County

Island County Assessor

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The assessor sets the value of every property in the county for property taxes.

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Doug Stults

Prefers Democratic Party

Residential appraiser, Island County Assessor's Office

The gist

Pledges monthly public reports from the Assessor's Office.
Pledges outreach on exemptions for seniors, veterans and farmers.
Proposes investing in retaining the appraisal team.

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Pledges monthly public reports from the Assessor's Office.
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
“I will publish monthly reports and expand outreach helping eligible residents”
Pledges outreach on exemptions for seniors, veterans and farmers.
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
“seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, farmers, and forestland owners — claim available exemptions and current use programs”
Proposes investing in retaining the appraisal team.
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
“I will invest in retaining and developing our appraisal team — institutional knowledge is hard-won”

Kelly Todd Mauck

States No Party Preference

Island County Assessor

The gist

Led expanded Camano taxpayer services and fewer appeals.
Led modernization of property tools and land valuation.

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Led expanded Camano taxpayer services and fewer appeals.
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
“expanded taxpayer services on Camano Island, significantly reduced appeals, established a Farm & Agriculture Advisory Committee, improved equity in assessments, and operated under budget”
Led modernization of property tools and land valuation.
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
“we modernized public property tools, improved land valuation systems, strengthened appraiser training”

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