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Kristen M. Scalise

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Kristen M. Scalise is running for Summit County Fiscal Officer.

Personal background

Kristen holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Akron. She lives in Summit County.

Professional background

Kristen is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She previously worked as the chief deputy fiscal officer in Summit County and as a private accountant.

Political background

Kristen M. Scalise currently serves as the Summit County Fiscal Officer. She was appointed to this position in 2011 and is serving her 3rd full term. She is the chairperson of the Summit County Investment Board and Summit County Land Reutilization Corporation.

Administration

As fiscal officer, Scalise developed a county veteran ID card program for military veterans.

Worked to modernize the property appraisal process by supplying county appraiser's iPads to provide remote access to the office's mass appraisal database.

Established a county land bank and said "she led efforts to eliminate nearly 2,800 vacant and abandoned properties in Summit County..."

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Criminal Justice

As of August 23, 2024, Kristen M. Scalise’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Corruption

As fiscal officer, Scalise implemented strict regulations to increase protection for property owners from scams and predatory third parties, saying it "resulted in 2.4 million returned..."

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Taxes & Budget

As fiscal officer, Scalise introduced MoneyGram, a service for paying real estate taxes.

Created the Delinquent Tax Coalition Committee to help address county homeowners' needs.

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