Jennifer Garms

County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections, Clayton County, Iowa

Jennifer began working in the Clayton County Auditor’s Office in 2007 as a Deputy Auditor/Commissioner before being elected to County Auditor in 2016 following contested Primary and General Elections. She ran unopposed in 2020.

Jennifer currently serves as the Past-President of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, the State Elections Administration Training Curriculum Chair, and is Vice-Chair of the Iowa State Association of Counties Technology Service Bureau.

Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a B.S. in Geography and a Certificate of Geographic Information Systems and Cartography. Jennifer enjoys volunteering in her community and currently serves on the Elkader Public Library Board. Jennifer has numerous hobbies including reading, painting, quilting, cooking, fishing, and completing jigsaw puzzles.