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The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer. Responsibilities include investigative authority for every dollar spent by the state, and being an ex-officio/member on the state's Board of Equalization.
The State Controller is elected to a four-year term but is limited to two terms. The current state controller is John Chiang.
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, the Board of Control, CalPERS and CalSTRS.
- Conducts audits and reviews of state operations.
California State Controllers
| Name | Party | Term |
| John S. Houston | Democratic | 1849-1852 |
| Winslow S. Pierce | Democratic | 1852-1854 |
| Samuel Bell | Democratic | 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 | Democratic | 1861-1862 |
| Gilbert R. Warren | Republican | 1862-1863 |
| George R. Oulton | Constitutional Union | 1863-1867 |
| Robert Watt | Democratic | 1867-1871 |
| James J. Green | Republican | 1871-1875 |
| James W. Mandeville | Democratic | 1875-1876 |
| William B. C. Brown | Democratic | 1876-1877 |
| Daniel M. Kenfield | Republican | 1877-1883 |
| John P. Dunn | Democratic | 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 | Democratic | 1959-1967 |
| Houston I. Flournoy | Republican | 1967-1975 |
| Kenneth Cory | Democratic | 1975-1987 |
| Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. | Democratic | 1987-1995 |
| Kathleen Connell | Democratic | 1995-2003 |
| Steve Westly | Democratic | 2003-2007 |
| John Chiang | Democratic | 2007-Present |
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