Jim Ruud

Served as president of the Washington State Association of County Assessors in 2012, according to the group's 2025 directory. The directory also lists him on its Resolution and Open Space committees.

April 9, 2025

Source: countyofficials.org

Had his office's 2024 property tax levies audited by the state Department of Revenue. The audit listed three things his office had to fix to follow state law. His office sent the tax roll to the treasurer after the January 15 deadline. It also used the wrong growth limit for one cemetery district's tax.

September 10, 2024

Source: dor.wa.gov

Won re-election as Douglas County Assessor on November 8, 2022, with no opponent on the ballot. He got 11,939 votes, or 97.86%. Write-in votes made up the rest.

November 8, 2022

Source: results.vote.wa.gov

Had his office's 2021 property tax levies audited by the state Department of Revenue. The audit listed three things his office had to fix to follow state law. One was leaving two tax areas out of the checks on legal tax-rate limits.

June 8, 2021

Source: dor.wa.gov

Fixed a $1,903.56 overcharge for the Douglas County Port District that a 2018 state audit had found. A state follow-up report on March 22, 2019 said he met with port officials and corrected the error in the 2019 tax rates.

March 22, 2019

Source: dor.wa.gov

Had his office's property tax levies audited by the state Department of Revenue in December 2013. The audit found his office charged $663,332 too much for the state school tax. His office had found that error itself before the audit. The audit also found the 2013 tax roll went to the treasurer on February 7, after the January 15 legal deadline.

December 4, 2013

Source: dor.wa.gov