Mack Busbee, a senior manager at the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser’s Office, is running for property appraiser.
The 53-year-old Republican has been a state-certified general property appraiser since 1993, and is a Florida Department of Revenue-certified property evaluator. He has over 15 years' experience working under Property Appraiser Pete Smith as a residential and commercial field appraiser, property evaluator, administrator and division manager.
Busbee — the Commercial and Tangible Personal Property departments' supervisor — said as Okaloosa County Property Appraiser he would protect the integrity of property values, ensure evaluations are fair and equitable, keep technology up to date, and continually improve customer service.
“I will use my 15 years of hands-on experience to deliver what people expect from our property appraiser’s office — fair and accurate evaluations, highly trained, helpful public servants, and easy access to the information and services taxpayers need.”
Busbee headed in-house appraisals and was VA appraisal reviewer at Peoples National Bank of Niceville before serving in the property appraiser’s office. He also served as a loan officer and assistant vice president at the bank.
The Niceville native and Niceville High School graduate earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of West Florida in 1988.
He was married for 12 years and widowed in 2014, and lives in Niceville with his two children.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Mack Busbee running for Okaloosa property appraiser