Keith Effler
Candidate for Yakima County Assessor
Background
- Occupation
- Commercial photographer and business owner
- Campaign website
- effler.us
Commercial photographer and entrepreneur for 15 years who opened Yakima's first co-working space and founded a youth nonprofit; Republican precinct committee officer.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to collect only the minimum property tax
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“My solution is to only collect an absolute minimum”
Pledges to make Yakima County the state's cheapest tax base
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I aim for Yakima County to become the cheapest tax base in Washington.”
Government & transparency
Pledges to show publicly how property values are calculated
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will show publicly how property values are calculated when I’m in office.”
All sources (3)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Yakima County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (all contests in Yakima County)
Election filing · Yakima County Auditor · yakimacounty.us
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
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