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State Controller
Donna M. Jones
Donna Jones, Idaho’s 20th State Controller
and Payette resident rose to political prominence
with her appointment to Idaho House District 13
in 1987. Jones served 12 distinguished years in the
House which culminated in her being the first woman
selected to chair the powerful House Revenue and
Taxation Committee. In addition to being a female
trailblazer in legislative politics, Jones is the first
woman elected to serve as Idaho State Controller.
Donna brings a wealth of private and public
sector management and leadership experience to the
job. Before entering politics, Donna was a successful
business person for 30 years, owning and operating
auto parts stores and a real estate brokerage firm.
Immediately prior to her election, she served eight
years as Executive Director of the Idaho Real Estate Commission. Jones is an Idaho Certified
Public Manager and served on the Idaho Hispanic Commission, Idaho Housing & Finance
Association Advisory Board, Idaho Permanent Building Fund Advisory Council, and Multi-
State Tax Commission.
Donna serves on numerous National Association of State Comptrollers (NASC) and National
Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasures (NASACT) committees. She has
previously served on the national Board of Directors and as Treasurer for the Association of
Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), and held office as the American Legislative
Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Idaho Chairman and served on the organization’s national Board
of Directors, as well as being named an Outstanding ALEC Leader. Donna has also been
recognized by the Idaho March of Dimes as an Outstanding Woman of the Year, and by the
Idaho Business Review as one of its Women of the Year honorees.
Donna was married to her husband Don, who passed away in 2000, for 43 years. They
have two daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.
Address: 700 W State Street, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0011
Phone: (208) 334-3100 Fax: (208) 334-2671
Internet: www.sco.idaho.gov
Political Party: Republican Salary: $90,006.00
Duties: The State Controller is the chief fiscal officer of state government and manages Idaho’s
fiscal affairs which include paying all obligations of the state, paying all state employees,
publishing Idaho’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, as well as maintaining the
centralized financial management reporting and accounting systems. She is the ex-officio
Secretary of the Board of Examiners, a member of the Board of Land Commissioners and the Oil
and Gas Conservation Commission, and serves on the Board of Canvassers. She also manages
the state’s central Computer Service Center, sits as a member of the Information Technology
Resource Management Council (ITRMC), and serves as an advisor to the Commissioners of the
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, as well as advisor to the Commissioners of the Idaho
Food Quality Assurance Institute and serves as Idaho’s State Social Security Administrator.
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