Politics & Government

Patrick McGrady Will Run For Mayor

The Republican ran for state delegate in 2010.

Patrick McGrady is running for mayor of his hometown.

The Aberdeen native, who ran for state delegate in 2010, announced Monday that he will seek to unseat incumbent Michael Bennett this fall.

"After long deliberation with my family, business associates and friends, I am running for mayor of our city," McGrady stated in reports that first appeared in posts by The Sun and DaggerPress.

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A message left with McGrady seeking comment was unreturned as of Tuesday morning.

McGrady, a graduate of Aberdeen High and Penn State, is the first challenger to announce his candidacy.

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In a story that ran before the Nov. 2010 general election, McGrady—then 24—said, "People are struggling to pay their rent, to pay for food and electric bills." He added that it is imperative to "get government out of the way" so more jobs can be created. Ultimately, McGrady (22.8 percent of ballots cast) lost out to incumbent Mary-Dulany James (29 percent) and challenger (25.34 percent).

The Sun reported Monday that City Council members Ruth Elliott, Bruce Garner, Sandra Landbeck and Ruth Ann Young will seek re-election.

McGrady won't be the youngest candidate to run for mayor. Nicole Burlew, 19, ran for mayor in 2007, when Bennett was elected to his first term.


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