Rob is running for King County Assessor because the system is not working for the people who need help the most.

He has seen too many people walk into appeal hearings without representation, doing everything they can to stay in their homes, and lose because the deck is stacked against them. At the same time, the largest corporate landowners hire teams of experts and walk away with tax breaks that shift the burden to everyone else. 

Rob believes this is backwards. Government should make life easier for regular people, not harder. He believes the Assessor’s Office should be transparent, data-driven, and guided by a clear commitment to fairness, so homeowners and renters alike can trust that the system is accurate, accountable, and humane. As Assessor, he will fight for a fair property tax system that keeps seniors, working families, and longtime residents in their homes. That means pushing harder for a universal homestead exemption, expanding relief programs, and making payments more flexible so families can pay monthly instead of in large lump sums. It means building a system that ties property taxes to income so no one is taxed out of their neighborhood.

Rob also believes affordability is one of the most urgent issues facing King County. Residential homeowners already shoulder a majority share of the tax burden. Currently, Seattle ranks near the bottom nationally in commercial property tax fairness. Rob will work to correct that imbalance and ensure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.

And he will use the full authority of the office to help build more affordable housing by identifying surplus land, coordinating across agencies, and make it easier for local government to deliver the housing supply King County desperately needs. Rob will support small businesses by ensuring personal property taxes are assessed accurately and fairly, so local entrepreneurs pay what they owe, no more and no less.

Rob Foxcurran is running because he knows what is at stake. Generations of families who grew up here can no longer afford to stay. Young people are delaying having kids because of cost. Too many residents are one tax bill away from losing their home. Rob will bring deep experience, local roots, and a clear moral compass to the Assessor’s office to make King County more affordable, more fair, and better for everyone.