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Fort Bend County Clerk

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county clerk records property deeds, marriage licenses and other public records and keeps the records of the county courts.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Tamara McFarlane

Republican

Real estate company CEO

The gist

  • Pledges to prevent home title theft.
  • Supports stronger cybersecurity and customer service in the office.
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  1. Pledges to prevent home title theft.

    Meet the 2 Republican candidates for Fort Bend County clerk in the March primaries

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “I am running to serve YOU & prevent home title theft.”

  2. Supports stronger cybersecurity and customer service in the office.

    Meet the 2 Republican candidates for Fort Bend County clerk in the March primaries

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “Customer service, home title protection, cybersecurity.”

Sonya Jones

Democratic

Policy analyst; former Fort Bend ISD trustee

The gist

  • Pledges to modernize County Clerk services.
  • Proposes a thorough budget analysis of the clerk's office.
  • Supports technology upgrades in the county clerk's office.
  • Proposes improving language accessibility of clerk services.
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  1. Pledges to modernize County Clerk services.

    Q&A: Sonya Jones and Maria T. Jackson to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County clerk

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “I am running for Fort Bend County Clerk to modernize services and better serve both the public and legal community with efficiency and transparency.”

  2. Proposes a thorough budget analysis of the clerk's office.

    Q&A: Sonya Jones and Maria T. Jackson to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County clerk

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “conducting a thorough budget analysis to ensure resources are allocated efficiently”

  3. Supports technology upgrades in the county clerk's office.

    Q&A: Sonya Jones and Maria T. Jackson to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County clerk

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “The county’s budgeting priorities must address long-overdue technology upgrades in the county clerk’s office”

  4. Proposes improving language accessibility of clerk services.

    Q&A: Sonya Jones and Maria T. Jackson to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County clerk

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “I will raise the standard of excellence by expanding technology, improving language accessibility and strengthening community outreach.”

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