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Contest for Register of Deeds (Democratic Primary)

County Davidson County
primary - Partisan - Davidson County Register of Deeds

About this office

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land in a high-volume metropolitan county.
  • Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies, lenders, and attorneys.
  • Accuracy and indexing discipline — an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.
  • Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users (title, legal, financial) and individual property owners.
  • Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.

Campaigns

Democratic Primary 1 candidate
Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson

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