Mary Mosiman
Mary L. Mosiman is an American Republican politician who served as the 32nd Iowa Auditor of State.
Early life
Mosiman was born Ames, Iowa in 1962 to Leonard and Bernice Penning. She grew up in Hubbard, Iowa.She graduated from Hubbard High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in business and accounting from Iowa State University. She then became a Certified Public Accountant in 2003. She resides in Ames.
Political career
Story County Auditor
She served as Story County auditor from 2001 to 2010.In 2000, she ran against incumbent Judy Emmons, winning with 19,423 votes against Emmons' 13,516 votes.
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.
In 2008, she ran unopposed.
She resigned in December 2010 to join the Secretary of State's office in January 2011. She was succeeded by her Deputy Auditor, Lucy Martin, who continues to serve as Story County Auditor as of 2025.
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.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.In 2014, she ran against Democrat Jonathan Neiderbach. She won 604,103 votes against Neiderbach's 456,525 votes.
In 2018, she ran against Democrat Rob Sand and Libertarian Fred Perryman. Mosiman lost with 601,320 votes to Sand's 660,169 votes and Perryman's 33,421 votes.