City of Corpus Christi
Council Member, District 5
Merida Gonzalez Forrest
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Merida Gonzalez Forrest
- Current role
- Sales and accounting (per city's candidate list)
- Background
- Born and raised in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
- Mary Carroll High School graduate (per campaign)
- Associate of Arts in business administration, Del Mar College (per campaign)
- BBA in accounting, (Southwest) Texas State University (per campaign)
- Seven years in accounting in Austin before returning to Corpus Christi (per campaign)
- Experience
- Worked as sales tax coordinator, Whataburger Corporate (per campaign)
- Later worked in accounting, Airgas Southwest (per campaign)
- Has worked in public accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and campaign finance reporting and compliance (per campaign)
- Volunteer, The Free Store (per campaign)
- Participant, Homelessness Point-in-Time Count (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "I support a diversified water supply that balances responsible desalination, sustainable groundwater"
- "I support responsible offshore intake and discharge over Inner Harbor location."
- "We need financial responsibility before committing to decades of debt to ensure our water security."
- "Support diverse affordable housing and transitional housing programs"
- "I support maintaining strong General Fund support for police and fire departments"
- "growing locally owned businesses, attracting diverse, high-quality jobs not only in heavy industry but also in other sectors"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "We need financial responsibility before committing to decades of debt to ensure our water security."
- Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "I do not support the Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant." She adds: "I support responsible desalination, offshore intake and discharge into the Gulf."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: "I support maintaining strong General Fund support for police and fire departments to recruit, retain, train, and equip the personnel needed to keep our neighborhoods safe"
- Endorsements
- Texas Campaign for the Environment (VoteClean.org PAC)
- Campaign website
- meridaforccd5.com
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