Everett Roy will represent District 1 in Corpus Christi until the Nov. 6 election, completing the unfinished term of Carolyn Vaughn, who resigned to be appointed to the Nueces County Commissioners Court. District 1 is the largest district in the city.
The Corpus Christi City Council once again has a full nine-member contingent after voting to appoint Everett Roy to fill the seat left vacant by Carolyn Vaughn in February. Vaughn resigned when she was appointed to the Nueces County Commissioners Court, replacing Mike Pulsey, who is running for county judge.
Everett was sworn in April 25, one day after the appointment. He was chosen from among four finalists; the other three were Carrie Robertson Meyer, Gilbert Zeke Trevino, and Julian Antonio Firo. The applicants were questioned during a public hearing Tuesday, April 24. Roy was chosen after the council met in executive session.
An Army veteran, the 55-year-old Roy is senior vice president of Kleberg Bank. He is also a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi, a 10-month leadership training program sponsored by the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce. He served nine years in the Army, fighting in the Gulf War before serving in the Army Reserves.
Mayor Joe McComb put his support behind Roy because of his experience in finance and health benefits, two major issues facing City Council.
“He understands benefits and packages,” McComb said of the health care issue. “He knows how to move them around to try to get the most for the least.”
Roy told the council he will serve as a nonpartisan and pledged to put constituent concerns first.
“I will return constituent calls immediately,” he said.
A resident of the Calallen area, Roy represents the largest district in the city, which connects his own neighborhood to downtown and North Beach. He will serve until the term ends, just after the Nov. 6 mid-term elections.
He, as well as any of the other applicants or any other qualified candidates, must file by Aug. 20 to be on the November ballot. The mayor and all nine council seats are up for election in November.
