Ella Adams
State House News Service

Doubling down on the unfinished business of her attempt to audit the House and Senate, Auditor Diana DiZoglio told supporters Monday morning that she is running for reelection this fall.

"I’m reaching out because the work we started together isn’t finished—and powerful insiders are hoping they can stop it entirely," the Methuen Democrat wrote in a campaign email. "When I ran for State Auditor, I made a simple promise: to audit state government without fear or favor, and to always put the public interest first. Since taking office, my team and I have done exactly that—launching audits, demanding accountability, and standing up for taxpayers even when it hasn’t been easy."

It would be DiZoglio's second term as auditor if she is reelected, though her time on Beacon Hill began when she won election to the 14th Essex District House seat in 2012, serving three terms. She then ran for and won the 1st Essex Senate seat in 2018 (and won a second term in 2020), and in 2022 was elected state auditor. 

DiZoglio's time as auditor has been pigmented by her push to audit the state Legislature, an authority granted to her office by virtue of a ballot law that passed with 72% support in 2024.

Top lawmakers continue to oppose the audit over constitutional concerns, and Attorney General Andrea Campbell maintains that her office hasn't received sufficient information from DiZoglio to represent her in a suit against the Legislature. DiZoglio said last week that she has brought the issue to the state's highest court by asking a single Supreme Judicial Court justice to grant her permission to hire her own legal representation through the appointment of a special assistant attorney general. Her court filing also asked the SJC to directly compel legislative leaders to comply with document requests under the ballot law.

DiZoglio made a national appearance on Fox News' "Saturday in America" on Feb. 14 to discuss that latest attempt to retain representation to sue the Legislature for its refusal to be audited.

"You’ve seen what we can do with a little sunlight," DiZoglio's reelection email read. "Our audits have identified challenges and made recommendations for improvements at agencies and entities like the Department of Children and Families, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, the Holyoke and Chelsea Soldiers Homes, and more, all in an effort to help government work better for everyday people."

"But when we've tried to extend that accountability to Beacon Hill, you know what we’ve been met with. Resistance. Excuses. And a lot of pressure to 'just go along to get along,'" it continued. "I won’t."

MassGOP does not have a declared candidate running for auditor in 2026 but is actively recruiting, according to Executive Director Haley Jones. In her quest to audit the Legislature and its Democratic supermajorities, DiZoglio has attracted support and assistance from a number of Republicans, including an offer from Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael Minogue to pay for DiZoglio's outside lawyers.

"Grassroots Republicans across the state strongly support the audit of the Legislature, but agree that the need to expose corruption on Beacon Hill is not enough," MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale said in a statement about DiZoglio reelection launch. "The Republican Party expects to field a challenger to give voters a choice in November."