The Stanly News & Press: Election 2022: Q&A with candidates-Oakboro

Fred has worked in the textile industry for over 40 years.

Oakboro, Town Council

Fred Smith ran for town commissioner in 2022, but did not win.

Supports fostering a "safe place to live with nice parks for the children, young and mature."

Supports becoming a Tree City USA in order to "protect and grow" natural resources.

- Supports fostering a "safe place to live with nice parks for the children, young and mature."
- Supports becoming a Tree City USA in order to "protect and grow" natural resources.

Public Services

As of June 6, 2025, Fred Smith did not have a website or any information online.

Economy

Public Safety

Education

Supports utilizing grants from the State of North Carolina to improve neighborhoods in order to ensure fair treatment for all residents.

Plans to install public electric car chargers.

- Supports utilizing grants from the State of North Carolina to improve neighborhoods in order to ensure fair treatment for all residents.
- Plans to install public electric car chargers.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes maintenance of "roads, schools, fire department, town sewer, and police department" is necessary to handle town growth.

- Believes maintenance of "roads, schools, fire department, town sewer, and police department" is necessary to handle town growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Fred Smith

As of August 4, 2024, Joey H. Carpenter did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

LinkedIn

Joey is the president and owner of a carpentry company. 

Town of Oakboro, Town of Oakboro Board of Commissioners

Joey H. Carpenter currently serves as an Oakboro Town Commissioner. He also serves as town department chair of cemetery and streets and town department assistant of the police department. 

As of June 6, 2025, Joey H. Carpenter did not have a website or any information online.

Joey H. Carpenter

Facebook

Lanny is from Oakboro, where he lives now with his wife, Marlyon. He attended West Stanly High.

Oakboro, Town of Oakboro Board of Commissioners

Lanny Hathcock is an Oakboro Town Commissioner. He was elected in 2020 and is serving his first term.

As of June 6, 2025, Lanny Hathcock did not have a website or any information online.

Lanny Hathcock

As of August 4, 2024, Lisa Cratty did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

The Stanly News and Press, ELECTION 2022 Q A with Candidates Oakboro

Lisa works as a patient connection concierge at Atrium Health. She has also have served as a volunteer firefighter/EMT with Oakboro Rural Fire Department.

North Carolina State Board of Elections, 11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STANLY

Lisa Cratty ran for Mayor of Oakboro in 2022, but did not win. 

As of June 6, 2025, Lisa Cratty did not have a website or any information online.

Lisa Cratty

Renee is from Oakboro, where she still lives today. She attended West Stanly High School. She is married and has 5 children. 

Renee Goodman Watkins worked as an associate agent at North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. 

As of August 4, 2024, Renee Goodman Watkins did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of June 6, 2025, Renee Goodman Watkins did not have a website or any information online.

Renee Goodman Watkins

- Town commissioners serve as the legislative body for the town government. 
- Town commissioners have the authority to decide the services offered to the town, pass the budget, decide the property tax, acquire property, and enter into agreements with other governments. 
- The town commissioners can create or abolish any offices, positions, departments, etc. to improve the organization of the town. 
- Town commissioners may make investigations into the town or any of its departments or agencies. 
- Most town commissioners in Georgia are elected in odd years to staggered 4 year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 