Business and Military Experience
Long says his business career has taught him the importance of living within a budget, planning ahead and holding people accountable for results. His Air Force service as a survival instructor reinforced those lessons.

Randy Long Files for Fate City Council, Place 1

Randy Long served as a survival instructor in the U.S. Air Force.

Randy Long Files for Fate City Council, Place 1 - Blue Ribbon News

2026 Texas General Election

Long brings more than 40 years of business experience, military leadership experience, and a record of service on boards, commissions and task forces. He now wants to bring that experience to City Hall as Fate continues to grow.

“Government should work for the people — not the other way around,” Long said. “Taxpayers deserve responsible spending, transparency and leaders who are willing to make tough decisions.”

Long’s campaign is built around several priorities: 
- Protecting taxpayers and exercising fiscal discipline 
- Keeping government accountable and transparent 
- Managing growth responsibly 
- Planning infrastructure before problems arise 
- Supporting public safety and essential services 
- Encouraging a business-friendly community 
- Preserving Fate’s small-town character 
- Listening to residents before major decisions are made

Randy Long, 2263 Bryant Ln, Fate, Texas, spoke to the Council regarding Lobbyist and
spoke in opposition to consent agenda item 5D – Contract with Focused Advocacy for
Legislative Liaison Services.

5D. Consider Approval Of Resolution No. R-2024-032- Approving A Contract With
Focused Advocacy, LLC., For Legislative Liaison Services.

June 3, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes (pdf) (Agenda Center ViewFile Item 10973)

Calls for responsible government spending and transparency for taxpayers.

Prioritizes efforts to encourage a business-friendly community.

Opposed a city contract for legislative liaison services.

- Calls for responsible government spending and transparency for taxpayers.
- Prioritizes efforts to encourage a business-friendly community.
- Opposed a city contract for legislative liaison services.

Economy

As of September 29, 2026, Randy Long’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Long says Fate’s growth brings opportunity, but also requires careful planning.

“I'm not against growth. I'm against growth without a vision and a plan,” Long said. “Responsible growth shouldn’t leave you with less of your hard-earned money,” Long said. “We certainly need to make sure roads, infrastructure, utilities, and public safety keep pace with development, but we also need to remember that today’s decisions shouldn’t make tomorrow harder.”

Opposes growth without a vision and plan, and says responsible growth should not increase residents' costs.

- Opposes growth without a vision and plan, and says responsible growth should not increase residents' costs.

Housing & Urban Development

Says public-safety capacity should keep pace with development.

- Says public-safety capacity should keep pace with development.

Public Safety

Says roads, infrastructure, and utilities should keep pace with development.

- Says roads, infrastructure, and utilities should keep pace with development.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Randy Long

- Opposed a city contract for legislative liaison services.

Edward Krutsch

Buket Urgen

Joshua Martin

Stephanie Adams

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