Collin County Clerk
4-year term. Must be 18 years or older, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Texas, and a resident of the district represented. The County Clerk records the proceedings for the county courts and maintains a wide variety of legal and vital records that include marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, land records, power of attorney filings, bonds, plats, marks and cattle brands, assumed names, and beer and wine sales permit applications.
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John Russell
(Dem)
Vision: If elected, what would you most like to accomplish during the next term?
Operations: What would you do to ensure that operations at the County Clerk’s office are efficient and effective?
Other Issues: What other issues do you believe will be most pressing for the County Clerk, and how would you address them?
Education
MBA UMass Amherst, MAEd East Carolina University, BS University of Connecticut
Experience
IT Risk Assessor, Amazon; Business Information Security Officer, Costco; IT Auditor and Information Risk Manager, JP Morgan Chase; Sr Technology Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Campaign Phone
860-782-0134
As County Clerk, I will prioritize accessibility, security, and accountability. I'll extend office hours to better serve working families who can't visit during traditional business hours. I'll conduct a comprehensive information security review to protect sensitive public records and personal data from cyber threats. Finally, I'll implement metrics tracking to measure our office's efficiency and identify areas for improvement. Transparency matters—residents deserve to know how their clerk's office is performing. My goal is a modern, responsive clerk's office that earns public trust.
I'll ensure efficiency through accountability and continuous improvement. I'll establish a customer feedback system to identify service gaps and measure satisfaction. Performance metrics will track processing times, accuracy rates, and wait times—with regular public reporting so residents can see how their clerk's office performs. I'll also conduct thorough reviews of all third-party vendor contracts to ensure we're getting value for taxpayer dollars and meeting service level agreements. Vendors will be held accountable with performance reports.
Three pressing challenges: explosive county growth, evolving cybersecurity threats, and artificial intelligence. Population surge demands scalable systems to maintain service quality. Cybersecurity is critical as we hold sensitive data, making us ransomware targets. I'll prioritize security audits and staff training. AI offers opportunities for document processing and fraud detection while creating new risks. Workforce retention is challenging with limited advancement. I'll address this through professional development, cross-training, and specialization pathways in technology and security.
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