PA-AUD: Kenyatta (D) challenging DeFoor (R) in Pennsylvania Auditor General race
The Pennsylvania auditor general is the commonwealth’s chief fiscal officer, charged with policing the state and local agencies that receive and spend taxpayers’ money.
As one of the state’s three elected row offices, the auditor general’s office comes with a bully pulpit of sorts in choosing which policies and programs to scrutinize.
DeFoor faces a reelection challenge from Democratic state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who became the first openly gay person of color elected to state office in 2018. Among the most vocally progressive members of the House Democratic Caucus, Kenyatta, of Philadelphia, emerged on the statewide political stage as a candidate for party’s the U.S. Senate nomination in 2022.
The Capital-Star asked DeFoor and Kenyatta why they’re qualified for the job of auditor general, why voters should trust them and how they would run the office over the next four years.
https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/kenyatta-challenging-defoor-in-pennsylvania-auditor-general-race/