Ensuring Transparency & Accountability

As one of Arkansas’s seven constitutional officers, the Auditor of State plays a very important role in the day-to-day business of state government.

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The Auditor administers Arkansas’s Unclaimed Property program, the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt. Through this free program, our office reconnects both current and former Arkansans with their unclaimed property at no charge to claimants.

About the Auditor

Dennis Milligan is a successful small business owner, starting a water-treatment company from scratch in 1985 and expanding it to 17 states before selling it in 2020. Milligan has spent the last 25 years in public service,  volunteering at the county level and eventually serving as State Chairman of the Republican Party. He is known as a problem-solver, addressing corruption and restoring trust at both the county and state levels.  Milligan served as Saline County Circuit Clerk from 2011-2015 prior to being elected to two terms as Treasurer of State (2015-2023). As Treasurer, he earned the state its highest investment receipts Arkansas had ever seen at more than one-half billion dollars. Milligan began serving as Auditor of State in 2023.

Latest News

State Auditor Dennis Milligan Finds More Than $250k For Jonesboro Citizens, Businesses

Mobile office locates hundreds of thousands owed to residents Sept. 9, 2026 (Jonesboro, Ark.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan hosted a mobile office in Jonesboro today and located more than $250,000 in unclaimed property for local businesses and citizens. “What a great day to be in north…

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