Democratic State Auditor (NC) Beth Wood owes more than $1,200 in delinquent property taxes on her Wake County townhouse.

Another Tone-Deaf Democratic Official Cannot Obey the Rules

February 18, 2010

Raleigh, N.C. – According to a report in the News & Observer yesterday, Democratic State Auditor Beth Wood owes more than $1,200 in delinquent property taxes on her Wake County townhouse.  When reached for comment, Wood blamed debt accrued during the campaign as a reason why she had not paid her tax bill.  She did not indicate whether she had plans to settle the debt with Wake County in the near future.

“Wood, 55, makes $123,000 a year as the auditor, a position that is seen as the state’s top financial watchdog.  She said Tuesday that her personal finances are irrelevant to her work in state government.”  (“State auditor is behind on her property taxes,” News & Observer, 2/17/10)

Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) made the following statement:

“It is the tone-deaf reaction of Democratic elected officials like Beth Wood that have created problems in state government.  These politicians believe that there is one set of rules for them and another for everyone else.  Powerful Democrats have to obey the same rules as every other North Carolina citizen and it’s time they learn that.  If the state auditor cannot pay her own taxes, how can we trust that she is looking out for how our tax dollars are being spent?”