Patrick McNulty

Nonpartisan Incumbent

On ballot as: Patrick McNulty
Current role: Mayor of South Padre Island (past seven years, per Port Isabel-South Padre Press, August 2026)
Background: Worked in real estate, construction and the restaurant industry
Dallas native
Full-time South Padre Island resident since 2004
Experience: City Planning and Zoning, Shoreline Task Force and Capital Improvement committees (before mayor)
Island Way Comprehensive Plan committee
Top priorities: On the convention center: "We need to continue our work on this project to renovate and expand the convention center, but at a reasonable cost."
On the second access to the Island: "we need to do all we can to make sure that the construction starts in 2028."
"Sustaining a healthy beach is so important to our community."
Told the Press expanding public Laguna Madre access will remain a priority if re-elected
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: On the convention center, told the Port Isabel-South Padre Press: "We need to continue our work on this project to renovate and expand the convention center, but at a reasonable cost"
Growth and infrastructure: On the planned second access to the Island: "This is a generational project for our Island and region"
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found

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