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  November 20, 2011                                                    CHARLES KEY  405/397-7082

              KEY ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK RACE

State Representative Charles Key has filed with the Ethics Commission to run for the office of Oklahoma County Court Clerk.  Key has been considering a run for County Court Clerk for the past several months.  “County government is very important because it provides vital services to all citizens – and the Oklahoma County Court Clerk’s office needs to modernize by using the power of technology to give efficiency and  cost savings to the citizens of the county and state.   I know that many state and county agencies have moved forward in this new technological era by providing online access to information.  The Court Clerk’s office needs to do the same to bring savings in both time and money to citizens.”  Key stated that the county satellite office in Edmond was a good start but that electronic filing would make the process smoother and less time consuming.

“Ease of filing for attorneys saves them time and thus the public, their clients, money.  Electronic filing is vital to saving money and bringing our County Court Clerk’s office into the current century.  Electronic filing also results in more transparency in government.  For example, the cost involved with filing a suit includes preparing the pleading documents, and potentially an hour to an hour and a half to file it.  This costs the client a substantial amount of money whether the attorney or the attorney’s staff is filing the documents,” Key continued.

“It is important that county government is user friendly to its citizens.  I believe that these technological advances will improve how the Court Clerk’s office operates, and will make it more efficient and more cost effective.

Key said the Court Clerk is one of the eight members of the County Budget Board.  “ The Budget Board is responsible for how the county’s budget is implemented.  It’s actions has effect on both fiscal and substantive policy in the county – the largest county in the state.  I have a long and consistent track record.  I believe my experience and conservative principles will be a great asset to the Court Clerk’s office and Oklahoma County government,”  Key stated.

Charles Key is the principal of Key Financial, an independent financial services firm specializing in Retirement, Financial Planning, and Insurance Services.  Charles’ has been helping individuals, families, retirees, and business owners reach their goals using safe money concepts and common sense solutions to their financial planning needs.

Charles has lived in Oklahoma City for 51 years and has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1986-1998 and 2006 to the present.  He has served on numerous Oklahoma House Committees including Judiciary, Financial Services, Retirement, Commerce, Industry & Labor, Education, Corrections, Rules, Banking & Finance, and is currently Chairman of the Insurance Committee.

He and wife Janice (a public school teacher for 10 years) have four children and one granddaughter.