Voter outreach key to victory in Hagen's assessor's race

The new Skagit County Assessor is assessing his recent successful election campaign.

Danny Hagen, running as an independent, parlayed a series of public forums into a comfortable 57-43 per cent electoral victory over GOP candidate Karie Storle earlier this month. He is a former Shelter Bay resident and past member of the La Conner High basketball coaching staff.

Hagen's ability to break down the complexities of managing the assessor's office into language easily grasped by voters won him support throughout the county during his numerous candidate appearances.

"The most gratifying aspects of th...