Meet Clint

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Clint Curtis isn’t loud. He doesn’t chase headlines. But his life tells a story louder than most.

 

Born in 1958 in the small town of Salem, Illinois, Clint’s early years were anything but predictable. With a mother who came and went, often taking Clint and his sister on cross-country moves that ended as abruptly as they began and his childhood lacked stability. When things fell apart, the siblings were sometimes left behind, either in unfamiliar places or in the foster care system. For many, that would leave lasting scars. But for Clint, those years sparked a love for travel, a gift for adapting, and an uncommon optimism.

“I never felt sorry for myself,” he says. “People were always kind to me. I just figured there was something good around the corner.”

 

School came easily. Math and science lit up his mind, and he had an artistic streak that earned him the honor of sketching his school’s portrait. He was younger than his sister and later became the much older half-brother to two boys, which gave him a unique perspective within his family. Even as a teen, his work ethic stood out, he was offered assistant manager positions within days at his first jobs. To this day, no matter the position or job title, he is always solution oriented.

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In 1987, he met the woman who would become his wife. She had rented one of his properties, and Clint kept checking in to see if she needed anything. Eventually, she joked, “I rented the house, I didn’t know Clint came with it.” Their connection was instant and enduring. She had two children, and Clint considers it one of life’s greatest blessings to have helped raise them.

 

“She’s perfect,” he says with quiet reverence. “She’s always been there, and she does everything I can’t do.”

 

Though he once dreamed of becoming a lawyer, Clint found himself drawn to the fast-moving world of computer programming. He taught himself to code and eventually developed software that helped launch a business- one he later acquired. His career took him to major institutions like NASA and ExxonMobil, but Clint never measured success by job titles or income.

 

“What matters is setting goals and seeing them through,” he says. “Not everything you’re passionate about makes money. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing.”

 

That philosophy would soon be tested in ways few could imagine.

 

In the early 2000s, while working at a private firm under state contract in Florida, Clint was asked to write software that could manipulate votes on touchscreen voting machines. Believing he could use it to expose vulnerabilities in the system, he wrote the program- only to be told afterward that it would be used in a real election in West Palm Beach. The individuals making the request were Republicans, and they were determined to win.

 

Clint’s allegations pointed at powerful figures, including then-Congressman Tom Feeney. The fallout was swift. As a result his contract was not renewed and he found himself unemployed.  His name was dragged through the mud by those he accused. But he did not back down.

 

In 2004, Clint took a step few private citizens ever do, he testified before members of Congress. The hearing wasn’t allowed on Capitol Hill, Republican leadership blocked it, so Democrats held it in a packed room in Ohio. As Clint walked to the podium, establishment media dropped their cameras and left the room. Only one independent media source captured that very moment of Clint's testimony. Clint raised his hand and swore to tell the truth. Calm but unwavering, he described how he was asked to create vote-flipping software- and why it posed a grave threat to democracy.

 

For Clint, it wasn’t about politics. It was about the truth. By that point, he had left the Republican Party and become a registered Democrat, convinced his testimony would lead to action. He met with several Democratic lawmakers behind closed doors, expecting bipartisan outrage. But it never came. The party shifted focus to passing the Affordable Care Act. The cause that had cost him his job, his stability, and his reputation was quietly shelved.

 

“It was a defining moment,” Clint says. “I realized that if I wanted to keep fighting for elections that belong to the people- not to politicians or their machines, I needed more tools.”

 

So he did what he’s always done- he got to work.

 

Clint returned to school and earned his law degree from Barry University School of Law, also studying at Cambridge, in England, and McGeorge Law School. It wasn’t about prestige. It was about being equipped to advocate for election integrity, for government accountability, and for people whose voices were being drowned out.

 

Back in Florida, he opened the Law Offices of Clint Curtis & Associates. His practice focused on veterans law, Social Security disability, government corruption, domestic violence, and pro bono advocacy. He led free community workshops on expungement, naturalization, and VA compensation, quietly taking on the cases that don’t make headlines, but change lives. 

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Clint continued the fight for elections the people can trust by networking, appearing on 

 

Today, Clint has stepped away from practicing law, but not from public service.

 

In 2024, he and his wife made a life-changing decision. When the Shasta County Clerk–Registrar of Voters position first became available, Clint applied. He wasn’t selected. Still, they believed in what Shasta was doing.

 

Later that year, when Tom Toller resigned, Clint was invited to apply again. This time, he was chosen, and officially appointed as Shasta County’s Registrar of Voters and County Clerk. They were impressed by the county board and the community’s in sync commitment to elections citizens can trust because they can verify for themselves. They decided to move across the country without hesitation, knowing they were stepping into a fight that mattered. Timing could not be more perfect because now we have Trump in office, the house and the senate all pushing in the same direction to provide real elections citizens can trust. 

 

Now, he’s running to be elected by the people he serves. This is the most important election because if politicians can gain this seat back, America will never return to real elections again. 

 

We invite you to join us in this fight. 

 

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