The State Comptroller is the chief fiscal guardian of the
State of Connecticut
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. The duties and responsibilities of the state
comptroller
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include, among other things, overseeing state accounting, preparing state financial reports, paying and administering benefits to state employees, settling demands against the state that do not first have to be approved or adjusted by the
General Assembly
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, administering miscellaneous appropriations for employee taxes, insurance, and health services, and administering grants to police, firefighters, and municipalities.
Comptrollers in Connecticut are elected to a term of four years, their election taking place in the same cycle as gubernatorial elections.
The current state comptroller is
Sean Scanlon, a
Democrat
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who has served since January 4, 2023.
List of comptrollers
Town listed is town of residence at time of election.
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1 Died in office May 15, 1946, and Raymond S. Thatcher was appointed by the General Assembly to fill the vacancy.
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2 Resigned July 19, 1966, to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission.
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3 Appointed by governor July 19, 1966, to fill the unexpired term of Raymond S. Thatcher.
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4 Resigned December 31, 2021, due to ill health.
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5 Appointed by governor December 31, 2021, to fill the unexpired term of Kevin Lembo.
Notes
External links
Official websiteConnecticut Comptrollers
{{Connecticut Constitutional Officers
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...