In an unscientific poll, we interviewed 10 random people on a weekday afternoon in Coolidge Corner in Brookline. Not one could name the state auditor or any of the candidates vying to replace her. Yet the office plays a key role in state government.
Two Democrats and a Republican are competing to succeed Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump as one of the state's top watchdogs. But the candidates face a major challenge to getting elected: Few voters are familiar with the state auditor's work and why it matters.
Bump, the current auditor, plans to step down after 12 years when her term ends in January. That creates an open contest for the job, which pays nearly $200,000 and oversees 200 full-time employees and a $23 million budget. Dempsey says those values are important because the auditor can choose which programs to scrutinize most heavily. For one, he wants tostate offices are living up to the state’s climate mandates — and he wants to safeguard reproductive rights by making sure state laws are being implemented properly.
Democratic strategist Doug Chavez says it makes sense why the candidates would try to"out-progressive" each other on the stump"The most votes usually come from ... Boston, Cambridge, Somerville — some of the most progressive parts of Massachusetts," Chavez said. On a recent weeknight, Amore drove two hours in traffic to tell voters on the Cape why they should care. Only a dozen people showed up.
Amore criticizes the two Democrats for focusing more on progressive politics than the nuts-and-bolts of being an auditor.
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