She works for the government.
This is where you have it wrong and where big government gets it wrong.
She works for the people who elected her.
The Citizens pay her.
However, there are queers coming from outside her district trying to make her look bad. Looking for their 10 minutes of fame.
Then there should be a special election. Let the people decide whether they want a clerk who signs twisted marriage licenses or not.
Surely this would get the ball rolling in the upper government branch.