Incumbent Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang Endorsed for Re-Election

Prang praised for modernizing the assessor's office and managing property valuations during natural disasters

Apr. 15, 2026 at 9:23pm

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A photorealistic painting of a simple office desk with a computer monitor and scattered paperwork, illuminated by warm, directional sunlight casting deep shadows, conveying a sense of quiet contemplation and the importance of the assessor's work.The Los Angeles County Assessor's office plays a critical role in determining property values, a responsibility that requires steady leadership and innovative approaches.Los Angeles Today

The editorial board of the Daily News has endorsed incumbent Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang for re-election, citing his efficient management of the office, innovative approaches to property assessments, and consistent defense of Proposition 13. Prang is credited with modernizing the assessor's office technology, handling the impacts of major wildfires on property values, and uncovering hundreds of unreported private aircraft.

Why it matters

The Los Angeles County Assessor's office plays a critical role in determining property values, which in turn impacts tax revenue for the nation's largest county. The endorsement of the incumbent Assessor highlights the importance of experienced leadership in this obscure but essential government function.

The details

Assessor Jeff Prang was first elected in 2014 after a scandal involving his predecessor, and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. The editorial board praises Prang's efforts to modernize the assessor's office, including developing new software to uncover nearly 1,000 unreported private aircraft. Prang also managed the impacts of the Eaton and Palisades fires in 2025, which destroyed or damaged 18,000 properties, leading to a $200 billion loss in property value for the county.

  • Prang was first elected as Los Angeles County Assessor in 2014.
  • Prang was re-elected in 2018 and 2022.
  • The Eaton and Palisades fires occurred in January 2025.

The players

Jeff Prang

The incumbent Los Angeles County Assessor, first elected in 2014 and praised for modernizing the office and managing property valuations during natural disasters.

Stephen Adamus

A challenger to Prang who has sued the incumbent and alleges favoritism, though the editorial board states such charges require substantiated evidence of wrongdoing.

Rob Newland

Another challenger who argues the assessor's office needs fresh leadership to become more proactive in using data and communicating with the public.

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What they’re saying

“I'm focusing on that a lot these days. There were about 18,000 properties destroyed or damaged in the fires. In December of 2024, we had been predicting about a 4% growth for property valuation in the county. We've tooled that down to 3.25%, a loss of about $200 billion in value. And many people deserved refunds' as their property values went down.”

— Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County Assessor

What’s next

Voters in Los Angeles County will have the opportunity to re-elect Jeff Prang as Assessor on June 2.

The takeaway

The endorsement of the incumbent Assessor Jeff Prang highlights the importance of experienced leadership in the obscure but essential role of property valuation, especially in the face of natural disasters and the need to modernize government operations.