Candidate
Teneshia Hudspeth
Democrat · IncumbentHarris County Clerk
Teneshia Hudspeth has been Harris County Clerk since winning a 2020 special election and was re-elected in 20221. She worked in the clerk's office for 15 years before that, rising to chief deputy clerk1. As clerk she is the county's chief election official1.
- Harris County Clerk since 20201
- Employee of the Harris County Clerk's Office from 2005, including chief deputy clerk2
- Elected in a 2020 special election after Diane Trautman resigned, then re-elected to a full term in 2022, both times defeating former clerk Stan Stanart1.
Record
- Her office took over election duties after the Legislature abolished the county elections administrator's office in 2023, moved voting operations to a warehouse near Bush airport and shortened the county ballot to one page1.
- Says she has overseen more than 22 elections and launched a deed fraud alert system2.
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