
| 23 | Roy C. Wallace | 1931-37 | |||
| 24 | John W. Britton | 1937-38 | |||
| 25 | Marshall F. Priest | 1938-39 | |||
| 26 | Robert W. Lowe | 1939-45 | |||
| 27 | Jared Maddux | 1945 | |||
| 28 | Sam K. Carson | 1945-46 | |||
| 29 | Jared Maddux | 1946-49 | |||
| 30 | Cedric Hunt | 1949-53 | |||
| 31 | Jeanne S. Bodfish | 1953-55 | |||
| 32 | William R. Snodgrass | 1955-99 | |||
| 33 | John G. Morgan | 1999-2009 | |||
| 34 | Justin Wilson | 2009-2021 |  Republican
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| 35 | Jason Mumpower | 2021-present | Republican
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Contact information
Comptroller of the Treasury
First Floor, State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-9034
Phone: (615) 741-2775
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, "Learn About Our Office," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tennessee General Assembly, "Tennessee Constitution," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Tennessee Code," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Tennessee House Bill 2973," accessed January 23, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed February 2, 2021
- ↑ Tennessee Blue Book 2019-2020, "Past Governors and Constitutional Officers of Tennessee," accessed February 2, 2021
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