Tuesday, December 07, 1999
Campbell court clerk runs for re-election
BY PATRICK CROWLEY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
NEWPORT — Courthouse veteran Tom Calme has announced he will seek another term next year as Campbell County circuit clerk.
Mr. Calme, 54, a Bellevue Democrat, said his experience working in the county's court system will be a major plank of his campaign platform.
Mr. Calme has served 14 years as circuit clerk. Prior to that, he spent 11 years as director of the Campbell County Juvenile Department.
“I know the court system because I've worked in the system for 25 years,” Mr. Calme said. “And I really enjoy the work I do here.
“We're making a lot of changes with computers, and I like doing that and it's something that helps make the court system run smoother and helps the people who have to deal with the courts.”
So far, no Republican has filed to run against Mr. Calme for the six-year term.
Several Republican Party leaders said recently the GOP is attempting to recruit a candidate for the race.
Mr. Calme said he is working on a statewide committee of county clerks, the state police and other officials that's redesigning the Ken tucky driver's license.
“We're looking at doing a hard-plastic type of driver's license, like a credit card,” he said. “It would have bar codes and use digital imaging to contain certain kinds of information.”
Part of that information could be the license holder's criminal history. During a traffic stop, a police officer could access the person's criminal record or see if there were any outstanding warrants against the person by swiping the driver's license through a computer installed in the police car.
Mr. Calme is past president of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Clerks and the current vice president of The Trust For Life, an organization that promotes organ and tissue donations.
Mr. Calme is a director of the Huntington Bank and on the board of managers of the Buenger Boys and Girls Club in Newport.
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