“Crazy Grandma, Where You Been So Long?”

Will Austin’s first woman mayor try to become Austin’s second woman mayor? Speculation on next year’s candidates has centered on current council members Brewster McCracken, Lee Leffingwell, and, increasingly, Mike Martinez. Some are suggesting the longtime Austin fixture who calls herself Grandma may also be eyeing a bid.

Strayhorn, who will turn 69 this fall, served as Austin mayor from 1977 to 1983. Before that, she was president of the Austin school board and since then has been appointed or elected to just about every imaginable post — except Governor. After losing that race two years ago, she’s been uncharacteristically quiet. But that could change as the potential candidates in 2009’s mayoral sweepstakes start jockeying for position once this month’s Place 4 runoff is behind them.

KVUE’s Elise Hu had more earlier this week…

Posted on June 6, 2008 – 9:40 am by APR

  1. One Response to ““Crazy Grandma, Where You Been So Long?””

  2. Staryhorn would be better prepared than either of the two candidates talking about it at this stage, McCracken and Leffingwell.

    By El Jefe on Jun 7, 2008

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