The office of the Arapahoe County Assessor discovers, lists, classifies and values all real and personal property in Arapahoe County. The Assessor’s Office also is responsible for maintaining public records, including ownership and parcel maps.
Republican Corbin Sakdol is the incumbent in the race and seeks his third term as Arapahoe County Assessor, while he is opposed by Democrat PK Kaiser, who is running a campaign for the fifth straight year.
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By COURTNEY OAKES, Staff writer
Sakdol, Kaiser seek Arapahoe County Assessor office
Corbin Sakdol and PK Kaiser both believe they know best what Arapahoe County is worth, which is why they are running to be the next Arapahoe County Assessor.
Sakdol, the Republican incumbent, is seeking his third consecutive four-year term, while Democrat Kaiser is in the running for the office for the first time after campaigns for two other offices failed in the previous four years.
The office of the Arapahoe County Assessor discovers, lists, classifies and values all real and person property in the county while also maintaining public records, including ownership and parcel maps.
“I’ve reduced my budget every year in office and passed every annual state audit, so I’m very proud of the office,” said Sakdol, who has worked in the assessor’s office for 24 years and was selected Colorado Assessor of the Year in 2012. “It’s a very difficult job,” he added. “We have 200,000 properties we have to reappraise, from commercial to 80 million square feet of office space to golf courses to 325,000 acres of agriculture.
“Arapahoe County is one of the most complex counties in Colorado, so we need to continue with experience. This should not be a political office, it’s a job we do day in and day out, so I always encourage people not to vote based on politics, but off of experience,” Sakdol said.
Sakdol’s office — which employs 63 people, including 36 licensed appraisers throughout nine departments and two locations — is currently in the middle of a reassessment that is due in every odd-numbered year. He believes his previous experience, plus his credentials as a licensed Certified General Appraiser at the highest level the state of Colorado offers, makes him the right candidate to complete that task for 2015 and can offer citizens the most accurate assessment of their land value at the lowest cost.
Kaiser is in the midst of a political campaign for the fifth straight year, having previously come up short in two bids for House District 40 and two tries for Aurora City Council.
With an MBA degree in finance and accounting, a masters degree in economics and a masters degree in accounting and CPA currently in the works, Kaiser believes he has the qualifications and the recognition around Arapahoe County to do the job.
“My motivation to run for this office is to offer Arapahoe County residents moral fairness, efficient services and an open and transparent county government,” said Kaiser, a decade-long Arapahoe County resident. “I feel I receive a very good reception, many of the people know me. I’m a simple guy, to the point. I’m not a politician, I just answer things straightforward and if I don’t know, I say so. I’m a common person and I want to employ common sense in the assessor’s office.”
Kaiser said he’s ready to dig into the reassessment due in 2015 and believes that he can help establish the “true market value” of land and businesses in the county than what he sees currently.
Additionally, Kaiser would like to further train employees of the office and make them available to help the county in other ways if they have time and he’d also like to improve the amount of information Arapahoe County makes available to its residents on its website.
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PK Kaiser, a Democrat, has run for office in the four previous years, twice for the House District 4B seat and twice for the Aurora City Council. He is working on his masters degree in accounting and his CPA, while he lists an MBA in finance and a Masters Degree in economics. Kaiser has worked for the Colorado Department of Revenue, Department of Corrections, Colorado School of Mines, City & County of Denver and the Community College of Aurora. Kaiser is a Realtor with a Colorado Real Estate Broker license and runs a real estate brokerage company involved in residential & commercial real estates, businesses and property management. Info — vote4kaiser.com
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Corbin Sakdol has served two terms as the Arapahoe County Assessor following his election in 2007 and 2011 and was selected as Colorado Assessor of the Year in 2012. The Arapahoe County native has worked in the Assessor’s Office for 24 years and is a licensed Certified General Appraiser, the highest level of licensing in Colorado. Sakdol was a licensed Real Estate broker for more than two decades and lists a degree in Architectural Technology. Info — www.sakdol.com
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Senate President Morgan Carroll
Senator Nancy Todd
State Representative Joe Miklosi
State Representative Jovan Melton
Nancy Cronk For State Representative
Denise Wills
Diane Rich
Anita Khaldy Kehmeier
Hussain Munir
State Representative Su Ryden
State Representative John Buckner
Aurora City Councilwoman Renie Peterson
Joan Lopez For Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder
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Brian Vogt — CEO Botanic Gardens; Former President-South Metro Chamber
John Brackney — Former Arapahoe County Commissioner, Former President -South Metro Chamber, Director of Strategic Community & Public Policy Engagement – Webolutions
Dave Walcher — Sheriff – Arapahoe County
Dr. Kelly Lear-Kaul — Coroner – Arapahoe County
Grayson Roberson — Former Sheriff – Arapahoe County
David Balmer — Colorado State Senator
Sue Sandstrom — Treasurer – Arapahoe County
Nancy Doty — Chair – Arapahoe County Commissioner, former Clerk and Recorder – Arapahoe County
Rod Bockenfeld — Arapahoe County Commissioner
Nancy Sharpe — Arapahoe County Commissioner, former Mayor – City of Greenwood Village
Matt Crane — Clerk and Recorder – Arapahoe County
Lynn Myers — Former Arapahoe County Commissioner, VP – Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Susan Beckman — Former Arapahoe County Commissioner
Dr. Mike Doberson — Former Arapahoe County Coroner
Jim Everson — Assessor – Jefferson County
Keith Erffmeyer — Assessor – City & County of Denver
Jerry Roberts — Assessor – Boulder County
Gil Reyes — Assessor – Adams County
Steve Miller — Assessor – Larimer County
John Storb — Former Assessor – City & County of Broomfield
Paul Jacobs — Former Assessor – City & County of Denver
Tim Kauffman — Treasurer – Jefferson County
Cliff Dodge — Former Colorado State Senator
Nancy Spence — Former Colorado State Senator
Phil Cernanec – Mayor – City of Littleton
Rick Gillit — Englewood City Council
Bruce Beckman — Littleton City Council
Dusty and Barb Haggerty
Brian Hart — Owner – Frame De Art, Englewood
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