ST. LOUIS • Mayor Lyda Krewson has appointed attorney Michael Dauphin as St. Louis' assessor.

Dauphin, 38, assumed his new position on Monday. Formerly a lawyer in Foley & Mansfield's St. Louis office, he is also the Democratic committeeman for the 13th Ward and a founding board member of St. Louis College Preparatory Academy.

He replaces Stephen Conway, a former city alderman who left the assessor's job to become Krewson's chief of staff in June.

The assessor’s office assesses all city property to reflect market value and to record real estate and personal property information. In his new role, Dauphin will oversee an office of 62 employees and a budget of $4.4 million.

Dauphin has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Missouri State and a law degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

The assessor's post pays $125,000 annually.

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