That question has driven Hans Andersen's public life for decades. His platform for County Auditor is simple: your money, counted honestly, spent lawfully, and reported where everyone can see it.
"Government can give nothing to one person unless it has first taken something from someone else."
— H. Verlan Andersen, Many Are Called But Few Are ChosenHans once paid nearly $500 of his own money and waited four months for public records that should have been free and immediate. As Auditor, he'll make county finances open by default — so no citizen ever has to fight for the numbers again.
Families balance their budgets; government should too. Hans opposes hidden debt, budget shell games, and quiet subsidies. He believes every proposed obligation deserves scrutiny before taxpayers are put on the hook.
Hans is a student of the principles of good government. He believes government exists to protect life, liberty, and property — not to pick winners and losers, and not to grow beyond the consent and the wallets of the governed.
Raised on hard work and rooted in his faith, Hans believes dependency weakens people while self-reliance dignifies them. He wants a county government that empowers families and farms rather than crowding them out.
No business should get a sweetheart deal its competitor can't. No department should escape the scrutiny another receives. The auditor's office must be scrupulously fair — that's how trust in government is rebuilt.
The auditor works for the people, not for the officials being audited. Hans has proven — against his own city government — that he will follow the money wherever it leads, no matter whom it embarrasses.
"There are always different perspectives on the issues. My job is to give you the facts, so you can decide."
— Hans AndersenSee what Hans has actually done — the fights he picked on your behalf and the ones he won — or ask him yourself.