Potter County
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Stephnie MenkeRepublican Incumbent
Jessi BarrientosDemocraticOn ballot as
STEPHNIE MENKE
JESSI BARRIENTOS
Current role
Potter County District Clerk
Executive assistant
Background
Not found
- Bachelor of Arts in English (per candidate questionnaire)
- Master of Library and Information Science (per candidate questionnaire)
- West Texas A&M graduate (per Amarillo Tribune candidate profile)
- Has worked as a public librarian and a college career coach (per same profile)
- Co-director, Neature Creature nonprofit (per questionnaire)
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- 10+ years working in city government (per questionnaire)
- 14 years of professional experience in information organization, access and security (per questionnaire)
Experience
Not found
- Has not held elected office (per January 2026 candidate questionnaire)
Top priorities
Not found
- "ensuring a smooth transition into the role, while creating as little negative impact for community members and court employees as possible"
- "I will work on aligning team culture with County values and my own management style. Then, the team can address resident service needs."
- "I believe that this should not be a partisan elected position. It is an essential and technically skilled role."
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Stephnie Menke
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- STEPHNIE MENKE
- Current role
- Potter County District Clerk
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Jessi Barrientos
Democratic- On ballot as
- JESSI BARRIENTOS
- Current role
- Executive assistant
- Background
- Bachelor of Arts in English (per candidate questionnaire)
- Master of Library and Information Science (per candidate questionnaire)
- West Texas A&M graduate (per Amarillo Tribune candidate profile)
- Has worked as a public librarian and a college career coach (per same profile)
- Co-director, Neature Creature nonprofit (per questionnaire)
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- 10+ years working in city government (per questionnaire)
- 14 years of professional experience in information organization, access and security (per questionnaire)
- Experience
- Has not held elected office (per January 2026 candidate questionnaire)
- Top priorities
- "ensuring a smooth transition into the role, while creating as little negative impact for community members and court employees as possible"
- "I will work on aligning team culture with County values and my own management style. Then, the team can address resident service needs."
- "I believe that this should not be a partisan elected position. It is an essential and technically skilled role."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- voteforjessib.com
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