History
Office
The Office of Fayette County Controller was established in 1911. The first controller was Harry Kisinger, who was appointed to the position and began serving on February 22, 1911. The first election for the position was held in the fall of that year, and Mr. Kisinger was elected to serve for a term of four years. He was re-elected in 1915 and served another four years.
The earliest Annual Controller's Report still in existence is the fourth, published in 1915. Fayette County's revenues and expenditures that year totaled $782,173.10.
Previous Controllers of Fayette County
- Scott T. Abraham: 2015 to Present
- Sean Lally: 2009 to 2014
- Mark Roberts: 2000 to 2008
- Gerald W. Bukovitz: 1996 to 1999
- Harry J. Fike: 1988 to 1995
- Edward T. Zimmerman: 1972 to 1987
- James E. Raymond: 1968 to 1971
- Paul Thomas, Jr.: 1960 to 1967
- W. A. Reed: 1956 to 1959
- John R. Hoye: 1948 to 1955
- Rebecca McDowell: 1944 to 1947
- Albert Montgomery: 1936 to 1943
- Earl Huston: 1932 to 1935
- Alex R. Duncan: 1928 to 1931
- Earl Huston: 1920 to 1927
- Harry Kisinger: 1911 to 1919