About Deborah Clark

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections 

• Deborah Clark joined the Elections office in 1978, and served as Deputy Administrator 1982 through June 2000.
• Governor Jeb Bush appointed Clark Supervisor of Elections in June 2000, to complete the unexpired term of Dorothy Ruggles.   
• Clark was then elected to a four-year term on November 7, 2000, and re-elected in 2004 and 2008.
• Her objective is to provide the most reliable, accurate and secure elections possible for Pinellas County. 
• Clark received her official designation as a Certified Elections and Registration Administrator (CERA) from The Election Center in 2005. 
•  Clark is very active in the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE) and has served in the following positions: Director; Get Out the Vote Committee Chair; Canvassing Board Committee Co-chair; Scholarship Committee Co-chair; Education/Training Committee Co-chair; and member of the Vision Committee, Bylaws and Rules Committee, Communication and Publications Committee, Rules Development Committee, Legislative Committee and Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee.
• Clark is a member of the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Elected Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT).
• Clark is a current Board Member, and has served as Secretary and Chairman of the Pinellas Federal Credit Union.
• Clark is an Associate Board Member of Kids Voting Tampa Bay.   
• Clark served as Pinellas County Government Chairman for the year 2000 and 2003 United Way Campaigns; served on the United Way Allocations Panel for ten years; and is a current Keel Club member. 
• Clark is a member of Morton Plant Foundation, Arbor Vitae Society and Women in Philanthropy.
• Clark taught election administration classes for new municipal clerks through the Florida Institute of Government, Florida State University.