Rick Auerbach is the 24^th Assessor of Los Angeles County, re-elected to a third term in 2006 with 77 percent of the vote. He was first elected to office in a special election in 2000, following his appointment by the Board of Supervisors that same year.

The focus of Assessor Auerbach's administration has been to combine the latest technology, including extensive use of an Internet website, with an equal emphasis on traditional public service for a constituency consisting of 10 million county residents. He leads the largest property assessment agency in the nation with over 2.3 million real estate parcels, 1,500 employees, and a budget of more than $157 million.

The Assessor's career spans 38 years, beginning with the department as a personal property appraiser. One of his first actions as Assessor was to create the landmark position of Property Owners' Advocate, a post which has become a public service model for other jurisdictions.

Prior to his appointment, he was Assistant Assessor and served as liaison with the State Legislature, the State Board of Equalization and the California Assessors' Association.

He has served as President of the California Assessors' Association and is also a member of the Society of Auditor-Appraisers, a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers, and a Board Member of the Los Angeles County Management Council.

Mr. Auerbach graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance and completed over 50 units of graduate work in Accounting and Management.

He has been married 39 years to his wife, Sharon. They have two married daughters, Kelly and Kari, and five grandchildren.

July 2008