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-I'm Dominique Scarimbolo,
and I'm running for

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King County Assessor.

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You should be able to understand
how your property was assessed.

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You should be able
to ask questions and

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receive clear answers.

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And when you challenge
government, you deserve

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to be treated as an equal,
not as though government

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is automatically right and
you are automatically wrong

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until you prove otherwise.

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That is not the culture
taxpayers deserve and it is

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not the government we pay for.

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You deserve an assessor willing
to acknowledge when the system

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isn't working as it should,
someone willing to question

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the status quo, measure
whether assessments

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are actually producing
fair and uniform results,

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and make meaningful
changes when they aren't.

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Government should be judged by
the results, not intentions.

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You deserve transparency.

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You deserve meaningful due
process, timely appeals,

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consistent standards, and
an assessment system that

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answers to the people it serves.

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But most importantly,
you deserve leadership.

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The elected assessor isn't
simply another appraiser.

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The assessor leads an entire
department responsible

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for a system
affecting every property

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owner throughout our county.

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That requires someone willing
to provide real oversight,

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demand accountability, listen to
taxpayers and fight for reform.

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Some changes can be made
directly within the

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assessor's office, others
require cooperation

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from the county or
state, and some require

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changes to state law.

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I am willing to fight
wherever we need it.

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My campaign isn't about
making minor adjustments

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to the status quo.

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It's about meaningful,
system-wide reforms that protect

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taxpayers, strengthen property
rights and help ensure people

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aren't taxed out of their homes.

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You deserve change.

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You deserve an assessor
who answers to you.