About
John Dougall has served as Utah’s state auditor since 2013. Dougall announced in early January 2024 that he will not seek reelection and will instead run as a Republican in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District race. Prior to his tenure as state auditor, he served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2003–13, where he chaired the House Revenue & Taxation standing committee, along with its Ethics committee, and ultimately became House vice chair of Executive Appropriations.
In addition to holding elected office, Dougall has worked for both large and small tech companies. He graduated from Brigham Young University with three degrees: a BS and an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA.
Actions
- Signed State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) organized resolution supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and committing to invest in SFOF bronze-sponsor Israel Bonds despite “Moodys and Standard and Poors (S&P) have[ing] recently downgraded Israel’s credit score, citing a negative outlook on Israel’s economy (5/14/24)
- Signed a letter to Morningstar asking the company to stop its negative ratings of firms connected to Israel (8/25/22)
- Signed a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing the proposed rule known as The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (6/17/22)
- Signed an SFOF letter opposing the FDIC proposed principles on climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions (6/3/22)
- Signed a letter to the Department of Labor opposing possible agency actions to protect life savings and pensions from threats of climate-related financial risk (5/16/22)
- Signed a comment letter to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board regarding ESG practices in the municipal securities market (3/8/22)
- Signed a letter opposing the proposed Department of Labor rule change entitled Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (12/13/21)
- Signed a letter to the banking industry warning that state financial officers “will be taking collective action in response to the ongoing and growing economic boycott of traditional energy production industries by U.S. financial institutions” (11/22/21)
- Signed an SFOF letter urging President Biden to withdraw his nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve for her “radical banking and economic views” that would “disrupt the private banking sector, reliable energy supplies, and the U.S. economy” (1/31/21)
Recent Campaign Filings
- 2022 Year-End Campaign Finance Report
- 2022 General Campaign Finance Report
- 2022 September Campaign Finance Report
- 2022 Primary Campaign Finance Report
Statements of Financial Interests
Contact Information
Office of the State Auditor
East Office Building, Suite E310
Utah State Capitol Complex
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Website: auditor.utah.gov/
Phone: (801) 538-1025
Email: jdougall@utah.gov