Who makes more, the County Clerk or the Sheriff?

[underpants]

Deputy clerk
Davis served as Rowan County chief deputy clerk, reporting to her mother, Jean W. Bailey, for 24 years. Kentucky law permits elected county officials to employ their family members and to determine their compensation; it is common practice in the state.

In 2011, county residents complained about Davis' compensation, an annual wage of $51,812 and an additional $11,301 in overtime and other compensation during 2011. Davis earned substantially more than the county's other chief deputies, including $38,000 for the Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Cline and $36,000 to the Deputy Judge-Executive Jerry Alderman, neither of whom receive overtime pay. The County Fiscal Court reviewed the compensation of clerks in the office and voted unanimously to cut the department's salary budget by one-third for 2012.

2014 election
In 2014, Bailey chose not to run for re-election. Davis then ran for county clerk as a Democrat.

At a candidate forum, Davis said she was best qualified for the position because of her 26 years of experience in the clerk's office. Candidate Elwood Caudill Jr. said he would save taxpayers' money by increasing efficiency and delivering excellent customer services while drawing on his 17 years of experience with public records. Candidate Charlotte Combess said she was qualified for the position because of her experience budgeting for her two businesses and her work for Morehead State University's financial aid and admissions offices.

Davis won the Democratic Party primary, and advanced to the general election against Republican John Cox. She defeated Cox in the general election. Following her election, Davis told the Morehead News, "My words can never express the appreciation but I promise to each and every one that I will be the very best working clerk that I can be and will be a good steward of their tax dollars and follow the statutes of this office to the letter."

On January 5, 2015, she took the oath of office and began serving her four-year term (ends January 7, 2019) as the Rowan County clerk. As county clerk, she receives an annual salary of $80,000.

Via Wkipedia

[Moral Compass]

1. A Democrat?

She gives new meaning to DINO...

[underpants]

3. Almost 3 to 1 Dems in Rowan county

The median income for a household in the county was $33,081. Males had a median income of $26,777 versus $20,104 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,888. About 15.90% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2014, the county had 14,263 registered voters.[20] Of these, 9,394 were Democrats, 3,929 were Republicans, and 626 listed themselves as members of other parties.[20]


BTW - the two times I saw this mentioned on Fox News they lead with "Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, a DEMOCRAT..." They want to make that very clear to their faithful.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Her county is 23 K people, about the size of mine.

small rural Southern county.
That salary is abut double what most city admins make.

[underpants]

4. Median income is $33k

See post above. Yes that is really high but someone found and posted the pay scale earlier this week and she fits right in there. I know of Deputy Directors of statewide Departments who make a little over $80K. Statewide not one county.

[Raster]

5. "... and follow the statutes of this office to the letter." ...

...as long as they don't interfere with my religious beliefs.

Kim Davis is not sitting in jail because of her adherence to her religious beliefs. She's sitting in jail because she tried to use the Rowan County Clerks Office to force the citizens of Rowan County to adhere to her religious beliefs.