Candidates for City Legislature
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for City Legislature.
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- View profileDavid PenaDistrict 5NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
- View profileJen AllendeDistrict 2NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
- View profileIsabel AraizaDistrict 2NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
- View profileAlex JohnstonNonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Corpus Christi.
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Everett RoyDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Sylvia CamposDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Eric CantuDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Kaylynn PaxsonDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Gil HernandezDistrict 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Mark ScottAt LargeNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Carolyn VaughnAt LargeNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026 - View profile
Roland BarreraAt LargeNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2026Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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About City Legislature
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Typical salary
- $6,000
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
US resident, at least 18 years of age, Texas resident for 12 mo+, direct resident for 6 mo+, registered to vote in area elected from
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File either (1) a filing fee of $100.00, or (2) a petition signed by registered voters residing in the territory from which the office is elected equal in number to the greater of: (a) twenty-five, or (b) one-half of one percent of the total vote received in the territory from which the office is elected by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral regular election.
- Filing period
- July 18, 2026 - August 17, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Secretary/Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
- Filing phone
- 361-826-3105
- Step 3
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