Commissioner Faye Griffin, District One

While Commissioner Faye Griffin has worked on the Child and Youth Leadership Commission, she announced in mid-2013 her intention to run for County Clerk and Recorder during the 2014 county election. She previously held the position from 1998 to 2006. After two terms as county clerk, she was elected to county treasurer for two years. She assures any campaign work will be secondary to her role as county commissioner as she voiced interest in being the chairperson for the board for 2014 during staff briefings on Dec. 24.

“I do enjoy work, I love the county,” Griffin said. “I never ever considered myself as a politician.”

County employees are most important in government operations, Griffin said, who has been an employee herself. She worked for 24 years in the clerk’s office and has achieved a 40-year county career. She says she believes in maintaining an honest work ethic and considers herself a rule-follower.

“Rules are rules and I try to follow rules,” she said.

She’s been told “you can’t go home again” but Griffin is optimistic. “We’ll see what happens,” she said. “If I’m not elected then I will continue my term here and then maybe, maybe I would retire but maybe I would just look for something to do.”

It is unlikely that Griffin will ever voluntarily cease to be involved in government or civic organizations. She likes to keep her mind sharp and her body moving. Her office is full of Christmas decorations she has collected over the years, and some decorations she has received through friendships she has made. She still has a white elephant that was given to her by former County Clerk and Recorder Norm Allen for a Christmas gift exchange 40 years ago.

“I do love the county, and I love my office, but I love my other offices too,” she said.

Should she be elected to county clerk and recorder, her replacement will be decided by a Republican vacancy committee.