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I came to the United States from China to study and earn my Master of Business Administration (MBA). I stayed because I fell in love with this country and everything it represents. I became a U. S. citizen because I strongly embraced American values. I’ve built a life for myself and family in Fort Bend County, made possible by the tremendous economic growth and opportunity that this county has seen under decades of Republican leadership. I have a lovely daughter who is now 13-years-old.

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J.J. Clemence is originally from China. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in business administration from Baker University. J.J. lives in Fort Bend County and has one daughter.

J.J. is an audit leader at Harris County Public Health. He previously served as vice chair of the Texas Real Estate Research and Advisory Committee and is currently a member of the Texas Judicial Compensation Committee. 

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J.J. currently works as the audit leader for Harris County Public Health. She also serves as a financial analyst and business development manager for Spectra Energy. J.J. previously worked in leadership roles for Fortune 500 organizations including Baker Hughes, Enbridge, and UMB Financial Corporation. Additionally, she served as a community outreach director for U.S. Congressman Pete Olson and Congressman Troy Nehls.

J.J. previously ran for Fort Bend County tax assessor in 2014 and 2015 but did not win.

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J.J. previously ran for Fort Bend school board in 2015 and county tax assessor-collector in 2020, but did not win.

Aims to enhance record-management practices by improving organization, preservation, access, and strengthening digital systems and internal safeguards.

Aims to expand outreach stations, mobile services, workshops, and online tools to improve access to county services for families, seniors, businesses, schools, and new residents.

Supports applying proven audit and internal-control methods to reduce waste, improve accuracy, enhance security, and protect taxpayer dollars.

Aims to leverage modern technology, including AI tools, to streamline services, improve efficiency, and enhance access to public records.

Supports maintaining high service standards and expanding customer-friendly processes in the administration to ensure timely, respectful, and efficient support for residents.

- Aims to enhance record-management practices by improving organization, preservation, access, and strengthening digital systems and internal safeguards.
- Aims to expand outreach stations, mobile services, workshops, and online tools to improve access to county services for families, seniors, businesses, schools, and new residents.
- Supports applying proven audit and internal-control methods to reduce waste, improve accuracy, enhance security, and protect taxpayer dollars.
- Aims to leverage modern technology, including AI tools, to streamline services, improve efficiency, and enhance access to public records.
- Supports maintaining high service standards and expanding customer-friendly processes in the administration to ensure timely, respectful, and efficient support for residents.

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J.J. Clemence

J.J. currently works as the audit leader for Harris County Public Health, where she developed the department's internal audit function. She also serves as a financial analyst and business development manager for Spectra Energy. J.J. previously worked in leadership roles for Fortune 500 organizations including Baker Hughes, Enbridge, and UMB Financial Corporation. She has over 20 years of experience as a certified internal auditor and finance manager. Additionally, she served as a community outreach director for U.S. Congressman Pete Olson and Congressman Troy Nehls.

J.J.'s campaign for Fort Bend County Clerk is her first run for this office. She previously ran for Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector in 2020, but did not win. J.J. also previously ran for Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 6 in 2015, but did not win. She currently serves as the finance chair for the Fort Bend County Republican Party.

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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.

Tamara McFarlane

- 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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