Michael D. Grady
Republican Candidate for Randall County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Grady/Photo by Campaign
Question: What is your age?
Answer: 28
Q: What is your educational background? Please list any degrees or certificates earned and any institutions attended.
A: Licensed and ordained as a Pastor, and currently pursuing my undergraduate degree.
Q: What is your occupation?
A: Project Manager
Q: If you are a business owner, please list the business or businesses that you own. (If this question is not applicable, please note that below.)
A: N/A
Q: Please list any civic boards or commissions (non-profit, government, union, political, etc.) on which you have served as a board member or equivalent.
A: Current board member for Canyon Lions Club and former precinct chair for the Randall County GOP
Q: Have you previously held or do you currently hold any elected office? If so, what office(s)?
A: No, this is my first race
Q: If your campaign has any online campaign resources where voters can learn more about you, such as social media accounts or a website, please list them below.
A: Website: VoteMichaelDGrady.com , FB: @michaeldgrady.randallcounty , Instagram: @michaeldgrady , Twitter: @michaeldgrady
Q: Why did you decide to run for this office in 2022?
A: After attending Commissioner’s Court for the last year, deepening my understanding of the state of Randall County, I knew that I wanted to serve Randall County and help maintain the level of excellence and transparency that was shown to me by the current court and the department heads. Decisions today affect the next 25 years and I don’t want to leverage my young children’s futures just to grow. We have to maintain our conservative roots while continuing our historic growth of 20,023 people in 10 years!
Q: If elected, what will be your top three priorities in office?
A: My top three priorities will be continued growth for the county, employee retention, and maintaining a low tax rate. Due to the growth over the last decade, most of our departments are in need of additional personnel. In order to compete with other counties, we have to incentivize our employees to remain with the county so that we can add positions as well, something that the current court is looking into. In the last decade the tax rate has increased significantly Slower than surrounding counties, and I want to ensure it stays that way!
Q: What is an issue you believe has gone overlooked in your race and how will you address it if elected?
A: In talking to the department heads and studying the county’s budget, I’ve learned that our salaries are needing a reevaluation. The current court has recently began looking into this, but I want to help ensure that we improve the lives of our first responders without stealing from our children.
Q: Why are you the best candidate for voters to support for this position?
A: Coming from a law enforcement father and mother that used to work for AISD, and with my wife and I raising a young family, I understand the situations that most of our precinct are living in.
A large portion of the 4th Commissioner Precinct is under the age of 40, so it is logical for a fellow young conservative to represent them.
I am the only candidate that has consistently attended Commissioner’s Court before entering the race, therefore, I am the only candidate that understands exactly where the county government is now and the direction it is currently going.
I have studied the county budget and know how we can take care of our first responders without robbing our residents! It’s time to choose Tomorrow’s Future, Today!!