Los Angeles County Assessor in Los Angeles County, California

2026 Primary Election

• Rob Newland — Candidate in Los Angeles, CA

  Rob Newland is a real estate appraiser and housing economist running for Los Angeles County Assessor—a job that should be about one thing: getting property values right. Every year, millions of people are taxed based on numbers they don’t understand and can’t easily question. Rob has spent his career working with those numbers—studying how values are determined, how markets move, and where the system breaks down for everyday property owners. He’s not a career politician. He’s a valuation professional stepping into a role that requires exactly that skillset. Rob’s campaign is focused on three things: accuracy, transparency, and accountability. Property owners should know how their value was calculated, why it changed, and what they can do about it. Right now, the system feels distant and confusing. Rob is running to make it clear, understandable, and fair—because when the numbers are right, everything else works better.

• Jeffrey Prang — Incumbent Los Angeles County Assessor in Baldwin Hills, California

  Jeffrey Prang was elected as the Los Angeles County Assessor in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Warren, Michigan. He graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University with a degree in International Relations. In 2004, he completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before becoming Assessor, Prang served for nearly 18 years on the West Hollywood City Council, including four terms as Mayor. His earlier career includes roles as an assistant city manager for Pico Rivera and a special assistant to a previous County Assessor.

• Steven Palty — Candidate in Glendale, California

  Information regarding Steven Palty's biography, education, and career history is not publicly available. A search of public records indicates a notice was sent from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to a Steven Palty on February 12, 2026, regarding campaign finance contribution limits for the Office of Assessor, suggesting a potential candidacy.

• Stephen Adamus — Property Assessment Specialist in Long Beach, California

  Stephen Adamus is a licensed California attorney and has been a property assessment specialist with the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office for over 14 years. He is described as an expert in Proposition 13's change-in-ownership provisions and has represented the Assessor's Office in hearings before the Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Board. Adamus has been a resident of Los Angeles County for more than 35 years and is a child of immigrants.

• Sandy Sun — Deputy Assessor at Los Angeles County Assessor's Office / Director of a Labor Union in Los Angeles, California

  Sandy Sun has served as a deputy assessor within the Los Angeles County Assessor's office for more than two decades. She is also listed as a member of the board of directors for the California Association of Professional Employees, a labor union representing county workers. Sun previously ran for Los Angeles County Assessor in the 2018 and 2022 primary elections, but did not advance to the general election in either race.