Former mayor and current mayoral candidate Nelda Martinez draws a number from a box held by Corpus Christi City Secretary Rebecca Huerta on March 28. A second drawing set for April will likely be cancelled now that Mark Scott has dropped out of the race. Courtesy photo
Never mind. After winning his battle over eligibility with the Corpus Christi City Council, former council member Mark Scott dropped out of the mayor’s race the morning of Thursday, March 30. He won a decision by three judges from the 13th Court of Appeal that put him back in the running but dropped out the next day citing the “political circus” surrounding the special election set for May 6.
He told TV reporters he believes the city will file an appeal on the court’s decision in the next 20 days, which is the time period given. He also told reporters he intends to run for mayor of Corpus Christi in 2018, the next regular election for both city council and mayor.
A second drawing for placement on the ballot is expected to be cancelled, leaving the order of names at:
• Jonathan Garison, assistant principal, Tom Brown Middle School
• Reynaldo “Ray” Madrigal, former at-large council member and retired photographer
• Nelda Martinez, former mayor and owner Adlen Enterprises, an asset management company
• Joe McComb, current at-large city council member and owner of McComb Relocation Services
• Margarita Fratila, owner of European Floral Designs
• James Hernandez, owner of Landmark Electric Co.
• Mark A. Di Carlo, attorney-at-law
• Larry White, retired chemical engineer
The election was called after newly elected Mayor Dan McQueen resigned on his 37th day in office.
Early voting will be held:
• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, April 24-28
• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 29
• 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, May 1-2
The 15 sites for early voting are:
• Nueces County Courthouse, 901 Leopard St.
• Calallen ISD Administration Building, 4205 Wildcat Drive
• Corpus Christi City Hall, 1201 Leopard St.
• Corpus Christi Fellowship, 6602 S. Staples St.
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center, 5151 McArdle Road
• Ethel Eyerly Senior Center, 654 Graham Road
• Greenwood Senior Center, 4040 Greenwood Drive
• Veterans Memorial High School, 3750 Cimarron Blvd.
• The Valencia Center, 6110 Ayers St.
• West Oso ISD, 5050 Rockford Drive
• Hilltop Community Center, 11425 Leopard St.
• Schlitterbahn, 14353 Commodore Drive
• Bishop City Hall, 203 E. Main St., Bishop
• Driscoll ISD (old cafeteria) 425 Dragon St., Driscoll
• Petronila Elementary, 2391 CR 67, Robstown
The last day to register to vote for this election is Thursday, April 6.
