Working for Ohioans to achieve smarter, skinnier government is what Dave Yost does every day as Ohio’s 32nd Auditor of State.

Dave Yost graduated from The Ohio State University and became an award-winning journalist with the Columbus Citizen-Journal. Auditor Yost went on to serve in senior positions within the administrations of Columbus Mayor Buck Rinehart  and Ohio Governor George Voinovich, all while earning his law degree from Capital University Law School.

While operating a successful private law practice, Dave Yost was appointed Delaware County Auditor in 1999 and became a 4-time award winner of the state auditor’s “Making Tax Dollars Count” award.  He also won the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers.

In 2003, Dave Yost became Delaware County Prosecutor where he won the first-ever capital murder case in the county’s history and successfully prosecuted the largest drug ring to ever operate in Delaware.  Appointed as a special prosecutor three-times by his peers, he also built a strong reputation for cleaning up public corruption even within his own party.

As State Auditor, Dave Yost championed a new state law to skinny down Ohio’s governments from the statehouse to the school house.   This legislation requires specialized or “performance” audits of state agencies to identify duplication and waste, and bring greater efficiency to state government.

Auditor Yost is also partnering with local communities to make sure they have the resources they need to skinny down their operations and save taxpayer dollars.  And, in an effort to lead by example, Auditor Yost contracted with accounting firm Plante Moran to conduct the first ever Performance Audit of the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office.

Dave Yost and his wife, Darlene live in Delaware County. They have three children and one granddaughter, and are active members of Northgate Community Church.