Horseshoe Bend Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Eric
Graetz
Eric Graetz is running for mayor of Horseshoe Bend in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Duane C. Delair and Donald Dawson.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Donald Dawson
- 02Duane C. DelairIncumbent
- 03Eric GraetzYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Machinist, inventor and local business owner who has lived in Horseshoe Bend for nearly twenty years.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Nonpartisan
- Endorsed by
- Featured on the Horseshoe Bend Forward campaign website, paid for by Pat Gill for City Council. Horseshoe Bend Forward (campaign site paid for by Pat Gill for City Council): home
- Campaign website
- ericgraetz.org
Horseshoe Bend Forward, a campaign website paid for by Pat Gill for City Council, supports Eric Graetz for mayor and eight council candidates: Nona Hayden, Cody A. Byrd, Mike Dezenzo, Beth Daugherty, Mike Mead, Gabriel Decker, Maria Egbert and Pat Gill. Horseshoe Bend Forward (campaign site paid for by Pat Gill for City Council): home
On the record: Eric Graetz
4 sourced01Growth and business1 sourced position
Lists expanding the local tax base through targeted economic development and supporting local entrepreneurs as a campaign priority.
Own statementEric Graetz for Mayor (campaign website)Link
02Open government1 sourced position
Lists establishing transparent governance, ending political vendettas and listening directly to resident feedback as a campaign priority.
Government should focus on what it can do for the people, not what it can do to the people.”
Own statementEric Graetz for Mayor (campaign website)Link
03Parks and services1 sourced position
Lists improving city services, upgrading roads and protecting property values while maintaining strict fiscal responsibility as a priority.
Own statementEric Graetz for Mayor (campaign website)Link
04Questionnaires1 sourced position
Did not respond to the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Own statementBallotpediaLink
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