Stop the
Zimmerman
Tax Grab.
For fifteen years Jake Zimmerman has run the Assessor's office — jacking up your valuations, refusing an independent audit, and hiding behind a broken appeals process. Now he wants a promotion to County Executive.
Fifteen years.
One broken
office.
Zimmerman was elected Assessor in 2010 and has held the office ever since. In that time, STL County homeowners have watched their tax bills climb year after year while his methodology has stayed behind closed doors.
A grassroots coalition is now formally calling on the Missouri State Auditor to audit his office. That should tell you everything.
Jake Zimmerman has run the Assessor's office since 2011. Under his watch, valuations have spiraled while accountability has vanished.
Homeowners across STL County opened their reassessment notices to double-digit increases — with no clear explanation and no meaningful appeal.
In over a decade, Zimmerman has never allowed an independent state audit of his methodology. Taxpayers are told to trust him — and pay up.
Seniors on fixed incomes, working families, and small business owners are being taxed out of the neighborhoods they built.
- Refuses an independent state audit of his office
- Assessment notices routinely spike double digits
- Valued homes from the curb with drive-by "inspections"
- Appeals process leaves families with nowhere to turn
- No public accountability for how values are set
- Seniors on fixed incomes pushed out of longtime homes
- Now angling for a promotion to County Executive
He valued your home from the driver's seat.
Zimmerman's office has raised assessments on properties his staff never set foot on — using so-called "drive-by inspections" to slap new values on homes from the curb. No walk-through. No conversation. Just a bigger bill in the mail.
Relief for taxpayers.
Results for STL County.
Brian Williams is running to slow the growth of property assessments, open the books, and rebuild a county government that works for the families who actually live here.
"Working families shouldn't be priced out of the neighborhoods they built. As County Executive, I'll slow the growth of assessments — full stop."
Four commitments to STL County families.
Brian's plan meets this moment: cap the runaway growth of assessments, force real transparency on how values are set, and build a stronger regional economy so every neighborhood benefits.
Slow the growth of assessments
Cap year-over-year assessment increases so families are never blindsided by a tax bill they can't afford.
Open the books
Full transparency on assessment methodology and a real, independent audit of the Assessor's office on day one.
A real appeals process
Neighbors deserve a fair hearing — not a rubber stamp. Restore a functioning, community-first appeals process.
Grow the tax base, not the tax rate
Attract jobs and investment across every zip code so we build a stronger County without punishing homeowners.
Proven leadership. Real results.
Raised in St. Louis County by a hardworking single mother, Brian Williams built his career on a single goal: deliver real results for the people he serves.
In 2018, he made history as the first Black man elected to the Missouri Senate in more than two decades — bringing a new voice and a relentless focus on results for STL County.
Now he's running for County Executive to slow the growth of property assessments, restore transparency to county government, and build a stronger, safer, more prosperous region.
"St. Louis County works when families can afford to stay in the homes they've built their lives in. We're going to slow the growth of assessments and put taxpayers back at the center of this county's government."
It's time to end the Zimmerman era.
Add your name at Brian's official campaign site and stand with taxpayers across St. Louis County. Together we'll slow the growth of assessments and take our county back.