Monday, she was elected by Democratic delegates in Council District 4 to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of her husband, two-term Councilman Sam Granato. She did it by beating Darlene McDonald, a former congressional candidate, in a 59-41 vote.
Tuesday morning, Granato attended her first county meeting — involving a trash transfer station. At 1:30 p.m. that afternoon she was sworn into office by County Clerk Sherrie Swensen.
Just hours later she took her first vote on a controversial zoning change clearing the way for a planned development of nearly 8,800 homes in the southwest part of the county — a high-density project that neighboring city mayors and residents fiercely oppose.