Camden County Circuit Clerk Jo McElwee Announces Campaign For Re-Election

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — Camden County Circuit Clerk Jo McElwee has announced she will seek re-election McElwee, who has been with the Circuit Clerk’s office since 1981, was elected Clerk in 2002. “I came up through the ranks,” McElwee says of her nearly four decades of experience in the office. “I’ve had every job and know exactly how the office works.”

The Circuit Clerk’s office is responsible for processing, scheduling and keeping records of all court actions. McElwee says she has "overseen significant advances in technology during her tenure as Clerk, updating and streamlining operations throughout the office. When the Office of State Court Administrator decided to provide court records online through CaseNet, McElwee moved quickly to see that her staff had the necessary training to operate the new system. It took a tremendous amount of training on our part to understand how it all works but I believe this is key to giving the public what they need to successfully interact with the court system,” McElwee said.

She oversees a staff of 19. In making the case for her re-election, McElwee said, “I have a proven management style that keeps the system working while at the same time being aware of the needs of those who work so hard to maintain the standards of this office.”

“I want every interaction the public has with my office to be as easy for them as possible,” McElwee said. “I understand that we are here to help and to provide information and I am focused on that responsibility every day.”