Cindy Byrd
What this job does: Manages and invests the state's money, and runs the unclaimed property program that returns lost money (old bank accounts, refunds, deposits) to its owners. A term is four years.
- Current office
- Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Certified public accountant; State Auditor and Inspector
- Lives in
- Coalgate
Background
- Elected Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector in 2018 and re-elected in 2022; term-limited in that office. source: nondoc.com
- Previously served as deputy state auditor and inspector; Byrd spent about 20 years as a CPA in the State Auditor's County Audit Division before that. source: ballotpedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from East Central University in Ada; graduate of Coalgate High School. source: ballotpedia.org
- Campaigned for lieutenant governor from January 2025, then filed in April 2026 for state treasurer. source: nondoc.com
- Won the June 16, 2026 Republican primary for state treasurer over incumbent Todd Russ. source: oklahomavoice.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Invest state funds "for the highest rate of return"; "Money is green, it is not red or blue." source: nondoc.com
- Reform handling of unclaimed property and return more of it to owners source: nondoc.com
- Promote Oklahoma tourism and economic growth source: cindybyrd.com
- Track education spending and keep local control source: news9.com
- Require state agencies to plan for reduced federal and state funding; fiscal discipline source: news9.com
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