Clay Jenkins to file for re-election, seeking 4th term as Dallas County’s top official
Clay Jenkins says he will seek a fourth term as the Dallas County’s chief elected official and plans to officially seek re-election as district judge on Saturday.
Jenkins, a Democrat, was recently in charge of the county’s COVID-19 response and told the Dallas Morning News on Friday that he hoped to continue that pandemic response in the event of re-election.
“I will end this fight with COVID,” said Jenkins. “I think this COVID epidemic showed that it is important for everyone to have access to affordable health care.”
Jenkins said many of his fourth term priorities were due to the impact of the pandemic on the county. He said he will work with school districts to fill student learning gaps, small business owners who are economically affected, and federal government bailout funds, which the county is responsible for eliminating.
“We can do a lot for mental health and help small businesses with ARPA,” said Jenkins. “We have enormous opportunities”
The district judge is the district’s highest elected official and a member of the Commissioners Court. The body is not part of the judicial system but has an administrative function. Jenkins oversees the county government.
Jenkins first took office in 2011 and won his last term in 2018 with 63% of the vote. His current term of office ends at the end of 2022.
The primaries will take place on March 1st, the general election on November 8th. The application deadline for the primaries in March is December 13th.
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