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King County Assessor

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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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Rob FoxcurranWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Rob Foxcurran

No party listed

Senior Appraiser, City of Seattle

The gist

  • Proposes state homestead protections for primary residences.
  • Proposes a state renter's tax credit.
  • Pledges to shift property tax burden toward large corporations.
  • Pledges to identify surplus land for affordable housing.
  • Pledges accurate personal property tax assessments for small businesses.
More about Rob
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  1. Proposes state homestead protections for primary residences.

    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'll push to establish homestead protections for primary residences to help homeowners manage rising costs”
  2. Proposes a state renter's tax credit.

    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

    “create a renter's tax credit to give tenants relief from rising housing costs as well”
  3. Pledges to shift property tax burden toward large corporations.

    Why Rob Is Running

    Campaign website · Rob Foxcurran for King County Assessor · voterobfoxcurran.com

    “Rob will work to correct that imbalance and ensure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.”
  4. Pledges to identify surplus land for affordable housing.

    Why Rob Is Running

    Campaign website · Rob Foxcurran for King County Assessor · voterobfoxcurran.com

    “help build more affordable housing by identifying surplus land, coordinating across agencies”
  5. Pledges accurate personal property tax assessments for small businesses.

    Why Rob Is Running

    Campaign website · Rob Foxcurran for King County Assessor · voterobfoxcurran.com

    “Rob will support small businesses by ensuring personal property taxes are assessed accurately and fairly”
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Dominique M ScarimboloWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Dominique M Scarimbolo

No party listed

Small family business owner; President, King County chapter of CAPR

The gist

  • Proposes parcel-specific breakdowns of each property's valuation.
  • Supports timely assessment appeals with consistent evidence standards.
  • Supports an open-books policy for assessment data and methods.
  • Sponsored four audit requests on county property assessments.
  • Supports an audit of overlapping levies and repeated lid lifts.
More about Dominique
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  1. Proposes parcel-specific breakdowns of each property's 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

    “They deserve parcel-specific breakdowns on their individual property valuations”
  2. Supports timely assessment appeals with consistent evidence standards.

    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

    “They deserve due process, timely appeals and logical evidentiary standards”
  3. Supports an open-books policy for assessment data and methods.

    Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor

    Campaign website · Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor · domscarimboloforassessor.com

    “I believe the Assessor's Office should operate with an open-books philosophy.”
  4. Sponsored four audit requests on county property assessments.

    Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor

    Campaign website · Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor · domscarimboloforassessor.com

    “Four formal audit requests I prepared and submitted, each documenting specific concerns with how property is assessed, appealed, and taxed in King County”
  5. Supports an audit of overlapping levies and repeated lid lifts.

    Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor

    Campaign website · Dom Scarimbolo for King County Assessor · domscarimboloforassessor.com

    “whether overlapping levies, repeated lid lifts, and bond levies that never seem to expire have created a workaround to the constitutional 1% limit”

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