Woodburn Running for Tioga County Clerk

 On May 22, 2003 Tioga County Clerk, Carole LaPlante, announced her decision to not seek re-election as Tioga County Clerk. Carole has served as County Clerk from 1999 to the present, and has decided to retire and spend more time with family and friends. 

 Upon Carole's announcement The Committee to Elect Woodburn Tioga County Clerk would like to take this opportunity to announce Robert L Woodburn's Republican candidacy for the position of Tioga County Clerk.  Carole has graciously decided to support his efforts in the upcoming election.   We sincerely appreciate her confidence in his abilities and her endorsement. 

 Being raised in this community Bob graduated from Owego Free Academy in 1969, received an A. S.  degree from Corning Community College in 1971 and a B. A.  degree in Business Economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta in 1973. Bob began his career with Tioga County in 1980 and served the last 19 years as a Probation Officer/Sr. Probation Officer at the Tioga County Probation Department.  Currently he manages two specialty programs: the Pre-Trial Release program and the Community Service program. 

 Bob has served as a Boy Scout leader, Owego Little League Baseball coach, served on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, is a past vice-chairman of the Tioga County Republican Committee, and held a NYS Real Estate License for approximately five years.  Bob has been a Licensed Notary Public for the past 21 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors at Tioga County Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse. He is also a part time substitute teacher for Broome-Tioga BOCES  Bob has been married to Jane (LaFrance) Woodburn for 23 years and they reside in Owego with their son and daughter. 

 "The Clerk's office records and houses Real Property Transactions, Mortgages, Civil and Criminal Judgments, Notary Public renewals, Military Discharges as well as other court related filings. The NYS Department  of Motor Vehicles is under the supervision of the County Clerk. Fees are charged for filings at the Clerk's office as well as for DMV transactions. A large portion of the fees collected at both offices are transferred to New York State while a small portion is retained by Tioga County.  My goal as County Clerk will be to maximize office efficiency with out hindering service to the public, maintain accurate recording practices, and research user friendly alternatives such as computer aided Judgment searches. We must also encourage the public to renew their driver's licensees, new registrations and registration renewals at our local DMV so that we can receive the revenue."