The Corpus Christi Neighborhood and Community Services Department is working to make the city a more comfortable place for impoverished residents.
Some 23 individuals have filed for nine places on the Corpus Christi City Council for the Nov. 8 mid-term election. Residents can register to vote through Oct. 11. Early voting is from Oct. 24-Nov. 4.
Voters will choose a mayor and eight City Council slots (three at-large and five serving individual districts). All incumbents, except District 2 representative Ben Molina, have filed and will stand for re-election.
With the filing deadline past, the candidates who will appear on the ballot are:
Mayor
- Paulette Guajardo (incumbent)
- John Wright
At-large (top three vote-getters win)
- Mike Pusley (incumbent)
- John Martinez (incumbent)
- Michael Hunter (incumbent)
- Rachel Caballero
- Rene Cervantes
- John Garcia
- Jim Klein
- Nancy Vera
District 1
- Billy Lerma (incumbent)
- Tracy McCall
- Everett Roy
District 2
- Sylvia Campos
- Brian Rosas
- Mark Scott
District 3
- Roland Barrera (incumbent)
- Armon Alex
- Eric Cantu
District 4
- Greg Smith (incumbent)
- Dan Suckley
District 5
- Gil Hernandez (incumbent)
- Christopher Hegg
Council members serve two-year terms and are term limited.
Voters on Nov. 8 will also decide on a bond package that would fund $128 million in public improvements. Projects include street and park upgrades, new police and fire stations, and renovations to the La Retama Central Library.
