State Auditor of Minnesota

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elected office public office state constitutional office

The State Auditor of Minnesota is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing and auditing the financial operations of local governments and public entities across the state.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Minnesota State Auditor	4
State Auditor of Minnesota canonical	3
Office of the State Auditor of Minnesota	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4775233 — 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: State Auditor of Minnesota
Context triple: [Attorney General of Minnesota, coequals, State Auditor of Minnesota]

A. Florida Auditor General
The Florida Auditor General is an independent constitutional officer responsible for auditing state agencies, programs, and funds to ensure accountability and proper use of public resources in Florida.
B. Attorney General of Minnesota
The Attorney General of Minnesota is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Minnesota in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
C. Mississippi State Auditor
The Mississippi State Auditor is the chief financial watchdog for the state, responsible for auditing public funds and ensuring government agencies comply with financial and legal requirements.
D. Auditor of State of Iowa
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.
E. State Auditor of Alabama
The State Auditor of Alabama is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the proper accounting and use of public funds within Alabama’s government agencies.
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: State Auditor of Minnesota
Target entity description: The State Auditor of Minnesota is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing and auditing the financial operations of local governments and public entities across the state.

A. Florida Auditor General
The Florida Auditor General is an independent constitutional officer responsible for auditing state agencies, programs, and funds to ensure accountability and proper use of public resources in Florida.
B. Attorney General of Minnesota
The Attorney General of Minnesota is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Minnesota in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
C. Mississippi State Auditor
The Mississippi State Auditor is the chief financial watchdog for the state, responsible for auditing public funds and ensuring government agencies comply with financial and legal requirements.
D. Auditor of State of Iowa
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.
E. State Auditor of Alabama
The State Auditor of Alabama is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the proper accounting and use of public funds within Alabama’s government agencies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elected office ⓘ public office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Minnesota State Auditor ⓘ linked to: State Auditor of Minnesota
appliesToJurisdiction	Minnesota ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Minnesota Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
electedBy	voters of Minnesota ⓘ
electedIn	partisan general election ⓘ
electionType	statewide election ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	local government financial operations in Minnesota ⓘ
hasSubdivision	Audit Practice Division of the Office of the State Auditor ⓘ Government Information Division of the Office of the State Auditor ⓘ Pension Division of the Office of the State Auditor ⓘ Tax Increment Financing Division of the Office of the State Auditor ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.osa.state.mn.us ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody	Office of the State Auditor of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: State Auditor of Minnesota
inception	1858 ⓘ
legalForm	constitutional officer ⓘ
mainResponsibility	auditing financial operations of local governments ⓘ collecting and analyzing financial data from local governments ⓘ conducting financial and compliance audits ⓘ ensuring proper use of public funds ⓘ investigating allegations of financial mismanagement in local governments ⓘ issuing audit reports on local governments ⓘ monitoring local government debt levels ⓘ promoting accountability in local government finance ⓘ providing guidance on financial best practices to local governments ⓘ providing oversight of public entities’ financial practices ⓘ reviewing financial statements of local governments ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Julie Blaha ⓘ
officeLocation	Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul
oversees	cities in Minnesota ⓘ counties in Minnesota ⓘ local government pension funds in Minnesota ⓘ local governments in Minnesota ⓘ school districts in Minnesota ⓘ special districts in Minnesota ⓘ townships in Minnesota ⓘ
partOf	Minnesota state government ⓘ linked to: Government of Minnesota
positionHeld	State Auditor of Minnesota ⓘ
reportsTo	Minnesota Legislature ⓘ citizens of Minnesota ⓘ
residence	Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul
seat	Minnesota State Capitol complex ⓘ linked to: Minnesota State Capitol
startTime	2019-01-07 ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
workLocation	Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul

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