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Clerk of Superior Court, Stokes County

Kathy Kiser Shinault

Candidate for Clerk of Superior Court, Stokes County

Democratic

Background

Worked more than 18 years as a deputy clerk in the Stokes County Clerk's Office, plus two years as a juvenile probation officer and five years directing the Stokes-Surry Court Improvement Project. She ran for clerk in 2022 as Kathy Joy Kiser.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Proposes training all deputy clerks to run gun-permit record checks

    From her 2022 campaign statement, to reduce wait times.

    Meet the candidates: Clerk of Superior Court

    Candidate questionnaire · The Stokes News · Oct 26, 2022 · thestokesnews.com

    “all 14 clerks would be trained to perform those checks for the public and Sheriff's Department.”
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Courts & justice

  • Proposes keeping domestic violence victims' contact sheets confidential

    From her 2022 campaign statement: the sheet would go directly to the Sheriff's Office instead of the public court file.

    Meet the candidates: Clerk of Superior Court

    Candidate questionnaire · The Stokes News · Oct 26, 2022 · thestokesnews.com

    “I want to put a stop to domestic violence victims' identifying information sheet being filed the court record”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kathy Kiser Shinault on them.

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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Kathy Kiser Shinault for Clerk of Superior Court, Stokes County, North Carolina · The Gist