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"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>

"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>

In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for [[state treasurer]]. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Ele3ction Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for state treasurer. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Ele3ction Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

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Theriot was named the fourth legislative auditor on April 20, 2004, and assumed his duties a month later. He succeeded the Republican [[Dan Kyle]], who had turned the office into a government watchdog from which an investigation was launched into the activities of the late Elections Commissioner [[Jerry Fowler]], who was defeated in the 1999 primary and later imprisoned for accepting kickbacks. Kyle left the post in 2003 to run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/blogs/politicsblog?date=11/03/2009|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Legislative Auditor Announces Retirement|date=November 3, 2009|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>​

Theriot was named the fourth legislative auditor on April 20, 2004, and assumed his duties a month later. He succeeded the Republican [[Dan Kyle]], who had turned the office into a government watchdog from which an investigation was launched into the activities of the late Elections Commissioner [[Jerry Fowler]], who was defeated in the 1999 primary and later imprisoned for accepting kickbacks. Kyle left the post in 2003 to run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/blogs/politicsblog?date=11/03/2009|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Legislative Auditor Announces Retirement|date=November 3, 2009|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>​

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Theriot's last day as Legislative Auditor was November 20, 2009. He was succeeded in the post by his former first assistant, Daryl Purpera. State House Speaker James Wilton "Jim" Tucker credited Theriot with improvements in the auditor's office and the effective monitoring of the distribution of hurricane recovery dollars after the twin storms of 2005.<ref name=theriot/>​

Theriot's last day as Legislative Auditor was November 20, 2009. He was succeeded in the post by his former first assistant, Daryl Purpera. State House Speaker James Wilton "Jim" Tucker credited Theriot with improvements in the auditor's office and the effective monitoring of the distribution of hurricane recovery dollars after the twin storms of 2005.<ref name=theriot/>​

 

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