The race to fill the State Auditor’s seat took firmer form early Wednesday when the outgoing Auditor endorsed a candidate for her job.
“I am honored to have Auditor (Suzanne) Bump’s strong support to succeed her,” Chris Dempsey stated in a joint launch with Bump.
Dempsey, a Democrat from Brookline, was Assistant Secretary of Transportation in former Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration when Bump was Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
According to Bump, who introduced final yr she wouldn’t search one other time period within the workplace she’s held since 2011, there’s a clear distinction between the 2 candidates for the get together’s nomination.
“In the year since I announced I would not seek re-election, I have watched the race to
succeed me unfold, and I have listened carefully to the statements of the two Democratic candidates. They could not be more divergent,” she stated.
“I have concluded that Chris Dempsey is best suited by his dedication to public service, his understanding of the role of the State Auditor, his knowledge as a government executive, his role in policy-making, and his vision for the future.”
The State Auditor is the commonwealth’s chief accountability officer. According to Bump’s workplace, she and her employees have noticed $1.3 billion in questionable spending and missed financial savings since 2011.
Sen. Diana DiZoglio additionally needs the job and has secured the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and half-a-dozen state Senate colleagues. DiZoglio has indicated up to now she thinks the Auditor ought to examine the state’s legislature, an influence Bump has stated her workplace doesn’t possess.
According to Bump, Dempsey is conscious of the workplace’s authority in addition to its limitations.
“(Dempsey) has indisputably demonstrated his understanding that while the office has specific legal and constitutional boundaries, it can still be a powerful force for good government and creative policy development and oversight,” Bump stated.
Winchester Republican Anthony Amore introduced this week he had filed sufficient signatures with the Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin’s workplace to make the poll. His candidacy has netted the assist of outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker, a reality acknowledged by Bump.
“Our votes in the race for State Auditor matter, since…Baker is aggressively supporting the Republican candidate. We need to endorse the strongest possible candidate. As I see it, that candidate is Chris Dempsey,” Bump stated.
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