About Zack

My father was a small business owner who taught me to look at numbers a little differently. I learned how financial statements tell the story of our values and how, with transparency and honest conversation, they can help us make better decisions moving forward. As the only accountant in the race for State Auditor, I’m ready to do the work of this office to build public trust and ensure every local tax dollar is working for us. I am a Certified Management Accountant, a finance manager for a nonprofit, and a former City Councilor from Duluth.

I’ve worked across the table with families struggling to pay for housing and neighbors making the impossible choice between going into debt or going without medical care. As a city-councilor in Duluth, I’ve seen our cities struggling, taking on more responsibility with fewer resources, expected to do more with less funding and support. We need to know we can rely on the organizations administering our clean water, social programs, and public safety to be there when we need them.

Public Service

Zack is an Accountant from Duluth and running to be our next State Auditor. He is a public finance expert and regional economic development advocate. As an accountant for over a decade, Zack has worked with small businesses, individuals and local governments to help them be more financially sustainable. His work has focused on ensuring dollars are used wisely and that communities, especially those in Greater Minnesota, have the resources they need to thrive. In 2013 he ran and won as the youngest city councilor in Duluth's history. After serving 8 years representing the city At-large, Zack went back to the University of Minnesota Duluth for his MBA.

He is a former AFSCME member and known for rarely missing a Central Labor Body meeting.

Personal Life

Zack lives in Duluth with his wife Emily and their two cats Stanley and Oliver. They are both advocates in their community and have worked together for many years to support the lives of working Minnesotans and families.