Tom Bordonaro is the San Luis Obispo County Assessor.  His job is to identify all property in the county, determine its’ taxability, and place a value on it.  Since becoming Assessor, he has created a more taxpayer friendly office, leveraged technology to do more for less, and cut the number of assessment appeals in half.  He has a Bachelor’s in Ag. Management from Cal Poly and a Master’s in Ag. Economics from UC Davis.  Prior to becoming the Assessor, he was a member of the Ca. State Assembly, a Commissioner for the Board of Prison Terms, a Realtor, and he managed his family construction business.  He has been a county resident for over 40 years.  He and his wife Martha have four children and 2 grandchildren and live on the family farm in Paso Robles where they raise wine grapes and hay.