Mary Mosiman
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mary Mosiman
| office = 32nd Auditor of Iowa
| governor = Terry Branstad
Kim Reynolds
| term_start = May 13, 2013
| term_end = January 2, 2019
| predecessor = David Vaudt
| successor = Rob Sand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|13}}
| birth_place = Ames, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Dan
| children = 4
| education = Iowa State University {{small|(BS)}}
}}
Mary Mosiman (born February 13, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 32nd state auditor of Iowa. A Republican, she was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the position of Auditor of State on May 13, 2013, filling a vacancy created when David A. Vaudt resigned.{{cite press release|url=https://governor.iowa.gov/2013/05/branstad-names-cpa-mary-mosiman-as-new-state-auditor-2/|title=Branstad names CPA Mary Mosiman as new state auditor|publisher=Office of the Governor of Iowa|date=May 13, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2014}} She was elected to a full term of office in 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.kcci.com/politics/republican-mosiman-elected-as-iowa-auditor/29541326|title=Republican Mosiman elected as Iowa auditor|agency=Associated Press|work=KCCI News 8|date=November 4, 2014|accessdate=November 18, 2014}} She was defeated by Democrat Rob Sand in 2018.
Previously, she had served as Story County auditor winning election in 2000 and re-election in 2004 and 2008, and as Deputy Iowa Secretary of State from 2010 to 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/26/auditor-mary-mosiman/14663759/|title=Meet the Candidate, Iowa Auditor: Mary Mosiman|work=The Des Moines Register|date=October 31, 2014|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}
Mosiman was born and currently resides in Ames, Iowa and grew up in Hubbard, Iowa. She earned her B. A. in Business-Accounting in 1999 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 2003.
Electoral history
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| election_title =2014 Iowa State Auditor Election
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^84&ElectionID=84|title=Election Night Tabular Results - November 4, 2014 General Election|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=November 5, 2014|accessdate=November 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213012027/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces%5EFederal%20%2F%20Statewide%20Races%5E84&ElectionID=84|archivedate=December 13, 2014}}
| turnout_votes =1,052,771
| result =hold
| winner =Mary Mosiman
| winner_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| winner_votes =599,440
| winner_percent =56.94%
| candidate2 =Jonathan Neiderbach
| candidate2_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| candidate2_votes =451,868
| candidate2_percent =42.92%
| candidate3 =Write-in
| candidate3_votes =1477
| candidate3_percent =0.1%
}}
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| election_title =2018 Iowa State Auditor Election
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IA/91323/Web02-state.222648/#/cid/1600|title=Election Night Tabular Results - November 6, 2018 General Election|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}
| electorate =2,167,914
| turnout_votes =1,295,368
| turnout_percent =61.55
| result =gain
| loser_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| winner =Rob Sand
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =660,169
| winner_percent =50.96%
| candidate2 =Mary Mosiman
| candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes =601,320
| candidate2_percent =46.42%
| candidate3 =Fred Perryman
| candidate3_party_unlinked =Libertarian
| candidate3_votes =33,421
| candidate3_percent =2.58%
| candidate4 =Write-in
| candidate4_votes =458
| candidate4_percent =0.04%
}}
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References
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External links
- [http://auditor.iowa.gov/ Iowa Auditor of State]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141124161657/http://auditor.iowa.gov/about/index.html Mosiman's Official Biography]
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Category:21st-century Iowa politicians
Category:County auditors in the United States
Category:Politicians from Ames, Iowa
Category:People from Hardin County, Iowa
Category:Iowa auditors of state
Category:Women in Iowa politics
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:County officials in Iowa
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