Suzanne M Bump was born on February 18,1956 and is an American politician who served as Massachusetts State Auditor from 2011 to 2023, the first woman elected to this role in the state's history.
21 Facts About Suzanne Bump
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Suzanne Bump is a former State Representative and state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
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Suzanne Bump's father was a funeral director and her mother was a homemaker.
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Suzanne Bump started her career off as a legislative aide.
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Suzanne Bump was noted for securing funding and overseeing the roll out of modern telephone and computerized claims systems.
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In 2008, Suzanne Bump announced a regional partnership program that provided new funds to help ex-offenders achieve successful re-entry into communities.
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Suzanne Bump resigned from Patrick's cabinet in order to enter the race for the position of auditor being vacated by longtime Auditor A Joseph DeNucci.
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Suzanne Bump won the primary and the general election and was sworn in as the State Auditor of Massachusetts on January 19,2011.
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Shortly after taking office, Auditor Suzanne Bump led sweeping reforms following an independent review of the auditor's office.
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Auditor Suzanne Bump's office conducts audits, and studies to promote accountability and transparency, improve performance, and make government work better.
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Auditor Suzanne Bump's team found that the Department of Children and Families had significant deficiencies, including: incomplete records of the background checks on individuals living in foster homes and insufficient training, management, and technological resources for caseworkers.
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Suzanne Bump's office released a report that found that Massachusetts regional schools are being underfunded by $17 million.
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Suzanne Bump determined that parts of the early voting law that went into effect in 2016 constituted an unfunded mandate on local governments.
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Suzanne Bump's conclusion resulted in Massachusetts communities receiving over $1 million in reimbursements.
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Suzanne Bump received a national award from the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.
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Suzanne Bump's office "identified $15.4 million in public benefits fraud during fiscal 2016, primarily in the MassHealth insurance program and food stamps".
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Auditor Suzanne Bump's team worked on solutions for data tools, one of which, coined the "Rules Based Risk Engine", won her the National Association of Chief Information Officer's State Recognition Award due to its ability to increase efficiency of the Office of the State Auditor.
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Suzanne Bump's office created an IT audit unit to identify opportunities and potential threats to cyber security.
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Suzanne Bump is currently serving on the boards of the Inspector General Council, Municipal Finance Oversight Board, US Comptroller General's Domestic Working Group, the executive board of the National State Auditor's Association, is a partner of the Women's Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts, and is a member of the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.
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In October 2016, Suzanne Bump announced that she will be running for reelection in 2018 and will stay out of the day-to-day operations of two addiction treatment businesses she inherited from her late husband.
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Suzanne Bump hired a new CEO to run them, and she had no authority in the daily operations of the businesses to avoid state conflict of interest regulations.