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Timothy DeFoor
Timothy DeFoor (Republican Party) is the Pennsylvania Auditor General. He assumed office on January 19, 2021. His current term ends on January 16, 2029.
DeFoor (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Pennsylvania Auditor General. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
DeFoor grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He worked as an investigator with the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General, a special agent for the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and a fraud investigator and internal auditor for federal contractors and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Health Plan. He received an associate degree in paralegal studies from Harrisburg Area Community College, a B.A. in sociology and history from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in project management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
DeFoor has been a member of the Greater Harrisburg Area NAACP and the Pennsylvania State Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #78. He has been a member of and chair of the Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation Board of Directors, and served on the boards of the State YMCA of Pennsylvania and the Chris "Handles" Franklin Foundation.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Incumbent Timothy DeFoor defeated Malcolm Kenyatta, Reece Smith, Alan Goodrich, and Eric Anton in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy DeFoor (R) | 51.1 | 3,489,652 |
 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D) | 45.9 | 3,135,412 | |
 | Reece Smith (L)  | 1.8 | 123,628 | |
| Alan Goodrich (Constitution Party) | 0.8 | 55,981 | ||
| Eric Anton (American Solidarity Party) | 0.3 | 20,989 | ||
| Total votes: 6,825,662 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Malcolm Kenyatta defeated Mark Pinsley in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Malcolm Kenyatta | 64.2 | 655,687 |
 | Mark Pinsley | 35.3 | 360,182 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 5,278 | ||
| Total votes: 1,021,147 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Incumbent Timothy DeFoor advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy DeFoor | 99.3 | 844,742 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5,600 | ||
| Total votes: 850,342 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Timothy DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad, Jennifer Moore, and Olivia Faison in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy DeFoor (R) | 49.4 | 3,338,009 |
 | Nina Ahmad (D) | 46.3 | 3,129,131 | |
 | Jennifer Moore (L) | 3.1 | 205,929 | |
 | Olivia Faison (G) | 1.2 | 78,588 | |
| Total votes: 6,751,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nina Ahmad | 36.4 | 551,144 |
 | Michael Lamb | 27.1 | 410,556 | |
 | Christina Hartman | 14.0 | 211,281 | |
 | Tracie Fountain | 9.0 | 136,130 | |
 | H. Scott Conklin | 7.5 | 112,952 | |
 | Rosie Davis | 6.0 | 90,558 | |
| Total votes: 1,512,621 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Timothy DeFoor advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy DeFoor | 100.0 | 1,042,092 |
| Total votes: 1,042,092 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cris Dush (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Noteworthy events
The Pennsylvania Auditor General releases multiple reports per month detailing the findings of audits conducted by the office. As auditor, DeFoor has overseen audits that uncovered financial irregularities by state and local government agencies.[1]
Irregularities in audits of volunteer firefighter relief associations
As auditor, DeFoor oversaw audits of volunteer firefighter relief associations that have uncovered noteworthy irregularities. In Pennsylvania, VFRAs support local fire departments, but are separate legal entities. A two-percent tax on fire insurance policies is collected by the Pennsylvania Auditor General and the proceeds are distributed to each local VFRA for the purchase of equipment, insurance, and death benefit policies for volunteer firefighters. The Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General is responsible for distributing the funds and regularly issues audit reports analyzing the finances of each VFRA.[2]
Examples of noteworthy irregularities include July 2022, when DeFoor announced that an audit of the Markle Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association in Apollo, Pennsylvania, had revealed a shortage of $4000. According to a news release from the auditor, the examination also found that “numerous checks drawn from the association’s account did not contain at least two authorizing signatures as required by state law” and that “some checks contained signatures that were allegedly forged.”
DeFoor forwarded the findings of the Markle VFRA audit to the local prosecutor for investigation: “Our auditors uncovered instances where checks were written and cashed improperly, which may have larger consequences. I am asking the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office to take a closer look at our audit findings to determine whether any laws were violated.”[3]
Also, in August 2022, DeFoor announced that an audit of the Gregg Township Firemen’s Relief Association had uncovered $25,910 missing from the VFRA’s savings account. According to a news release from DeFoor, the VFRA officials “could not explain why the funds were withdrawn or provide bank records to auditors,” and the VFRA had an “inadequate financial record keeping system” and had failed to maintain a proper record of its leadership meetings.
DeFoor suspended payments to the VFRA and forwarded the audit results to the local prosecuting attorney at the Centre County District Attorney’s office.
“I’ve asked the District Attorney’s office to take a closer look to determine whether any laws were violated,” DeFoor said. “Due to the seriousness of this matter, my department will withhold state aid from the association until we have answers.”[2]
Audit revealing major deficit at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (September 2022)
In September 2022, DeFoor announced a performance audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that revealed the state toll road authority was $13.2 billion in debt. In a news release, DeFoor observed that this was “more debt than the entire state government of Pennsylvania and the only way to pay it is to raise tolls.” The state government’s debt at the time was reported at $11.7 billion.
Among the specific findings, the report showed $104.9 million in uncollected tolls due to delinquent invoices, and an inability of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to identify license plates or the addresses for motorists owing tolls. In his news release, DeFoor said the “unsustainable situation” had been “decades in the making” and showed that the “legislature and executive branch need to work together now to ensure the Turnpike is financially viable for the future.”[4][5]
Campaign finance summary
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘‘Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General’’, “Meet Auditor General Timothy DeFoor,” accessed December 11, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General, “Auditor General DeFoor Refers Fire Relief Audit to Centre County District Attorney After Finding Nearly $26,000 in Missing Funds,” August 3, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General, “Auditor General DeFoor Alerts Westmoreland County District Attorney About Missing Money from Fire Relief Association,” July 28, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General, “Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audit of Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; Calls for Innovative Solutions to Solve Growing Financial Issues,” September 7, 2022
- ↑ Bucks County Today, “Roadway in the Red: Pa. Turnpike Debt Now Eclipses That of the Entire State,” September 14, 2022
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