Rebecca Otto wins the National Excellence in Accountability Award! Excellence in Accountability Award

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As an employee of a small city (pop. < 3K) the difference between Auditor Anderson and Auditor Otto has been amazing. Anderson used every chance she could to embarrass local officials when they made what were nearly always honest mistakes. You had city clerks afraid to call the auditor's office to ask questions for fear they would be put under a microscope. With Auditor Otto, the staff works with local governments to ensure they are conducting themselves in accordance with state statutes. They try to stop problems before they arise, not wait in ambush in order to issue a press release later.

-MRW, commenting on MNPublius



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Pat Anderson pooh-poohs property tax increases under Gov. Tim Pawlenty as "slightly higher'' ("The result of less state aid: Efficiency,'' March 5). I was shocked. If Anderson considers a 43 percent increase slight, then she's out of touch with average Minnesotans and just plain poor at math. She shouldn't be trusted with the job of minding the state's finances.

-DIANE WATSON, MOUND
March 8, 2010 StarTribune




Recent News

Auditor points to increased efficiency in office in bid for re-election

New Ulm Journal | Aug 30, 2010

Otto says she has tried to be 'proactive' rather than the "gotcha" policy of waiting for local communities to make mistakes and punish them.

The CGMC debates: Auditor

MNpublius | Aug 20, 2010

"In their first debate this year, Rebecca Otto absolutely destroyed Pat Anderson."

State auditor seeks 2nd term

Albert Lea Tribune | Aug 16, 2010

State Auditor Rebecca Otto stopped in Albert Lea Friday to share the successes of her first term in office and discuss her goal to make Minnesota a national leader by focusing on “excellent and efficient” government.

State Auditor Rebecca Otto promises proactive, preventative approaches

Walker Pilot-Independent | Aug 04, 2010

State Auditor Rebecca Otto stopped in Walker July 26 as part of an outstate “excellence tour.”

Major blow to integrity of GOP’s Sutton, Anderson

News Release | Jul 30, 2010

In attacking Rebecca Otto, Tony Sutton and Pat Anderson made claims about Anderson travel expenses that newly uncovered records reveal are false

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Rebecca Otto on excellence, efficiency, and making Minnesota a national leader again

Rebecca Otto answers questions about her national recognition, her values and vision, and what she'll do if re-elected.

Community Television | Aug 20, 2010


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Rebecca is relentlessly focused on excellence.  She keeps her nose to the grindstone and works to insure the integrity of the numbers in the $20 billion of taxpayer money spent each year.   That's why she's earned the national Excellence in Accountability Award, making her a national leader among State Auditors.

Rebecca's opponent, former State Auditor Pat Anderson, has a different approach.  She wants to be an "activist" State Auditor, and to use the office as a "bully pulpit" to push for her political agenda.  But before you can talk about activist agendas of restructuring or deconstructing government, there is a more important job qualification - math.

Anyone can make a mistake - even Rebecca.  It's not Pat's mistakes that matter, it's the ongoing pattern of them, going back nearly a decade, that shows she's careless about details - which is not the best quality in a State Auditor.  Who do you want watching over your tax dollars?