Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk

Party: Democrat

Residence: Birmingham

Political experience: This is her first run for public office.

Professional experience: Lee serves as a magistrate for the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office. She also has 12 years’ experience in private business, according to her website.

Education: Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in human services management.

Main issues: Lee said she is committed to greater collaboration in the clerk’s office, and she said technology will play a key role in making the clerk’s office more efficient.

“If elected, I want to establish a more user-friendly online service; improve telephone communications with customers we serve; solicit employee feedback by implementing “office improvement sessions”; and make myself available for quarterly meetings with judges and attorneys for improvement through their feedback,” she said. “We must work together for growth and improvement in the clerk’s office.”

“When fully staffed we are able to assist the people we serve without delay and provide the highest level of service to our citizens here in Alabama,” she said.

Top contributors: Venetta A. Lee, 1,381,97 (in-kind); Jose’ Garcia, $500; Britney R. Fisher, $300; Mavi Figueres, $270 (in-kind); Tyrone Williams, $250; Harold McCray, $200; Cleveland Cleveland, $200.

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