Columbus, Ohio – Voters across Ohio will head to the polls on November 3 to elect the state’s next auditor. The race features Republican Frank LaRose, currently Ohio’s secretary of state, and Democrat Annette Blackwell, who serves as mayor of Maple Heights.

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The new auditor will take over from Republican Keith Faber, who is ineligible to seek a third consecutive term and is instead running for attorney general. Both LaRose and Blackwell secured their nominations unopposed in the May primary election.

The Ohio Auditor of State’s office is a significant statewide position, overseeing more than 800 employees and auditing over 5,900 public entities across Ohio. Key responsibilities include investigating the misuse of public funds, identifying potential savings in government operations, and assisting communities experiencing fiscal distress. The auditor also holds one of seven seats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

Frank LaRose has served as Ohio secretary of state since 2019, managing elections and business registrations. Before this, he represented parts of Summit and Stark counties in the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018. As secretary of state, LaRose established the Public Integrity Division. His priorities for the auditor’s office include aggressively pursuing fraud and expanding performance audits. LaRose aims to standardize financial data from nearly 6,000 public entities and leverage artificial intelligence to detect fraud. He also proposes requiring performance audits for local agencies with significantly higher per-person costs than similar agencies. LaRose is a graduate of Ohio State University and a decorated Green Beret, having received a Bronze Star. He remains a member of the Ohio National Guard.

Annette Blackwell has been the mayor and safety director of Maple Heights since January 2016, currently serving her third term. She made history as the first woman and first Black person elected mayor in Maple Heights. Blackwell’s tenure as mayor includes leading Maple Heights’ recovery plan after the city entered fiscal emergency in February 2015. The auditor’s office released Maple Heights from emergency status in November 2020, and the city has since received multiple state awards for clean audits. Before her mayoral role, Blackwell worked for KeyBank, University Hospitals, Deloitte, and Ryan. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Ursuline College in 2019. Blackwell stated her focus as auditor would be on corruption investigations, taxpayer oversight, and helping communities avoid fiscal distress. She also supports changes to Ohio’s property taxation approach and advocates for fairer maps on the redistricting commission.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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Codbixiyeyaasha Ohio oo Dooranaya Hantidhawrka Gobolka ee Xiga 3-da Nofeembar: LaRose iyo Blackwell

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Codbixiyeyaasha gobolka Ohio ayaa 3-da Nofeembar u dareeri doona goobaha codbixinta si ay u doortaan hantidhawrka gobolka ee xiga. Tartankan waxaa isku soo taagay Frank LaRose oo Jamhuuri ah, kaasoo hadda ah xoghayaha gobolka Ohio, iyo Annette Blackwell oo Dimuqraadi ah, oo ah duqa magaalada Maple Heights.

Hantidhawrka cusub ayaa bedeli doona Keith Faber oo Jamhuuri ah, kaasoo aan u tartami karin xilka markii saddexaad oo xiriir ah, wuxuuna hadda u tartamayaa xilka xeer ilaaliyaha guud. Labada musharax ee LaRose iyo Blackwell midkoodna ma helin tartan doorashadii horudhaca ahayd ee bishii Maajo.

Xafiiska Hantidhawrka Gobolka Ohio waa xil muhiim ah oo heer gobol ah, wuxuuna maamulaa in ka badan 800 oo shaqaale ah, isagoo sidoo kale hantidhawra in ka badan 5,900 oo hay’adood oo dowli ah oo ku yaalla Ohio. Waajibaadyada ugu muhiimsan waxaa ka mid ah baaritaanka ku takrifalka lacagaha dadweynaha, aqoonsiga keydinta suurtagalka ah ee howlaha dowladda, iyo caawinta bulshooyinka la kulma dhibaatooyin dhaqaale. Hantidhawrku wuxuu sidoo kale mid ka mid ah toddobada kursi ku leeyahay Guddiga Dib-u-qaybinta Degmooyinka Ohio.

Frank LaRose wuxuu xoghayaha gobolka Ohio ahaa tan iyo sanadkii 2019, isagoo maamulayay doorashooyinka iyo diiwaangelinta ganacsiyada. Intii ka horreysay, wuxuu metelayay qaybo ka mid ah degmooyinka Summit iyo Stark ee Senate-ka Ohio intii u dhaxaysay 2011 ilaa 2018. Isagoo ah xoghayaha gobolka, LaRose wuxuu aasaasay Qaybta Daacadnimada Dadweynaha. Mudnaantiisa xafiiska hantidhawrka waxaa ka mid ah la dagaallanka khiyaanada iyo ballaarinta hantidhawrka waxqabadka.

LaRose wuxuu higsanayaa in xafiisku uu xogta dhaqaale ee ku dhowaad 6,000 oo hay’adood oo dowli ah u dhigo qaab isku mid ah, isagoo isticmaalaya sirdoonka macmalka ah si uu u caawiyo baarayaasha inay ogaadaan calaamadaha khiyaanada. Wuxuu sidoo kale soo jeedinayaa in sharci-dejiyeyaasha laga codsado inay waajib ka dhigaan hantidhawrka waxqabadka marka kharashyada hay’adaha maxalliga ah ee qofkiiba ay si weyn uga sarreeyaan kuwa hay’adaha la midka ah. LaRose wuxuu ka qalin jabiyay Jaamacadda Gobolka Ohio, wuxuuna ahaa Green Beret abaalmarinno badan ku guuleystay, isagoo helay Bronze Star. Wuxuu weli xubin ka yahay Ciidanka Ilaalada Qaranka ee Ohio.

Annette Blackwell waxay ahayd duqa magaalada iyo agaasimaha amniga ee Maple Heights tan iyo Janaayo 2016, waxayna hadda ku jirtaa muddadeedii saddexaad. Waxay taariikh ku samaysay iyadoo ahayd haweeneydii ugu horreysay iyo qofkii ugu horreeyay ee Madow ah ee loo doorto duqa magaalada Maple Heights. Muddadii ay duqa ahayd Blackwell waxaa ka mid ah hoggaaminta qorshaha soo kabashada Maple Heights ka dib markii magaaladu ay gashay xaalad degdeg ah oo dhaqaale bishii Febraayo 2015.

Xafiiska hantidhawrka ayaa magaalada Maple Heights ka saaray xaaladdii degdegga ahayd bishii Nofeembar 2020, ka dib markii ay hagaajisay nidaamkeeda xisaabaadka oo ay gaartay ujeedooyinkii waaweynaa ee qorsheeda soo kabashada. Tan iyo markaas, magaaladu waxay heshay abaalmarinno gobol oo isdaba joog ah oo ku saabsan hantidhawr nadiif ah. Ka hor intii aysan noqon duqa magaalada, Blackwell waxay ka soo shaqeysay KeyBank, University Hospitals, Deloitte, iyo Ryan. Waxay shahaadadeeda koowaad ka qaadatay Ursuline College sanadkii 2019.

Blackwell waxay sheegtay in diiraddeeda hantidhawr ahaan ay noqon doonto baaritaanka musuqmaasuqa, la socodka canshuur bixiyeyaasha, iyo caawinta bulshooyinka inay ka fogaadaan dhibaatooyinka dhaqaale. Waxay sidoo kale taageertaa isbeddelka habka canshuurta hantida ee Ohio, waxayna ballan qaadday inay u doodi doonto khariidado caddaalad ah oo ku saabsan guddiga dib-u-qaybinta degmooyinka.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus