Shirley Nakawatase
Candidate for Treasurer-Tax Collector, San Diego County · Businesswoman/Treasurer/CPA
Shirley Nakawatase is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 40 years of experience in tax preparation, financial consulting, and business restructuring. A lifelong San Diegan from the South Bay, she earned her accounting degree from San Diego State University.
Positions in brief
Nakawatase emphasizes her financial expertise, and says the office needs more transparency, accountability, and improved customer service.
Nakawatase has positioned herself as the race's fiscal-management candidate, emphasizing financial expertise over political experience. She says she wants to bring transparency, accountability, and service back to the office, arguing that the county deserves leadership that safeguards public dollars with integrity and puts taxpayers first, and she has criticized long telephone hold times and slow service for taxpayers under current management.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports improving customer service and bringing greater transparency and accountability to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's office.
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