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2026 ENDORSED CANDIDATES!
DR. ISABEL ARAIZA
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2
Dr. Isabel Araiza was born and raised in Corpus Christi and went on to earn a PhD in Sociology from Boston College after starting out at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She now teaches at Del Mar College, where she coordinates the Mexican American Studies Program, following nearly two decades at Texas A&M. In 2016 she co-founded For The Greater Good and later helped lead the Fair Water Amendment petition drive. She ran for mayor in 2024 and placed third. She's running for the District 2 seat being vacated by Sylvia Campos on a platform that puts people over corporate interests, protecting public spaces, and demanding industry pay its fair share for water.
STACIE GARRECHT
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 4
Stacie Garrecht has called Corpus Christi home for 20 years as a military spouse, mother, grandmother, and small-business owner. In 2025 she founded Indivisible Coastal Bend, a grassroots group that has organized numerous public actions and some of the region's largest civic rallies. She's running on the belief that water belongs to the people rather than corporations, with a focus on transparency and support for small business. Her priorities include fixing potholes, expanding parks and green space, promoting water-saving xeriscaping, and building out library and youth programs across District 4.
MERIDA GONZALEZ FORREST
Corpus CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 5
Merida Gonzalez Forrest grew up in Corpus Christi and graduated from Mary Carroll High School before building a career in accounting at Whataburger Corporate and Airgas Southwest. She's running for the District 5 seat as Gil Hernandez reaches his term limit. Her platform balances fiscal caution with water-rate fairness. She opposes the Inner Harbor desalination project as too costly for ratepayers, questioning why residents should shoulder massive debt while industrial users receive most of the water supply. She also emphasizes transparency, anti-corruption safeguards, and growing the local economy beyond heavy industry.
DR. NANCY VERA
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
AT-LARGE
Dr. Nancy Vera is a fourth-generation Corpus Christian who graduated from Foy H. Moody High School and later earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She taught at Carroll High School and now leads the Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers as its president. Her civic work spans LULAC, the South Texas Human Rights Center, and the Women's March, and she's received numerous community honors. She campaigns for working families and the environment, arguing the city has handed out too many giveaways to corporate interests.
JOSHUA FRAEDRICK
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
AT-LARGE
Joshua Fraedrick owns a local lawn care business and helps manage Nueces Brewing Company. A Mary Carroll High School graduate who studied Electrical Engineering and Physics at Del Mar College, he's attended nearly every City Council meeting for almost two years and ran for mayor in 2024. His platform focuses on getting the basics right, repairing roads and drainage, improving transparency and accountability, and taking a careful, merits-based approach to water security. He has actively opposed the Inner Harbor desalination project.
KAREN LOVE BRYANT
CHANNELVIEW ISD TRUSTEE
POSITION 4
Karen Love Bryant has lived in Channelview since she was six years old and spent 41 years working for Channelview ISD after joining the district in 1984. She moved through roles as a paraprofessional, reading teacher, counselor, educational diagnostician, assistant principal, and finally Director of Student Services before retiring in 2025. Her children and grandchildren also came up through CVISD. She's running to keep serving a community she calls family, with a focus on students, families, and educators.
Jacqueline Moreno
CHANNELVIEW ISD TRUSTEEPOSITION 7
Jacqueline Moreno is a longtime Channelview resident and retired educator with an M.Ed. from Stephen F. Austin University. Over a 30-year career she worked as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and district curriculum leader, including serving as program director for K-12 mathematics. She's running to bring community-focused leadership rooted in faith and integrity to the school board, with a commitment to making sure every student, teacher, and family feels valued and supported.
RECENT WINNING CANDIDATES!
MYRA ALANIZ
NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #3
Myra is a founding member of Concerned Citizens of Robstown and Calallen, an effort to challenge the Nueces Green Ammonia (Avina) air permit proposed near Robstown, in close proximity to homes, schools and parks. She is retired after spending 25 years as an administrative assistant to Federal Judge B. Janice Ellington.
SYLVIA CAMPOS
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2
Sylvia is a native Corpus Christian and retired healthcare industry professional who previously served on the city's Parks and Recreation Board. Sylvia is a champion for clean drinking water and protecting the environment.
STEVE DIEHL
INGLESIDE CITY COUNCIL
PLACE 2
Steve is a retiree and longtime Ingleside resident. He has been a champion for environmental protection and sustainable growth, and opposes the proposed Project YaREN ammonia plant near Ingleside neighborhoods and schools.
Dana Dworaczyk
CALHOUN COUNTY ISD
AT LARGE
Dana was born in Calhoun County, attended CCISD schools, and returned home to a 32-year career with the district as a math teacher and administrator, ultimately serving as principal of Calhoun High School. She holds two master's degrees, one in math and computer science and another in Educational Leadership.
JONATHAN GERBER
SURFSIDE BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AT LARGE
Jon is both an artist and a construction professional who regularly donates his work to the Village. He has been a champion for stopping the SPOT oil project. He is an avid surfer.
STEVE KEDLARCHUCK
SURFSIDE BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AT LARGE
Steve is a retired oil field engineer for Otis Engineering and current member of the Surfside Beach City Council. He works part-time at MSR Houston raceway in Angleton. A 24-year resident of Surfside, Steve's priorities including fixing the village’s bad drinking water problem and stopping the proposed SPOT oil pipeline project.
JIM KLEIN
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL
AT-LARGE
Jim is a Professor of History at Del Mar College. He served on the city's Landmark Commission was a founding member of the Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment. Jim supports clean air, clean water and clean beaches. He serves as Chair of the Coastal Bend Chapter of the Sierra Club.
BRANDON MCGEE
DENTON CITY COUNCIL
PLACE 5
Brandon is a longtime community organizer and non-profit board member who previously served on Denton's Zoning Board of Adjustment. He works to strengthen Denton's climate and environmental policies.
YVETTE VILLALOBOS
ROBSTOWN ISD
MEMBER
Yvette is a small business owner, an American Red Cross volunteer, a Board Member of the RISD Education Foundation, and is active with Concerned Citizens of Robstown. She opposes RISD tax breaks for a proposed ammonia facility near RISD schools.
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