City of Corpus Christi
Council Member, District 3
Eric Cantu
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Eric Cantu
- Current role
- Corpus Christi City Council Member, District 3
- Background
- Born and raised in Corpus Christi (per city biography)
- Started his own business at 18 (per city biography)
- Self-employed since, operating small businesses in several industries (per city biography)
- Father of three sons (per city biography)
- Experience
- Elected November 2024 (first term)
- Ran for District 3 (December 13, 2022 runoff); lost to incumbent Roland Barrera
- Top priorities
- "My priorities are water security and affordability, stronger basic city services and protecting taxpayers."
- "I support desalination, but I do not support the Inner Harbor project as proposed."
- "We must continue improving streets, drainage, public safety and neighborhoods while demanding accountability for every tax dollar."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Caller-Times questionnaire: "My priorities are water security and affordability, stronger basic city services and protecting taxpayers."
- Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "I support desalination, but I do not support the Inner Harbor project as proposed. We need to examine actual demand, alternatives, environmental impacts and the true cost to ratepayers."
- Flooding and drainage: Caller-Times questionnaire: "We must continue improving streets, drainage, public safety and neighborhoods while demanding accountability for every tax dollar."
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Corpus Christi Firefighters Association
- Campaign website
- Not found
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