Jake Zimmerman

And it's really coming together pretty much the way that I had hoped it would, where the Democrats are not united this year at all in terms of, at least in St. Louis County.

And there are a lot of Democrats that are out there looking for an alternative to Jake Zimmerman.

They see him as simply another extension of the Sam Page administration.

And what I'm holding out is an alternative that We'll not just do what Sam Page has been doing for the last four years and making sure that people are listened to, people have someone that they can turn to when they need the truth and when they're looking for someone to lead St. Louis County out of the mess that we're currently in.

The one thing I saw, I saw what, you know, Angela Mosley is getting sued or she rather suing, I think.

She's suing Jake Zimmerman or she's suing somebody else about being a

spoiler.

So there is some, they're showing, they're showing a dissension among the Democrats.

to literally turn the page.

We can either stick with the status quo, go with an extension of the page administration with assessor Jake Zimmerman, the tax man, or we can turn the page.

Literally.

and bring in a new leader.

In a year when Democrats are expected to win big, the Republican hopes to be elected county executive in St. Louis County, which hasn't elected a member of his party to that office since the 1980s.

As a county councilman, Dennis has a unique perspective on the county's budget woes and a different vision than his Democratic rival, Jake Zimmerman.

And as Dennis says, it's the budget cuts he enacted as mayor of Fenton that show he knows how to get the job done.

County Councilman Dennis Hancock,

For the first time in decades, an incumbent St. Louis County executive was not on the ballot this year.

That's because County Executive Sam Page decided not to run again, meaning that voters will choose between Democrat Jake Zimmerman, Republican Dennis Hancock, and Green Party candidate J.D. McFarlane on November 3rd.

This election comes at a perilous time for Missouri's most populous county.

Budget reserves are running low and federal dollars are no longer available to cover perennial deficits.

Rachel, welcome to the program.

Thanks for having me on.

Also joining us is Jake Zimmerman.

He is the Democratic nominee for St. Louis County executive and currently serves as St. Louis County assessor.

He says while the St. Louis County Assessor's Office is doing everything procedurally correct, it's removed the human side of the equation, and that's left property owners confused and frustrated.

The Republican is seeking the seat left open when Jake Zimmerman chose to run for county executive.

Messner joins me next on the latest episode of Politically Speaking.

Let's hit the music.

... is gonna win.

We know Jake Zimmerman's gonna be the county executive of St. Louis County, and that Steve Ellman's gonna win in St. Charles.

I guess the two sexy races in the region are the Amendment 3 and Amendment 6.

Amendment 3, which is a rehash of the abortion-

This desire, Sam Page's next plan, would be increasing the rate, further raising the cost for residents and property owners, on top of any reassessment increase that we face as well.

Not too long ago, and really since the start of this show, I've talked about concerns with how Jake Zimmerman's assessor's office conducts its business.

What happens if Sam Page doesn't see more revenue come in? His answer, cut the police budget.

Another idea, transfer responsibility of county roads back to the municipalities they run through, many of which need a lot of work.