Tim Defoor

Seeking Office: AUDITOR GENERAL

Party: Republican

District: Statewide

Incumbent

Quick Facts:

Quick Facts:

  • Graduated from Susquehanna Township High School
  • Earned Associate’s degree in paralegal studies from Harrisburg Area Community College
  • Earned Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University
  • Earned a second Bachelor’s degree in sociology and history from University of Pittsburgh
  • Earned a Master’s degree in Project Management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
  • Worked as an investigator for Dauphin County Public Defender’s office
  • Worked as an investigator for Pennsylvania’s Office of the Inspector General
  • Worked as an investigator for the Pennsylvania Attorney General
  • Worked as an internal auditor and fraud investigator for UPMC Health Plan
  • Elected Dauphin County Controller, in 2015
    First African American elected to a county row office in Dauphin County
  • Won re-election as Dauphin County Controller in 2019
  • Ran for Auditor General in 2020, and won, defeating Dr. Nina Ahmad
  • Currently running for re-election as the incumbent Auditor General

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