Auditor of State of Iowa
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The Auditor of State of Iowa is the independently elected statewide official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the financial integrity and accountability of Iowa’s state and local governments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Auditor of State of Iowa canonical | 4 |
| Iowa state auditor | 1 |
| Office of the Auditor of State of Iowa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2777878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auditor of State of Iowa Context triple: [Government of Iowa, hasAuditor, Auditor of State of Iowa]
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A.
Treasurer of State of Iowa
The Treasurer of State of Iowa is the elected statewide official responsible for managing Iowa’s public funds, investments, and related financial operations.
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B.
Iowa Secretary of State
The Iowa Secretary of State is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining business and public records, and performing various administrative and regulatory duties in the state of Iowa.
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C.
Attorney General of Iowa
The Attorney General of Iowa is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Iowa in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
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D.
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa is the second-highest executive officer in the state, assisting the governor and often succeeding them in case of vacancy.
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E.
Governor of Iowa
The Governor of Iowa is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auditor of State of Iowa Target entity description: The Auditor of State of Iowa is the independently elected statewide official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the financial integrity and accountability of Iowa’s state and local governments.
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A.
Treasurer of State of Iowa
The Treasurer of State of Iowa is the elected statewide official responsible for managing Iowa’s public funds, investments, and related financial operations.
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B.
Iowa Secretary of State
The Iowa Secretary of State is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining business and public records, and performing various administrative and regulatory duties in the state of Iowa.
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C.
Attorney General of Iowa
The Attorney General of Iowa is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Iowa in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
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D.
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa is the second-highest executive officer in the state, assisting the governor and often succeeding them in case of vacancy.
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E.
Governor of Iowa
The Governor of Iowa is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
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state auditor position ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of Iowa
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linked to:
Iowa
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| branch | executive branch of Iowa ⓘ |
| canAudit |
executive branch agencies of Iowa
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some entities receiving public funds in Iowa ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionType | statewide election ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure accuracy of public financial records
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improve efficiency of government operations ⓘ protect taxpayers’ interests ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Iowa cities
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Iowa counties ⓘ Iowa school districts ⓘ Iowa state agencies ⓘ other Iowa local governmental entities ⓘ |
| independence | elected independently of governor ⓘ |
| isElected | true ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Iowa
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linked to:
Constitution of the State of Iowa
Iowa Code ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Rob Sand ⓘ |
| officeHolderParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| officeLocation |
State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
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linked to:
Iowa State Capitol
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| partOf | Government of Iowa ⓘ |
| publishes |
annual financial audit reports
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special investigation reports ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Iowa General Assembly
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citizens of Iowa ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement |
State of Iowa
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linked to:
Iowa
|
| responsibility |
audit compliance with applicable laws and regulations
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audit federal funds administered by Iowa entities ⓘ conduct financial audits of local governments ⓘ conduct financial audits of state agencies ⓘ detect and report misuse of public money ⓘ investigate allegations of financial irregularities in public entities ⓘ issue audit reports to the public ⓘ oversee financial integrity of Iowa local governments ⓘ oversee financial integrity of Iowa state government ⓘ promote accountability in government spending ⓘ provide recommendations to improve financial management ⓘ report on use of public funds ⓘ review internal controls of public entities ⓘ support transparency in state and local government finances ⓘ |
| seat | Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| website | https://auditor.iowa.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Auditor of State of Iowa Description of subject: The Auditor of State of Iowa is the independently elected statewide official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the financial integrity and accountability of Iowa’s state and local governments.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Auditor of State of Iowa
Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Iowa
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establishesOffice
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Auditor of State of Iowa
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linked to: Auditor of State of Iowa