For nearly a decade Michael Mauro has served as Auditor for Polk County, the largest of Iowa’s 99 counties.  Prior to his election as Auditor, he worked in the office – climbing his way up the ladder and eventually being elected Auditor.

 

During his time in office, he has focused on streamlining services and making the office more user-friendly for the residents of Polk County. 

 

He believes in making government work for citizens and using technology to simplify services, cut costs and eliminate red tape for people seeking assistance from his office.  He was one of the first Auditor’s in the nation to make voter registration and absentee ballot request forms available online.

 

As a former high school government teacher, coach and referee, Mauro has shown his commitment to Iowa's youth. Mauro visits high schools and makes his voting equipment and staff available for area high school elections for student council and prom.

 

At the national level, Michael was designated as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator, (CERA) in 2003, the highest professional achievement in the election administrator field. Out of more than 21,000 election officials nationwide, Michael is one of only 240 election professionals to have achieved CERA status. 

 

As Polk County Auditor, Michael is a member of the following:

• I-VOTERS Standards Committee

• HAVA State Plan Advisory Committee

• Voting Equipment Users Group

• Polk County Deferred Compensation Board

 

Michael is a graduate of Drake University. He has held a Real Estate Brokers

License for over thirty years and is an active member of many boards. 

 

Mauro and his wife, Dorothy, their three children and three grandchildren, make their home in Des Moines.

 

 

Dorothy Fischer Mauro

Michael's wife, Dorothy, is a life-long Iowan.  She was born in Council Bluffs, and raised in Neola, Iowa.  Dorothy is the second of three children of Dolores and Cornelius Fischer, family farmers with a lifelong commitment to Iowa Agriculture.

 

She earned a degree from the Commercial Extension School of Commerce in Omaha.  She has worked in the Iowa Legislature (including for the former House Majority Leader), the Iowa Democratic Party, the Whitfield Law Firm and was the office manager for the Youth Law Center. 

 

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren.