|  “I will continue
to work hard to earn
and maintain your
trust. You can count
on me to stick to my
conservative philosophy
because I know that,
working together, we
can provide more
opportunity for the
next generation
of Texans.”
Susan Combs
Accomplishments as Texas' Comptroller - in the first six months!
- Brought openness and transparency to the
Comptroller’s office by posting all of agency’s
expenditures online.
- Transferred administrative hearings on tax disputes to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). This was a significant step, because current policy had the Comptroller’s office serving as both judge and the jury on disputes.
- Released first significant research report, “Counting Costs and Calories
— Measuring the Cost of Obesity to Texas Employers.” Obesity alone cost Texas
businesses an estimated $3.3 billion in 2005.
- Unclaimed property backlog dropped by 35 percent, so Texans got their
money back!
- Savings in publications, in printing and postage — $156,000 saved, and another
$250,000 eliminated on duplicate report.
- Tightened up tax case steps, so taxpayers have fair and ethical process.
- “Where the Money Goes” Web site link available allowing public to obtain
information on how the state spends money. The Web site will grow as CPA
procurement and state procurement improves.
Experience
Susan Combs served two terms as a state Representative. She championed private property rights, reforms in education, juvenile justice, and tort reform laws. For the last eight years, Combs has served as Agriculture Commissioner, successfully changing policies to positively affect the increasing problem of childhood obesity and developing innovative programs to promote Texas agriculture products and to help economic development in rural parts of the state. Texans overwhelmingly elected Susan to a four-year term as Comptroller in November 2006. |
