Elected Highlands County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller in August 2020, Jerome's first day in office was October 1, 2020.

Before being elected, Jerome Kaszubowski served as a Highlands County Clerk of Courts Deputy Clerk, in various capacities, for more than 30 years.  He held the Senior Director of Business Services position with oversight of the agency’s business operations for 12 years, and Chief Information Officer position for 16 years. 

Before joining the Clerk of Courts in 1986, Jerome earned Accounting and Business Data Processing degrees from Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan. In 2010, he earned  a Governmental Chief Information Officer certification through Florida State University and was a member of the SFSC Leadership Highlands Class of 2011.