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Dave Boliek

Dave Boliek
21st Auditor of North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
GovernorJosh Stein
Preceded byJessica Holmes
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 57–58)
Political partyRepublican
Education

David Luther Boliek Jr.[1] (born 1967 or 1968)[2] is an American politician from North Carolina. He is a Republican and currently serves as the 21st North Carolina State Auditor.

Early life and career

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Boliek earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from Campbell University.[2] He was appointed to the UNC Chapel-Hill board of trustees in 2019 and was selected as chairman in 2021.[3]

Boliek served as an assistant district attorney in Cumberland County.[4]

Political career

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Boliek was originally a registered Democrat. In 2009, Democratic State Senator Tony Rand announced his resignation, and Boliek offered himself as a potential successor. Governor Bev Perdue instead appointed Margaret H. Dickson to fill the vacancy, and Boliek contributed to her campaign fund. He supported her Republican successor, Wesley Meredith, in his 2014 reelection campaign. After 2019, his financial contributions to Republicans' campaigns dramatically increased. In 2023, he registered with the Republican Party.[5]

Boliek ran for state auditor in the 2024 elections.[6] He later declared that he was inspired to be politically involved by Donald Trump.[5] Boliek campaigned on auditing the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.[2][7] In the Republican Party primary election, Boliek and accountant Jack Clark advanced to a runoff election,[8] where Boliek defeated Clark.[9] He won the November general election against incumbent auditor Jessica Holmes.[10]

After the North Carolina General Assembly transferred power over the State Board of Elections from the governor to the auditor,[11] Boliek appointed new members to the State Board of Elections and chairs to the County Boards of Elections.[12]

The state legislature and the governor approved the DAVE Act (Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency), which established a new division under the State Auditor’s Office tasked with investigating state government waste. The statewide efficiency effort has been linked to the federal DOGE effort. The division is to be dissolved on the last day of Boliek's term.[13]

Personal life

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Boliek and his wife, Haden, have four children.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Boliek - North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (Jan. 2025-), State Auditor - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com.
  2. ^ a b c Bajpai, Avi. "Republican Dave Boliek, candidate for NC auditor, answers our questions". The News&Observer. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Trump-backed UNC Board of Trustees member David Boliek runs for state auditor". Trump-backed UNC Board of Trustees member David Boliek runs for state auditor -.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Daniel. "New Hanover Republicans to host Trump-backed state official set to lead DOGE-like team". Wilmington Star-News.
  5. ^ a b Larson, Ren (February 12, 2025). "How North Carolina Got a Trump-Backed Voting Chief". The Assembly. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Square, Alan Wooten | The Center (February 7, 2024). "Primary 2024: Six Republicans vying for state auditor". The Center Square.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Boliek sworn in as state auditor, says he'll start with audit of DMV". January 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Bajpai, Avi. "The two Republicans vying to be NC auditor on how they would approach the job". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Boliek defeats Clark in GOP runoff for state auditor". WRAL.com. May 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Boliek flips NC auditor's seat for Republicans". Carolina Journal. November 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Levine, Sam (December 12, 2024). "North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto to strip power from Democratic officials" – via The Guardian.
  12. ^ "State Auditor Boliek Appoints Members to State Board of Elections | NC Auditor". www.auditor.nc.gov.
  13. ^ Ingram, Kyle. "NC's auditor is typically a quiet role. Under Dave Boliek, that's changing". The News&Observer. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  14. ^ Ranker, Alyssa. "NC Candidate Profile: Dave Boliek (Auditor)". WAVY. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Auditor of North Carolina
2025–present 		Incumbent