Tina Mulally was elected Pennington County Auditor in 2026. She is preparing now, working with the County Commission, county staff and state partners, so the office is ready on day one.
The transition, step by step.
The current Auditor steps down November 6, three days after the general election. Tina is coordinating with the Commission and the State’s Attorney on timing, training and continuity. This page is updated as each step happens.
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Rapid City since 1985.
Tina’s father came to America from Denmark speaking no English, and her family earned citizenship the hard way. She grew up rural, went to work young, and has held just about every kind of job: taxi driver, cocktail waitress, restaurant worker, massage therapist, and small business owner in Rapid City.
She and her husband, Dan, married in 1986 and have run their household the same way ever since: no debt, no spending beyond what’s coming in. She brings that same discipline to public money.
“Limited government is best when it’s closest to the people.”
“Ifmybooksdon’tmatchmybankaccounttothepenny,I’llspendtwentyminutesfindingthatpenny.”
As treasurer of a statewide organization, Tina went through the books line by line. Here is some of what turned up.
The Auditor is the county’s financial record-keeper and election administrator. These are the standards Tina will hold the office to, and report against publicly.
Hear it here first.
A short email at each milestone: Commission decisions, the post-election canvass, and the first day in office.
Contact the Auditor-Elect.
Questions about the transition, the 90-day continuity review, or how the office will serve you. Every message is read.
Rapid City, SD 57703