Clay Jenkins says he’ll seek a fourth term as Dallas County’s top elected official and plans to formally file for re-election as county judge Saturday.
Jenkins, a Democrat, has recently been responsible for the county’s COVID-19 response, and he told The Dallas Morning News Friday he hopes to continue that pandemic response if re-elected.
“I’m going to finish this fight with COVID,” Jenkins said. “I think this COVID epidemic has shown it is important for everyone to have access to affordable health care.”
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Jenkins said many of his priorities for a fourth term stem from the pandemic’s impact on the county. He said he’d work with school districts to address students’ learning gaps, with small-business owners who have been hit economically and with federal American Rescue Plan Act funding that the county is responsible for dispersing.
“With ARPA we can do a lot with mental health and helping small businesses,” Jenkins said. “We’ve got some tremendous opportunities.”
The county judge is the the county’s highest elected official and is a member of the Commissioners Court. The position is not part of the judicial system, but is an administrative role. Jenkins oversees the county government.
Jenkins first took office in 2011 and won his most recent term in 2018 with 63% of the vote. His current term ends at the end of 2022.
The primary election will be March 1, and the general election is Nov. 8. The candidate filing deadline for the March primary is Dec. 13.
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