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John Dougall
John Dougall
Auditor of Utah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 7, 2013
Governor	Gary Herbert; Spencer Cox
Preceded by	Auston Johnson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives; from the 27th district
	In office; January 2003 – January 2013
Preceded by	David Litvack
Succeeded by	Mike Kennedy
Personal details
Born	April 2, 1966 (age 58); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sandy
Children	3
Education	Brigham Young University (BS, MS, MBA)

John Dougall (born April 2, 1966) is an American politician from the state of Utah who has been serving as the Utah State Auditor since 2013^[update].^[1] A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a Utah State Representative from 2003 to 2013. Dougall assumed office during the 55th legislative session, replacing David Litvack.^[2] Dougall has received bipartisan praise for his accomplishments as state auditor.^[3]

Early life and education

Dougall was born in Hollywood and raised in Portland, Oregon.^[3] He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, and he earned his Master of Science in electrical engineering from BYU the following year.^[3]^[4] He earned his Master of Business Administration from BYU in 2000.^[4]

Dougall has worked at various technology companies in Silicon Valley.^[4]^[3]

Political career

Dougall was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2002, winning against a crowded field of Republican Party primary opponents.^[3] During his 10-year tenure in the House, he sponsored various bills related to transportation, government transparency, and tax reform, including tax cuts in 2006 under governor Jon Huntsman.^[3]^[5] He also sponsored the controversial^[6] HB477, which would have amended the Government Records Access and Management Act to increase restrictions on public access to government documents. The bill was signed into law in March 2011 by governor Gary Herbert, but it was repealed two weeks later after public backlash and harsh criticism from The Salt Lake Tribune.^[6]^[7] Despite this, Dougall has generally been regarded as an advocate for transparency in the Utah state government.^[3]

Dougall was elected Utah State Auditor in 2012, defeating fellow Republican incumbent Auston Johnson.^[8] As state auditor, Dougall has led audits that have revealed mismanagement and unethical or illegal behavior at various levels of government in Utah,^[9]^[10] and some of his investigations have targeted members of his own party.^[3] For these actions, he has earned bipartisan praise as state auditor.^[3]

Dougall briefly considered challenging Mitt Romney in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2018, but ultimately decided against it.^[3]

In 2020, it was announced that Dougall would be running for Lieutenant Governor of Utah as Aimee Winder Newton's running mate.^[11]

In 2024, Dougall as Utah State Auditor rolled out an online complaint form to report trans people in bathrooms per law HB 257, resulting in nearly 4,000 complaints that appeared to be fake.^[12] Following online backlash against the form and the barrage of fake complaints, Dougall released a statement indicating that the State Auditor's office only posted the online complaint form to be in compliance with the way the HB 257 was written requiring their office to have the form available to the public though the State Legislature did not consult with the State Auditor's office about the implementation and enforcement of the form. The statement included that Dougall's office will not be investigating any individuals and will only be investigating claims of government entities not meeting the compliance plan outlined in HB 257 because "many Utahns feel trampled by an invasive and overly aggressive Legislature that too often fails to seek input from those most affected."^[13]

References

^ Catanese, David (February 14, 2018). "Utah Senate Race: State Auditor John Dougall May Challenge Mitt Romney". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Our Campaigns - UT State House 27 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Wood, Benjamin (May 29, 2019). "Utah's state auditor John Dougall has rocked many boats, but he has also gained bipartisan praise". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Biography John Dougall, Utah State Auditor" (PDF). Office of the Utah State Auditor. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ Gehrke, Robert (October 2, 2011). "Huntsman's legacy in Utah: tax reform". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Editorial: Is Herbert for secrecy or accountability?". The Salt Lake Tribune archives. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Gehrke, Robert; Davidson, Lee (March 26, 2011). "Utah lawmakers repeal HB477". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Davidson, Lee (August 12, 2012). "New state auditor won't be a CPA — is it a problem?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Davidson, Lee (January 20, 2017). "Audit rips Utah League of Cities and Towns, calls for criminal probe, recovery of public funds". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Gorrell, Mike (January 19, 2017). "Audit says former fire authority leaders misused funds; criminal probes recommended". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Wood, Benjamin (March 24, 2020). "Aimee Winder Newton picks Utah Auditor John Dougall as her running mate in the governor's race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "Utah trolled with 4,000 hoax reports of trans bathroom ban violations within days of reporting form launch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
^ "Utah auditor blasts 'invasive and overly aggressive Legislature' for making him trans 'bathroom monitor'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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Utah House of Representatives
Preceded by David Litvack	Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 27th district 2003–2013	Succeeded by Mike Kennedy
Political offices
Preceded by Auston Johnson	Auditor of Utah 2013–present	Incumbent