City of Corpus Christi
Mayor
Paulette M. Guajardo
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Paulette M. Guajardo
- Current role
- Mayor of Corpus Christi
- Background
- Graduate, Flour Bluff High School
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Former owner and operator, Allstate insurance agency (15 years, before entering public office)
- Experience
- City Council, At-Large (first elected 2016; two terms)
- Elected mayor in December 2020 runoff; re-elected 2022 and 2024
- Aug. 7, 2026: after a removal hearing, City Council voted to reprimand her and suspend her from office for 30 days (Aug. 8 to Sept. 6)
- Votes to remove her did not pass
- She has denied wrongdoing and said the process "lacked fundamental fairness"
- Top priorities
- "secure Corpus Christi's water future by advancing Inner Harbor Desalination and delivering a permanent, drought-resistant supply"
- "restore relationships in Austin and Washington D.C in order to secure funding, infrastructure investment and opportunities for our city"
- "strengthen public safety with the staffing and resources our first responders need"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Caller-Times questionnaire: "I voted against raising property taxes and against increasing water rates."
- Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire, on the Inner Harbor desalination plant: "Corpus Christi needs a permanent, drought-resistant water supply now. Inner Harbor has critical permits, affordable state financing and key agreements in place."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Caller-Times questionnaire: "strengthen public safety with the staffing and resources our first responders need"
- Endorsements
- Coastal Bend Coalition
- Campaign website
- pauletteguajardo.com
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