Scott Fitzpatrick

Husband to Mallory. Dad to Twins, Luke & Carson, and their little brothers, Noah and Henry. Missouri State Auditor. SMB Owner.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

“Here’s a more natural flowing version… that reads like a legislative speech.”

Probably best to get rid of the AI prompt before giving a speech

[Scott Fitzpatrick @FitzpatrickMO]

Home sweet home.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

“He just jumped over the bridge”

A Missouri police chase ends with a suspect abandoning his car, sprinting across a bridge, and diving headfirst into Table Rock Lake in an apparent attempt to get away.

Gavin Thor Lundgren was quickly located by deputies in the water, where authorities say he resisted arrest and head-butted two officers before being taken into custody.

The suspect now faces multiple charges, including resisting arrest, assault, and careless driving.

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

What do horses named Bandit, Tater, and Duck have in common with a sno-cone machine, a dunk tank, and a go-kart? They're all part of the wasteful spending by the Bates County Sheriff's Office uncovered in a new report released today by Auditor Fitzpatrick.

The audit conducted by Fitzpatrick's office gives the Bates County Sheriff's Office the lowest possible rating of "poor" and notes how Sheriff Chad Anderson wasted public resources to maintain a Mounted Patrol (MP) and fund a Sheriff's Posse (Posse), as well as fund rodeo and community events, donate to various private organizations, hold parties, and use county assets for personal use.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/sht3AhWkQN

#mogov #moleg

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

Auditor Fitzpatrick will answer the call of  concerned citizens of the City of Salem by launching a petition audit that will provide a thorough review of the governmental operations in the southern Missouri municipality. Auditors officially began field work on the performance audit on Monday, July 20.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/FYUfmiyzCy

#mogov #moleg

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

A Southeast Missouri ambulance district that saw nearly a quarter million dollars of its funds misappropriated by a former district director is making progress as it works to implement the recommendations of the audit report issued by Auditor Fitzpatrick that uncovered the improper payments.

The original report found from January 1, 2017, to June 15, 2023, money totaling at least $249,247 was misappropriated from the Naylor-Neelyville Ambulance District by former director Brad Davis. At the time, Davis said the 290 unsupported payments to himself, his wife, and his mother were not undeserved. Davis also falsified meeting minutes in an attempt to cover up the misappropriation. Davis has now been charged with a class C felony of stealing $25,000 or more and his case is currently awaiting trial.

Read more about the follow-up report here: https://t.co/dLnIIudVVR

#mogov #moleg

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

As former Holden City Treasurer Trista Garrett awaits trial for felony charges of identity theft and stealing, Auditor Fitzpatrick will conduct an audit of the municipality to help provide a clearer picture of how Garrett may have been able to use city credit cards to make more than $100,000 in personal transactions. The audit, which was requested by the Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney, officially commenced with a meeting with city officials on Thursday, July 16.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/Av6SHZE99m

#mogov #moleg

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

[Scott Fitzpatrick @FitzpatrickMO]

Nowhere else comes close. God Bless America.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Happy 250th birthday to the greatest country that’s ever existed 🇺🇸

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

It was 250 years ago that John Adams wrote, "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." He described to his wife a day "solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."

It's as if he knew on this day 250 years later that Auditor Fitzpatrick would release the monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws.

As you prepare to celebrate our nation's independence, be sure to check out the reports here: https://t.co/1seTHxjsG1

#mogov #moleg #America250

[Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt]

Some thoughts after last night’s Hammer and Sickle wave in NYC:

1. The base of the Democrat Party is now post-American, in their ideals and in their voters. Primary winners ran on "ending the American Empire" and blamed American capitalism for 9/11. Why do you think they're fighting so hard to stop the SAVE America Act?

2. Chuck Schumer, the Great Arsonist of the Senate, is not a viable candidate for reelection in 2028. He sacrificed his career on the altar of mass migration. Now mass migration will cannibalize him.

3. Import the third-world. Become the third-world. Half of NYC residents have a language other than English as their primary language. Zohran got 62% of the foreign-born votes and only 31% of the American-born votes. I bet that trend continued for the Leftist winners of these primaries.

4. To those who say Twitter isn't real life, I'm not sure Bluesky/TikTok are either. Online darlings of the left George Conway and Jack Schlossberg got creamed.

5. "We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western Civilization" was the stated goal of a group founded by a soon-to-be congresswoman. If you still don't know what time it is...

6. It is becoming more and more clear that the Left is rallying around explicitly anti-Western views as it loses ground on the trans/DEI front, just as the Left has done in Europe. Watch this space in the 2028 Democrat Presidential primaries. Communists winning elections is not a "win for the right." This will do great damage to our country and to the political outlook of many Americans.

7. We can still win, but the coalition is changing. The battleline is increasingly about the view of America: are we a nation daring to be great again or is America a mistake and a sin worthy only of eradication?

This isn't an arbitrary game or some meaningless competition. Our nation is on the line.

[Camellia @RareCamellia]

Fiscal liberals trying to twist this as negative against Amendment 5 phasing out the income tax, when the ENTIRE POINT of Amendment 5 is that it positions Missouri so we won't be in this situation again.

Continued fiscal restraint + the economic boom that comes with eliminating income tax = budget stability.

#YESon5

[Bryan O'Nolan @BryanONolan]

You see a trillion dollars.

Gavin sees 3/4 of a mile of high speed rail.

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

An audit report released today by Auditor Fitzpatrick has found several areas in which officials in the City of Elsberry can make improvements to how their government operates. The audit, which was requested by a petition signed by 299 residents, gives the municipality a "fair" rating while identifying areas of improvement that are necessary for how the city manages utility rates and city funds.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/rXDkArnpx8

#moleg #mogov

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

A small northwest Missouri town is now the subject of a state audit after an investigation conducted by Auditor Fitzpatrick found evidence of improper governmental activity. Fitzpatrick announced today his office has launched a performance audit of the City of Barnard that will examine various aspects of the city's governmental operations while also looking closely at possible missing city funds.

Read more about it here: https://t.co/Mpq1CHmUyd

#mogov #moleg

[Republicans @Republicans]

Super authentic and real, keep it up.

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

A new report from Auditor Fitzpatrick finds Ray County is moving in the right direction after a 2023 audit documented how the Ray County Sheriff's Office made more than $5,500 in questionable purchases for items such as beer, cigarettes, televisions, and 76 hams. Today's report finds the county has implemented many of the recommendations made in the audit, but also notes the sheriff's office has not made an effort to seek restitution for more than $3,000 that is missing and has failed to charge sales tax on honey buns.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/m8O3yUpMBn

#mogov #moleg

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

Auditor Fitzpatrick will work to help Camden County determine if revenue generated by a sales tax that has been in effect since 2008 is being distributed the way voters intended. Fitzpatrick announced today his office has started a performance audit of the county, which was requested by the Camden County Commission, that will also review other aspects of county operations.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/IVfSd8Vc5J

#mogov #moleg

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

A new audit report from Auditor Fitzpatrick identifies several areas in the Polk County Public Administrator's Office that require improvement, while also finding other issues Polk County officials need to address in the Sheriff's Office and with the county's purchasing procedures. The report gives the county a "fair" rating and makes several recommendations aimed at improving governmental operations.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/M4EwjUXrMJ

#moleg #mogov

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws.

Read more about them here: https://t.co/TaDERb6NPv

#moleg #mogov

[Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick @Auditor_Fitz]

A review of governmental operations in Barton County is now complete and the final result is a "fair" rating issued to the county by Auditor Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick's report identifies several areas in need of improvement in the Barton County Collector-Treasurer's Office as well as the Sheriff's Office.

Read more about the audit here: https://t.co/Xab65Byl3p

#moleg #mogov