Tera Klutz

Tera Klutz is an American Certified Public Accountant serving as the Auditor of Indiana. She was appointed to the position after her predecessor, Suzanne Crouch resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.[1]

Tera Klutz
57th Auditor of Indiana
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
GovernorEric Holcomb
Preceded bySuzanne Crouch
Auditor of Allen County
In office
2010–2017
Preceded byLisa Borgmann
Succeeded byNick Jordan
Personal details
BornFort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Zach Klutz
Children2
EducationPurdue University, Fort Wayne (BS)

Early life and education

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Klutz graduated from Elmhurst High School as the valedictorian of her graduating class. Klutz earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.[2]

Career

Klutz is a certified public accountant who worked as an accountant and auditor with both PricewaterhouseCoopers and Crowe Global. She won election as the auditor of Allen County, Indiana in 2010 and won re-election in 2014. Before becoming county auditor, Klutz served as Allen County's Chief Deputy Auditor under Lisa Borgmann from 2002 to 2010.[3] From 2013 through 2016, Klutz was active with Association of Indiana Counties’ Legislative Committee. As Chair, she oversaw and directed the Association's legislative priorities by assisting in the analysis and review of proposed legislation and regularly testified before committees of the Indiana General Assembly.[4]

Appointment

Klutz was appointed by Governor-elect Eric Holcomb on January 2, 2017.[5] She was sworn in on January 9, 2017.[6] She is the first certified public accountant to be Indiana auditor.[7] Nick Jordan, her Chief Deputy Auditor, replaced her as Allen County Auditor.[8]

Tenure

Klutz promised that she will continue to focus on internal controls and increasing transparency through use of technology.[9] On July 19, 2017, Klutz announced that Indiana had a $42 million surplus and reserves of nearly $1.8 billion.[10]

Personal life

Tera is married to Zach Klutz. They have two daughters, Alyx and Julian. [11]

Awards
  • Recipient of the 2016 Outstanding County Auditor of the Year award

References
  1. Ryan, Lisa (2 January 2017). "Allen County Auditor Tera Klutz Named Next Indiana Auditor".
  2. "Tera Klutz - Ballotpedia".
  3. "Other view: State auditor places emphasis on transparency". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Indiana Auditor Tera Klutz, CPA: Biography". www.in.gov.
  5. "Indiana Governor-elect Eric Holcomb taps Tera Klutz for state auditor".
  6. TRIBUNE, NEWS AND. "Governor-elect Holcomb selects Allen County Auditor Tera Klutz to be next auditor of Indiana".
  7. "Allen County auditor chosen to replace Crouch as state auditor". 2 January 2017.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "State auditor emphasizing transparency - Local - Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  10. "State ends fiscal year with budget surplus - TheStatehouseFile.com - TheStatehouseFile.com". thestatehousefile.com.
  11. "Indiana Auditor of State Tera Klutz, CPA" (PDF). www.in.gov.
Political offices
Preceded by
Suzanne Crouch		 Auditor of Indiana
2017–present		 Incumbent
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