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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1970
Page
9
Auditor-elect Bond concentrates on Holman’s record, says the auditor should watchdog state finances and curb laxity in management positions. He advocates a uniform accounting system and plans to discuss it with the governor and state agencies.
A brief editorial note outlines Bond's pledge to tackle audits quickly with CPAs, emphasizing his focus on state finances and public records. It mentions his career as a lawyer from Mexico, Me., and references a succession and thanks to Missourians who backed his campaign.
Missouri voters gave a clear mandate to a more thorough auditing of state government books. Christopher Hungate, Missouri’s newly elected Republican state auditor, issued a victory statement Tuesday night outlining plans to tighten financial oversight and improve transparency.
Kit Bond and Carolyn Bond, married three years, captured nearly 200,000 votes to oust Haskell Holman as Missouri state auditor. Bond plans to audit counties biennially, vet bank depository contracts, and hire a staff focusing on nonpartisan government accounting while keeping current employees if competent. The couple, long active in Missouri politics, aim to modernize state finances and recruit young CPAs, with Bond eyeing a future in government service.
Christopher S. Bond, Republican winner with 200000 vote plurality for state auditor, pledges professional, nonpartisan management to serve Missourians. He plans to hire five CPAs, establish a uniform county and state auditing system, and shift focus to motor vehicle fee office procedures amid past shortages. Bond and wife Carolyn plan a brief vacation after his January swearing in, with future gubernatorial prospects noted.
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