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Chris is from Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and the South Texas College of Law. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the South Texas College of Law. He lives with his wife, Jennifer Barber Daniel, and their two children in Houston. He attends Second Baptist Church.

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Chris is from Houston, Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the South Texas College of Law. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their two kids in Houston, and attends Second Baptist Church.

Chris is the Harris County District Clerk. He works at the Harris County District Clerk’s Office, where he has been since January 2011. He previously worked as a project manager at National Oilwell Varco, where he designed oilfield tools and managed projects in the Tubing and Drill Pipe divisions, and as a lawyer and partner at a government consulting firm.

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Chris currently works as the of counsel attorney for The Sheller Law Firm and a partner of Triton Consulting Group. He previously worked as an engineering expert and patent law clerk for The Matthews Law Firm; a vessel-mechanical engineer for KBR, an information technology company; an engineering development program engineer and technical marketer for Grant Prideco, an oil and gas company; and a legislative aide to Texas State Representative Gary Elkins.

Chris Daniel served as Harris County District Clerk from 2011 to 2019, having been elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014 for two terms. He previously ran for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector in 2020 and did not win, and he ran for Harris County District Clerk in 2022 and did not win.

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Chris previously served as the Harris County district clerk. He served two terms from 2011 to 2019. He also previously served on the Lone Star College System Board of Trustees. He served one term from 2006 to 2010. He previously ran for the Harris County district clerk in 2018 and 2022 and the Harris County tax assessor-collector in 2020, but did not win.

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Said, "I successfully led the nation's third-largest court system, pioneering mandatory e-filing, transitioning over 90 courts to paperless operations and implementing electronic processes that saved taxpayers millions while speeding up justice and reducing delays."

Supports enhancing the county's online portal through the streamlining of the user interface and registration process.

Plans to expand free digital access to online records.

Promises to add additional servers to improve system performance.

Aims to restore priority access for reporters to court records.

Plans to expand and optimize e-filing and improve processes for various legal documents.

Wants to petition commissioners for higher pay for clerks to retain talented employees.

- Said, "I successfully led the nation's third-largest court system, pioneering mandatory e-filing, transitioning over 90 courts to paperless operations and implementing electronic processes that saved taxpayers millions while speeding up justice and reducing delays."
- Supports enhancing the county's online portal through the streamlining of the user interface and registration process.
- Plans to expand free digital access to online records.
- Promises to add additional servers to improve system performance.
- Aims to restore priority access for reporters to court records.
- Plans to expand and optimize e-filing and improve processes for various legal documents.
- Wants to petition commissioners for higher pay for clerks to retain talented employees.

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As of July 22, 2026, Chris Daniel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Darrell Jordan Jr. is from Georgia and Missouri. He has a law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He has lived in Texas since 1999.

Darrell Jordan Jr. has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He has a wife and two children.

Darrell is the head of the Texas Army National Guard's Trial Defense Services Office. He previously practiced law for nearly two decades, served as legal counsel for the Texas Legislature, and was a special prosecutor in the Sandra Bland case. He also served as a judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 for seven years.

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Darrell is the head of the Texas Army National Guard's Trial Defense Services Office. He previously practiced law for nearly two decades and served as legal counsel for the Texas Legislature. 

Darrell previously served as a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 from 2017 to 2024.

Darrell previously served as a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 for three terms from 2017 to 2024.

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Prioritizes strong leadership, fairness, and accountability.

Seeks to "modernize the District Clerk’s Office using proven leadership, legal experience, and public service."

Plans to prioritize infrastructure upgrades, modern case-management tools, and cybersecurity protection.

Promises to "expand online services, simplify filings, improve public guidance, and introduce tools that help users avoid errors."

- Prioritizes strong leadership, fairness, and accountability.
- Seeks to "modernize the District Clerk’s Office using proven leadership, legal experience, and public service."
- Plans to prioritize infrastructure upgrades, modern case-management tools, and cybersecurity protection.
- Promises to "expand online services, simplify filings, improve public guidance, and introduce tools that help users avoid errors."

Darrell Jordan, Jr.

As of July 22, 2026, Darrell Jordan, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Serves as clerk and custodian of all records for district courts. Supports attorney general and child protective services courts.
- Indexes and secures all court records and verdicts, collects filing fees, and handles funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors. Also manages court registry funds and may process passport applications.
- Fulfills requests from attorneys or via court order to issue documents, collecting fees and distributing them to state and local agencies monthly.
- Gathers data and reports to various agencies to assist county, state, and Texas Legislature in proper operation of courts, effectiveness of statues, and any need for changes.
- Often in courtroom, filing documents, administrating oaths to defendants, witnesses, and jurors, and assists judge in docket management. Coordinates jury panel selection process and acts as liaison between jurors, courts, and employers.
- District 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 district clerks range from $35,236 to $207,952, set by the county’s Commissioners Court.

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