Nicole Galloway recently bragged about doing over 100 fundraising events during COVID. She also did a statewide campaign media tour during office hours. But is she doing the job taxpayers are paying her to do?
A Uniting Missouri PAC analysis of Auditor Galloway’s schedule during the pandemic, obtained via a public records request under the Missouri Sunshine Law, points to a resounding ‘no.’ In fact, during the pandemic Nicole Galloway’s calendar indicates that she has averaged fewer work hours in a month than most Missourians work in a week.
Uniting Missouri PAC Chairman John Hancock said, “It’s clear that Auditor Galloway is more focused on her struggling campaign than doing the job Missourians hired her to do. Missouri taxpayers deserve a refund.”
A copy of Galloway’s schedule can be found here. Uniting Missouri PAC’s analysis can be found here or below.
NICOLE GALLOWAY CALENDAR ANALYSIS
Key Findings
Galloway does less work in a month than most Missourians do in a week
- Over the past 4 months, Galloway did not work 40 hours in a single month
- In four months, Galloway had scheduled work time of just 131 hours and 40 minutes; an average American works the equivalent of that in just over 3 weeks
- The average American works 9,600 minutes a month, Galloway worked 7,900 minutes over 4 months
Nicole Galloway has spent more time at fundraisers than reviewing audits
- In the same timeframe that Galloway’s campaign bragged about holding over 100 fundraisers, Galloway only conducted 84 audit review sessions, including appointments labeled “audit/comms review”
Month-By-Month Breakdown
March
Note: Galloway’s last in-office meeting took place on 3/17
- Audit review: 7 hours 55 minutes
- Comms review: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Calls: 9 hours 40 minutes
- Press: 20 minutes
- Meetings: 10 hours 10 minutes
Total time: 29 hours 40 minutes (1,780 minutes)
April
- Audit review: 13 hours
- Comms review: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Calls: 10 hours 25 minutes
- Press: 40 minutes
- Meetings: N/A
Total time: 27 hours 50 minutes (1,670 minutes)
May
- Audit review: 21 hours 10 minutes
- Comms review: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Calls: 9 hours 55 minutes
- Press: N/A
- Meetings: N/A
Total time: 34 hours 50 minutes (2,090 minutes)
June
- Audit review: 28 hours 40 minutes
- Comms review: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Calls: 6 hours 55 minutes
- Press: N/A
- Meetings: 15 minutes
Total time: 39 hours 20 minutes (2,360 minutes)
Total Work Time (March-June):
- Audit review: 70 hours 45 minutes
- Comms review: 12 hours 35 minutes
- Calls: 36 hours 55 minutes
- Press: 1 hour
- Meetings: 10 hours 25 minutes
Total = 131 hours 40 minutes (7,900 minutes)
