Josh Gallion

Joshua Charles Gallion^[1] (born March 19, 1979) is an American Republican politician and accountant who has served as North Dakota State Auditor since 2017.

Josh Gallion
Auditor of North Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2017
Governor	Doug Burgum Kelly Armstrong
Preceded by	Bob Peterson
Personal details
Born	Joshua Charles Gallion (1979-03-19) March 19, 1979 (age 46) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Bismarck State College (AA) Dickinson State University (BS) University of North Dakota (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1998–2002

Biography

Results by county for the 2016 Auditor election. Counties won by Gallion are shown in red.

Gallion, born in Spokane, Washington, served in the United States Air Force from 1998 until 2002, settling in North Dakota after his enlistment.^[2] He graduated with an associate degree from Bismarck State College, with a bachelor's degree from Dickinson State University, and with a master's degree from the University of North Dakota in 2014.^[3]

Gallion served as accounting manager for the North Dakota Public Service Commission.^[4] He was nominated as the Republican candidate for state auditor in April 2016, defeating Brian Kroshus at the state Republican convention.^[5][6] In the general election, he faced off against Libertarian candidate Roland Riemers, who has unsuccessfully sought various political offices over the past several years, and formerly served as state Libertarian Party chair.^[7] Gallion defeated Riemers, 77%–23%. He carried every county except for two.^[8] He was reelected in 2020 with 68% of the vote.^[9]

Personal life

Gallion and his wife, Becky, have two daughters.^[3]