Jay Reeves
TLDR: Jay Reeves, 51, of Victoria is the Forward Independence Party candidate for State Auditor. He was born and raised on the East Side of St. Paul. He served nearly 17 years in the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Iraq, and retired as a major in 2023 after a 2022 cancer diagnosis his campaign links to burn-pit exposure. He has a master's degree in health informatics from the University of Minnesota and worked as a data analyst. He got on the ballot by petition, collecting more than 2,000 signatures.
Jay ReevesForward Independence- Running for
- Minnesota State Auditor
- Work
- Retired U.S. Army major; former data integrity analyst
- Lives in
- Victoria
- Background
- U.S. Army, nearly 17 years, including deployment to Iraq; medically retired in 2023 wdio.com
- Retired Army major kaxe.org
- Master of Health Informatics (data analytics focus), University of Minnesota; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt kaxe.org
- Former data analyst wdio.com
- Born and raised on St. Paul's East Side; now lives in Victoria jayreevesformn.com
- Website
- jayreevesformn.com
- [email protected]
- Social
- Raised
- $11,303, $1,874 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE election guide
- Also running
- Scott Jensen (Republican), Zack Filipovich (DFL)
Q: Where does Reeves stand on fraud, waste and abuse?
A: Wants a "data-driven, near real-time approach to detecting waste, fraud, and abuse," using analytics and dashboards to track trends.
michaelbrodkorb.substack.comQ: Where does Reeves stand on fraud, waste and abuse?
A: Says internal controls "should be built into programs before they are approved" and that oversight "should not begin after the damage is done."
jayreevesformn.comQ: Where does Reeves stand on scope of the office?
A: Says the State Auditor "should not be telling local elected officials what their priorities should be"; sees the job as checking that money is managed properly and laws and policies are followed.
communityreporter.substack.comQ: Where does Reeves stand on help for local governments?
A: Wants streamlined, simpler financial reporting for local governments.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Reeves stand on transparency?
A: Proposes an interactive, easy-to-use office website so taxpayers, local officials and journalists can understand audit information.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Reeves stand on qualifications?
A: Cites nearly 17 years of Army leadership (retired major), a University of Minnesota master's in health informatics focused on data analytics, and leading a team that built a worldwide data dashboard used by the Defense Health Agency and the Pentagon.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Reeves stand on independence?
A: Says Minnesotans deserve a State Auditor "who answers to the people, not to political parties."
wdio.comQ: Where does Reeves stand on cybersecurity?
A: Lists strong cybersecurity among his priorities for the office.
wdio.com
- Endorsed by
- Independent Veterans of America
