Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen has been named a 2009 “Public Official of the Year” by Washington D.C. magazine Governing for her positive impact on government in Kentucky. 
“Crit Luallen, Kentucky’s auditor of public accounts, has successfully fought corruption and fiscal mismanagement, the capstone to her 35-year career as a versatile problem-solver in state government,” according to the magazine.

Every year since 1994, Governing Magazine has honored individual state and local government officials for outstanding accomplishment by naming them Public Officials of the Year. Recipients include elected, appointed and career officials from every branch of state or local government.

“This is truly an honor and quite a pleasant surprise. I believe in the value of public service and I have worked to build a record of integrity and competence throughout my career,” Luallen said. “But I am also fortunate to have had some wonderful people around me who contributed to any successes I have had.” 
Luallen’s service began in 1974 as a campaign staff member to Wendell Ford. She served nearly seven years as Secretary of the Governor’s Executive Cabinet, a position similar to chief operating officer.

Elected as Kentucky Auditor in 2003, Luallen is presently the only woman to hold statewide, constitutional office in Kentucky.  She won re-election in 2007 and is serving her final term as auditor because of term limits. To read more about Crit Luallen,visit: http://www.critluallen.com/.

To read the article in Governing Magazine, visit: http://www.auditor.ky.gov/Public/Audit_Reports/Archive/2009PublicOfficialOfYear.pdf.