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List Of Mayors Of Corpus Christi, Texas
The following is a list of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas.Corpus Christi Public Libraries: Local History Vertical File: City Government. Accessed 6 Apr 2009. The current mayor is Paulette Guajardo. The acting pro-tem, Gabe Lozano, finished out his term until 1979. (Luby resigned in order to run for Congress and city ordinance prohibited him from holding his position while running for another office) See also * Timeline of Corpus Christi, Texas The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Prior to 19th century * 1519 - Spaniard Alonso Alvarez de Pineda travels to bay on day of religious Feast of Corpus Christi. 19th century * 1821 ** Mexic ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mayors Of Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi *Corpus Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulette Guajardo
Paulette Guajardo is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. Guajardo had previously served as a city council member. Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas Paulette Guajardo first announced her campaign for mayor on August 13, 2020. Following a stall during the November 3 election, the mayoral race was directed into a runoff election. The runoff election for mayor was held on December 15, 2020, with Guajardo defeating Joe McComb, the incumbent mayor. On January 12, 2021, Guajardo was sworn in as mayor of Corpus Christi. See also *List of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas The following is a list of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas.Corpus Christi Public Libraries: Local History Vertical File: City Government. Accessed 6 Apr 2009. The current mayor is Paulette Guajardo. The acting pro-tem, Gabe Lozano, finished out ... References External links 21st-century American politicians Mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas Living people Hispanic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pomeroy Miller
Henry Pomeroy "Roy" Miller (March 27, 1883 – April 28, 1946), once the "boy mayor of Corpus Christi", was a Texas newspaperman, politician, and lobbyist influential in both the state capital Austin and national capital Washington, D.C. He represented sulphur interests in Texas. Early life As a boy, he worked as a soda jerk and had three newspaper routes in Houston, until he finished high school as valedictorian at age 15. He attended University of Chicago on a scholarship, waited tables, and tutored other students. He was among six lower division students to win a University Prize for excellence in declamation (summer, 1901) and took part in the Freshman Sophomore debate on whether England was right in the Second Boer War (March 15, 1902). He finished his four-year curriculum in three years. After college, he was a reporter (and railroad editor) at the Houston Post. From about 1905 he was an advertising and immigration agent for Kleberg's St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Garrett (politician)
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Joe Adame
Joseph Anthony Adame (born October 20, 1945) is former mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born to Gumercinda and Cayatanio Adame in Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi TX. He graduated from Corpus Christi Academy in 1963, then attended Del Mar College in 1964. In 1969, he graduated from Sam Houston State with a Bachelor of Business Administration. In 1970 he became a licensed Texas real estate broker, and now runs Joe Adame & Associates, a commercial real estate brokerage. He has served as a past member on the Texas Real Estate Advisory Board at Texas A&M University – College Station, then chairman from 1997–2006. Sources(election website, "About Joe" section)(Joe Adame & Associates)(lists Joseph A. Adame in Advisory Committee)(local newspaper article confirming some of these details) Mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas Living people 1945 births {{Texas-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelda Martinez
Nelda Martinez (born July 22, 1961) is an American real estate agent and politician who served as mayor of the Texas city of Corpus Christi from 2012 to 2016. Martinez is affiliated with the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo .... Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas Nelda Martinez is a former Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas, and was the third woman to hold the position since the election of Betty Turner, the first female mayor, in 1987. She was elected in 2012. Before becoming mayor, she was an at-large member of the Corpus Christi City Council from 2007 to 2012. Martinez was reelected to a second term in 2014. Martinez announced that she would run in 2016 but lost re-election for a third and final term to Dan McQueen on November 8, 2016. After McQueen r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan McQueen
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Joe McComb
Joe McComb is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas from 2017 to 2021. McComb had previously served on the city council and as a Nueces County Commissioner. Prior to entering politics, McComb had run his moving business. He is a member of the Republican Party. After Dan McQueen Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoi ...'s resignation, McComb was elected to serve out the remainder of his term in a special election. He was elected to serve a full two-year term in the 2018 Corpus Christi mayoral election. References Living people 1947 births 21st-century American politicians Texas Republicans Mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas Del Mar College alumni Stephen F. Austin State University alumni {{Texas-mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Corpus Christi, Texas
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Prior to 19th century * 1519 - Spaniard Alonso Alvarez de Pineda travels to bay on day of religious Feast of Corpus Christi. 19th century * 1821 ** Mexico gains independence from Spain ** The Old Indian Trading Grounds become part of Mexico. * 1828 ** Known as the Old Indian Trading Grounds. ** Manuel de Mier y Terán toured through Mexico's province of Texas. Terán noted that some officials favored Corpus Christi as a port, referring to the area on the bay since there was no settlement called Corpus Christi at the time.Givens, Murphey.City Built on Old Trading Grounds Caller-Times. November 25, 2009. Web. January 16, 2015. * 1829 - Traders are known to have landed on the coast on the Corpus Christi Bay. No civilization is apparent to traders. * 1836 ** Texas gains independence from Mexico ** The Old Indian Trading Grounds become part of the Republic of Texas although the area was claimed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mayors Of Places In Texas
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