Tell us a little about yourself.

I am Anita Frey, and I am running for the office of Sweetwater County Clerk. I have been a resident of Sweetwater County for the last 24 years. My husband and I have raised our two daughters here, with both graduating from Green River High School. I love the residents of Sweetwater County and am proud to call it home.

I was involved in community activities in Sweetwater County. My girls have been in dance and gymnastics their entire lives. We were a Nutcracker family, and we absolutely loved our time when the girls danced, and I volunteered in all aspects of the production. I was also the Treasurer for Rock Springs Gymnastics for six years until my daughter could no longer be a competitive gymnast. Both girls danced for the Green River High School dance team. I love Friday Nights under the lights.

I got into banking in 1995 and fell in love with it. When we moved here in 1997, I found a banking job again. I quickly moved from teller to consumer loans and then to commercial loans, leading me to the County Clerk’s office. Doing the loan processing, I learned a lot about vehicle title work, so when a position came open in 2001, I happily accepted the job. I worked in the Title Dept from 2001 to 2005, then took a position in the Accounting/Payroll Dept where I am currently employed. I was so excited to be picked for the job. My time in the Accounting/Payroll Dept has been fantastic. Over the last 17 years, I have worked under three County Clerks and with countless commissioners, elected officials, and department heads.

Since I have been in the Accounting/Payroll Dept, I have helped make many changes in the office. A more efficient time-keeping system was implemented in 2010, from paper timesheets to online timesheets, with a payroll processing time of two weeks to three days. A new ERP system was implemented in 2014 to help streamline accounting and payroll. We have been through a full IRS audit, where the accounting and payroll systems were tested and passed without a single finding.

I have always been a hard worker and an entrepreneur with a small business of some sort, and I will bring that same hard-working ethic to the County Clerk position when elected.

What do you see as the most important issues in your candidacy and how will you address them?

The County Clerk’s Office has four departments, and I believe each department has an opportunity for improvement. Election integrity and security are of the utmost importance, and I will ensure every precaution is taken to ensure transparent and fair elections. I will also ensure that all polling locations are open so you do not stand in line for multiple hours or feel disenfranchised because you could not wait in an excessively long line.

The lines in the Title Dept are unreasonably long. I will work with the Lead Title Clerk to ensure enough employees are working in the office at any time.

Our Land Records Dept is a department that can never be closed. I will work to get an employee cross-trained so the department has someone working and answering phones.

Additionally, the Accounting and Payroll Dept will continue to cut checks weekly to pay our vendors quickly. I will take fiduciary care of County funds under my purview.

How can voters contact you?

Please feel free to reach out to me by email at [email protected]

I look forward to serving as your Sweetwater County Clerk.