About four dozen people will vie for a seat on the Corpus Christi City Council in the upcoming November election.
The filing period closed Aug. 17.
Included among those seeking office are nine planning to challenge incumbent Mayor Paulette Guajardo, including two sitting City Council members, Kaylynn Paxson and Gil Hernandez. Paxson, as mayor pro tem, is serving as mayor through Sept. 6 while Guajardo completes a 30-day suspension recently issued by a six-member council tribunal.
The names of candidates are listed as shown in city secretary documents.
Occupations are listed as either self-reported to the Caller-Times or as shown in city secretary records.
Election Day is Nov. 3.
Mayor
- Paulette Guajardo, mayor
- David Ainsworth Sr., president [business unspecified]
- Chelise Hyatt, nonprofit development executive
- John Calkusic, business owner [business unspecified]
- Dave Heasley, self-employed [business unspecified]
- Kaylynn Paxson, self-employed [economic development consultant, Aransas Pass]
- Davian N. Gomez, freelance (delivery)
- Gil Hernandez, food and beverage consultant [food service, CR, theater] with G.H. Beverage Consultants
- Anna Hernandez, self-employed [business unspecified]
- David Jensen, general contractor
At large
- Joshua Fraedrick, small business owner, CC-TX Lawn Care
- Scott F. Corliss, president/owner of A/C&R Services
- Michael Miller, construction exec
- Richard Shelton, small business owner [business unspecified]
- Mark Scott, title/insurance
- Alex Johnston, software developer
- Anthem Powers, plumber
- Dan McQueen, author
- Willie Morales Jr., retired
- Nancy Vera, teacher union president
- Carolyn Vaughn, retired
- Sammy Gonzales, CVS shift supervisor
- Zoraida Basaldu, chemical engineer
- Julian Jacob Hernandez, outage planner
- Merida Nardone Mendoza, self-employed [business unspecified]
District 1 representative
- Vidal “Cowboy” Conde, developer
- Tracy McCall, engineering business consultant
- Billy Lerma, retired U.S. Postal Service
- John M. Cudd, consultant [business unspecified]
- John Garcia, tourism executive
- Jennifer Gracia, property manager
District 2 representative
- Laura Flores Commons, Realtor
- Jen Allende, self-employed [business unspecified]
- Selena Guerra, health care management
- Isabel Araiza, Del Mar College sociology professor
District 3 representative
- Robert Rocha, public safety consultant
- Eric Cantu, self-employed [business unspecified]
- Jessica Villarreal, self-employed [business unspecified]
District 4 representative
- Dan Herrington, banker
- Kristina Nelson, licensed professional [unspecified]
- Joshua Anderson, professor [unspecified], nurse practitioner
- Stacie Garrecht, small business owner [business unspecified]
District 5 representative
- David Pena, business owner [business unspecified]
- John Hanzalik, business owner [business unspecified]
- Merida Gonzalez Forrest, sales/accounting
- Kusumakar Sooda, doctor
- Joseph Borkouski, retired insurance agent
Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at kirsten.crow@caller.com.
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: See every candidate who filed to run for Corpus Christi City Council
