As Vance Leads ‘War on Fraud,’ Republican States Follow Suit

State finance officers are returning billions of dollars to taxpayers.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (C), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (2nd R), and the Rev. Mariah Tollgaard (R) ahead of their testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Red-state treasurers are not only throwing their support behind the campaign led by Vice President JD Vance to cut wasteful or fraudulent government spending, but they are also cleaning house in their own communities.

The State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a coalition of state finance managers, has already rooted out $5.7 billion in waste and returned $22.3 billion to taxpayers, the organization revealed in its 2025 Oversight Report released in February.