Granbury special election draws 7 candidates

The filing period for the city of Granbury's June 29 special election closed Thursday with a crowded ballot.

There are four candidates for mayor, and three for the Place 5 seat. Three of the candidates filed just before the deadline at 5 p.m.

Candidates for mayor, in ballot order, are: Charles Nangle, Tony Mobly, Jim Jarratt and Joanie Keays.

Candidates for Place 5, in ballot order, are: Richard Hoefs, Steven Vale and Cathy Reidy.

The special election is necessary due to the resignation of longtime Mayor Nin Hulett, whose term does not expire until November 2022.

Mobly resigned his Place 5 seat in order to seek the mayor's post; that is why the Place 5 position will also be on the ballot. Whoever wins that seat will have to run for it again in November if they want to serve a full term.

Next to file for the special election was Vale, followed by Hoefs, who submitted his paperwork on Wednesday. Both men are currently members of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Nangle, Keays and Reidy were the last to file.

Nangle's bio states that he is a 66-year-old retired captain for Northwest Airlines. While at the airline he served as an elected union representative for the Airline Pilots Association, and currently serves as a pilot instructor at American Airlines at DFW Airport.

Nangle is a 28-year Navy veteran and Top Gun graduate. A resident of Abe's Landing, the father of two grown sons was a rancher in Weatherford before moving to Granbury.

Reidy also lives in Abe's Landing and has been a resident of Granbury for seven years. She is an advanced practice registered nurse and a certified registered nurse anesthetist currently working in Fort Worth.

Reidy is a graduate of Aurora University in Illinois and earned a masters in health science from Texas Wesleyan University. She and her husband Eric, a pharmacist, have two grown sons and are new grandparents.

Keays has lived in Granbury for 40 years and is president of Platinum Residential Glass. She said that until recently she was focused on her family and business but decided to get involved in local politics after "feeling the impact" of the government's response to COVID-19 "and other recent blunders."

Keays criticized the shutdown of local businesses during the pandemic, and said it is time to "get rolling with a new wastewater facility."

Articles about the filings of Mobly, Vale and Hoefs can be found on this website.

The special election applies only to those who live within Granbury's city limits. The last day to register to vote in that election is June 1. Early voting will run from June 14-25.

Those with questions can contact the county's Elections Administration office at 817-408-2525.