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Sonya Jones is a mother. she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Science (Psychology and Sociology) from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. She earned a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from Lamar University and is a law degree candidate at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio.

Sonya is a policy analyst. She has experience managing complex public programs and ensuring strong governance and accountability. 

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Sonya is a Trustee for the Fort Bend Independent School District.

Sonya previously served as a trustee on the Fort Bend Independent School District Board.

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Believes top priorities include strengthening organizational culture, improving employee morale, and conducting thorough budget analysis for efficient resource allocation in the county clerk’s office.

Believes in "strengthening organizational culture, improving employee morale, and conducting thorough budget analysis for efficient resource allocation in the county clerk’s office."

Advocates for responsible investments in technology upgrades, improved public access, and compliance with state law in the county clerk's office.

Advocates for "responsible investments in technology upgrades, improved public access, and compliance with state law in the county clerk's office."

- Believes in "strengthening organizational culture, improving employee morale, and conducting thorough budget analysis for efficient resource allocation in the county clerk’s office."
- Advocates for "responsible investments in technology upgrades, improved public access, and compliance with state law in the county clerk's office."

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Tamara McFarlane is originally from Yugoslavia. She earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Tamara lives with her husband, Brad, and their three kids in Katy.

Tamara currently works as the director of real estate for McFarlane Management. She previously worked in acquisitions and divestitures for ConocoPhilips, BP, and Shell, as an auditor for the Government of Alberta, Canada, and an energy equity associate for Yorkton Securities.

Tamara McFarlane's campaign for Fort Bend County Clerk is her first entry into politics.

Tamara currently serves as the Fort Bend County Central Court Election Judge. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Prioritizes customer service, home title protection, and cybersecurity.

Prioritizes customer service, home title protection, and cybersecurity, with a focus on fiscal responsibility.

- Prioritizes customer service, home title protection, and cybersecurity, with a focus on fiscal responsibility.

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- Serves as clerk of county’s commissioners court, attending and recording all sessions, as well as holding all records associated with the Court. Also assists county judge in court agenda preparation and posting notice for each meeting, along with other services requested by the Court.
- Works with judges, defendants, jurors, and attorneys of various courts, doing things like filing cases, issuing processes, maintaining minutes of court proceedings, collecting costs and fines, and arranging for commitments and appeals.
Administers all county and state elections as chief elections officer, except when the Commissioners Court has the tax assessor-collector or county elections administrator do that.
- Can serve as county recorder, where they determine whether a document is suitable for filing.They maintain documents like birth, death, and marriage certificates and real estate records, and act as a liaison to the Vital Statistics Section of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- County clerks are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county clerks range from $42,000 to $183,999, set by the county’s commissioners court.

Serves as clerk of county court and commissioners court.

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