Meet Rob
Rob Foxcurran is a fifth generation Seattleite whose roots in King County run back to the 1890s.
Rob attended Seattle Public Schools from kindergarten through graduation and grew up riding the 71 bus that connected him to the city he loves. He now proudly serves as the Appraiser for the City of Seattle and as a Hearing Examiner on the King County Board of Appeals and Equalization.
After finishing his degree at the University of Washington, he began his public service early, joining the Seattle Landmarks Board at age 23. His career took him through various roles in commercial real estate, including property management at Safeco Plaza, local appraisal work at McKee Appraisal, and national data center valuation at CBRE. The more he saw, the more he understood how the system was tilted toward the biggest players and away from everyday people.
That experience pushed him toward public service. He joined the King County Board of Appeals and Equalization, where he heard countless heartbreaking stories from homeowners trying to stay in their homes while large corporate landowners brought highly paid experts to secure tax breaks. Around the same time, he was recruited to become the Appraiser for the City of Seattle, where he works across departments to protect tree canopy, identify land for new parks, flag publicly owned parcels that could be used for affordable housing, and provide general real estate valuation services to the City. In this role, he also serves as a shop steward in his labor union, PROTEC17.
Rob knows firsthand how rising costs and unfair tax systems push people out. He has lived in MFTE housing himself, understands the real pressures families face, and believes local government must do everything possible to keep people housed and make King County a place where working families can thrive
Rob believes housing is a human right. He and his wife, whom he met while at Roosevelt High School, are raising their daughter in Beacon Hill. He is a volunteer with the Seattle Public Schools and the proud father of a preschooler. Their family, including their two corgis Ted and Tina, is deeply invested in the future of King County.