Mary Mosiman
American politician (born 1962)
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Mary L. Mosiman (née Penning, born February 13, 1962) is an American Republican politician who served as the 32nd Iowa Auditor of State.[1]
Kim Reynolds
Mary L. Mosiman | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Iowa Department of Revenue | |
| Assumed office March 29, 2023 | |
| Governor | Kim Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Kraig Paulsen |
| 32nd Iowa State Auditor | |
| In office May 13, 2013 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Governor | Terry Branstad Kim Reynolds |
| Preceded by | David Vaudt |
| Succeeded by | Rob Sand |
| Deputy of Elections for the Secretary of State of Iowa | |
| In office January 2011 – May 2013 | |
| Governor | Chet Culver Terry Branstad |
| Story County Auditor | |
| In office January 2001 – December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Emmons |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary L. Penning February 13, 1962 Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Dan Mosiman (m. 1982) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Iowa State University (BS) |
Early life
Mosiman was born Ames, Iowa in 1962 to Leonard and Bernice (née Fisher) Penning.[1][2] She grew up in Hubbard, Iowa.
She graduated from Hubbard High School.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree in business and accounting from Iowa State University.[1][3] She then became a Certified Public Accountant in 2003.[1][3] She resides in Ames.[1]
Political career
Story County Auditor
She served as Story County auditor from 2001 to 2010.[1][3]
In 2000, she ran against incumbent Judy Emmons, winning with 19,423 votes against Emmons' 13,516 votes.[4]
In 2004, she ran against Iowa State University political science professor Jim Hutter, winning with 24,295 votes against to Hutter's 16,638 votes.[5]
In 2008, she ran unopposed.[6]
She resigned in December 2010 to join the Secretary of State's office in January 2011.[1][3] She was succeeded by her Deputy Auditor, Lucy Martin, who continues to serve as Story County Auditor as of 2025.[7]
Secretary of State
She then served as Deputy of Elections for the Secretary of State of Iowa from 2011 to 2013, under Governors Chet Culver and Terry Branstad.[1][3]
Auditor of State
She was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to the position of Auditor of State on May 13, 2013, filling a vacancy created when David A. Vaudt resigned.[1][3][8]
In 2014, she ran against Democrat Jonathan Neiderbach.[9][10] She won 604,103 votes against Neiderbach's 456,525 votes.[1][10][11]
In 2018, she ran against Democrat Rob Sand and Libertarian Fred Perryman.[3][12] Mosiman lost with 601,320 votes to Sand's 660,169 votes and Perryman's 33,421 votes.[12]
Department of Revenue
She then served as the Iowa Department of Revenue's (IDR) Deputy Director and Tax Management Division Administrator from March 7, 2019 to March 29, 2023.[3][13] In March 2023, she was appointed as Director of the IDR by Governor Reynolds.[3]
Personal life
She married Dan Mosiman in 1982 and has four daughters.[1]
Electoral history
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Iowa State Auditor Election [14] Turnout: 1,052,771 | Republican hold | Mary Mosiman | Republican | 599,440 | 56.94% | ||
| Jonathan Neiderbach | Democratic | 451,868 | 42.92% | ||||
| Write-in | 1477 | 0.1% | |||||
| 2018 Iowa State Auditor Election [15] Electorate: 2,167,914 Turnout: 1,295,368 (61.55%) | Democratic gain from Republican | Rob Sand | Democratic | 660,169 | 50.96% | ||
| Mary Mosiman | Republican | 601,320 | 46.42% | ||||
| Fred Perryman | Libertarian | 33,421 | 2.58% | ||||
| Write-in | 458 | 0.04% | |||||
