Former gubernatorial candidate Dan Feliciano is running for auditor of accounts, the Vermont Republican Party announced Tuesday.
He’ll be facing off against incumbent Doug Hoffer, a Democrat.
Feliciano said he sees an opportunity for the State Auditor’s Office to play a different role and be involved “more proactively” in state government.
He pointed to “constant cost pressures around health care and technology” as two areas that need increased scrutiny and consideration.
“As we move into the future, these things are increasingly becoming problematic,” Feliciano said.
Feliciano, a business consultant, sought the state’s top office in 2014 as a Libertarian and attempted a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination. Early in 2015, he announced he was joining the Republican Party.
Hoffer, who said Tuesday that he planned to file his candidacy paperwork by the end of the day, is in his second two-year term as auditor.