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Candidates' Biographical Information |
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for:
Auditor, North Carolina |
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May 6, 2008 North Carolina Democratic Primary Election |
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Candidates' Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Biographical Information issue questions. The responses were provided by Beth A. Wood and Fred Aikens or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Biographical |
Beth A. Wood - D
Website
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Fred Aikens - D
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| Age: |
59 |
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| Personal: (gender, age, marital status, spouse, children, residence) |
Beth grew up on her family's farm near Cove City in eastern North Carolina. |
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She put herself through East Carolina University, graduating with a degree in accounting. She completed rigorous testing to become a Certified Public Accountant in 1987. |
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She previously worked in the State Auditor's Office for more than a decade and also served in the State Treasurer's Office. Prior to state government, Beth worked with Rayovac Corporation, as a CPA with McGladrey & Pullen and was the CFO for a North Carolina-based furniture company. |
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She taught a variety of professional courses for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA). Beth has taught CPAs across the state and the nation how to audit governmental organizations, including the concept of risk-based auditing. She served on the AICPA Steering Committee for its annual Government and Not for Profit Conference. |
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| Political: (offices held) |
The first woman elected to that office, Beth has served as State Auditor since 2009. |
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