Just around the corner is the May 7th Seadrift City election for two councilman positions. There are three candidates running. Each one would appreciate your vote!
Voting with be held at City’s Council Chamber at City Hall from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the 7th of May. Early voting will at the City Hall offices April 25th through April 29th and on May 2nd and May 3rd. The hours for early voting will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On April 26th and April 28th the voting hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. See you there!
Tanya DeForest

Council Candidates:

Ranier Brigham
“The Redfish Fisherman”

Ranier Brigham loves the Seadrift community. That’s why he wants to keep serving as a Seadrift councilman for the City of Seadrift. He will be running again for the position of Seadrift Councilman in the May 7th Seadrift City election.

“I want to make sure that the city keeps moving forward. The city has a drainage as well as a harbor project that I want to continue to be part of,” he stated. He, also, wants to make sure that Seadrift continues to have a good police department.
Ranier has been a Seadrift resident for thirty years. He retired from Union Carbide after twenty-seven years of service. He is a man of many talents and has been a rigger, machinist, pipe draftsman, pipe fitter, and has done industrial cleaning. He has served on the Seadrift council for ten years. He is currently over Public Safety, which includes the Volunteer Fire Department as well as the Police Department.

For twenty-one years Ranier has been a full-time redfish fishing guide-that’s why he’s called the Redfish Fisherman!”

Byron Smith
“Combination Building and Fire Inspector”

Byron Smith wants to see Seadrift continue to thrive and is running for Seadrift Councilman in the May 7th Seadrift City election.
He has lived in Seadrift for twenty years. The love for fishing and duck hunting brought Byron’s family to the Seadrift area many years ago when Byron was in high school.

Byron works as a building and fire inspector, which included working in the past for the cities of Port Lavaca and Bay City. Also, his work history includes being a retired code enforcement officer, master electrician, Texas Plumbing Inspector, Registered Accessibility Specialist, and a retired Floodplain Administrator.

Byron hopes that his background of working for city government would benefit the City of Seadrift by being on the Seadrift City Council.

Eldon Gaines
“Moving Forward”

Eldon Gaines wants to do what he can to help Seadrift “in moving forward in a positive direction for growth and sustainability.” That’s why he is running for the Seadrift City Councilman position in the May 7th City Election.
Eldon (also known as Dale) has lived in Seadrift most of his life. He has been employed at Orion Marine Group as a carpenter for the past 21 plus years. He, also, has been employed by the City of Seadrift and has worked for the County.
He served on the Seadrift Planning Committee where he learned to some extent how local government interacts with various other government agencies. Eldon feels that based on his experience he could help Seadrift “obtain goals that are in the best long-term interest of the city.” Eldon says that “Infrastructure is important to him. He, also, says “Seeing first hand the growing pains and growth rewards (of the city) over the last decade behooves me to do what I can.”