ABOUT DALE

Dale has pledged to work with the Missouri General Assembly in his capacity as a Jackson County Legislator for property tax reform. Whether it involves rethinking how assessments are conducted, or simply removing the current assessor, whatever needs to be done to help the people of Jackson County avoid another assessment debacle is fair game. 

Carter focuses his pragmatism on kitchen table issues important to every Jackson County resident, including out of control property tax assessments, rampant unchecked crime, corruption and incompetence in the county government.

“One of the main reasons I’m running is there seems to be no strategy or objective from the County. We are driving businesses out of Jackson County. We are taxing people out of their homes. Crime is getting out of control. There needs to be some common sense in our County and I want to help the other folks on the Legislature bring common sense solutions to the table."

Crime in Jackson County is a major concern Carter shares with Jackson County residents. He pledges to be a strong voice on the Legislature for police, firefighters, and first responders, and back law enforcement in their efforts to combat the increasing crime rates in the metro area.

“Many people have talked about moving out of Jackson County because of crime, homelessness, and over taxation. My wife and I have decided to stay and fight.”

Carter has expressed his concern about the outrageous property tax assessments under the Frank White administration, and is open to establishing a Jackson County “DOGE” commission to audit the county government.

“The questions I have are, what is all this money they are collecting being spent on? Do we know? When was the last time we had a comprehensive audit? If the county is going to raise taxes so much they better be able to justify every bit of that spending.”

Carter believes that reigning in taxes, spending, and regulations on the county level will increase economic growth in the county, bringing much needed businesses and jobs back to Jackson County.

“We need to be a place where businesses can thrive and people can find good paying jobs, and that starts with a government that does exactly what it is supposed to do, no more, no less.”