Mary Mosiman (born February 13, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 32nd

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. A

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, she was appointed by Governor

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to the position of Auditor of State on May 13, 2013, filling a vacancy created when David A. Vaudt resigned. She was elected to a full term of office in 2014. She was defeated by Democrat Rob Sand in 2018. Previously, she had served as Story County

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winning election in 2000 and re-election in 2004 and 2008, and as Deputy

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from 2010 to 2013. Mosiman was born and currently resides in

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and grew up in

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. She earned her B. A. in Business-Accounting in 1999 and became a

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in 2003.

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