City of Odessa
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Richard PierceNonpartisan
Jerry Castro JrNonpartisan
On ballot as
Richard Pierce
Jerry Castro Jr
Current role
Retired plumber; part-time contract instructor for the International Code Council; Republican precinct chair (per Odessa American)
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Background
- Permian High School graduate (per Odessa American)
- Plumber for 50 years; retired September 2024 (per Odessa American)
- Part-time contract instructor, International Code Council (per Odessa American)
- Moved to Odessa in the sixth grade (per Odessa American)
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Experience
- Republican precinct chair, Precinct 204 (per Odessa American)
- Ran for Odessa City Council against Tom Sprawls; tied and lost a coin flip (per Odessa American)
- Ran for Ector County Commissioners Court; lost (per Odessa American)
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Top priorities
- "I want to keep taxes as low as possible, but we still want to provide services that are needed"
- "We need to do everything we can to support the fire department, police department and keep our infrastructure up to date."
- "We need to see what we can bring in along the interstate to help to expand our tax base"
- On using reclaimed water to add to the city's supply: "We're going to have to start looking at those options because as we grow, and we don't have that great supply of water, we have to find other avenues."
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Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "I want to keep taxes as low as possible, but we still want to provide services that are needed"
- Growth and infrastructure: "We need to see what we can bring in along the interstate to help to expand our tax base"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: "We need to do everything we can to support the fire department, police department and keep our infrastructure up to date."
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Richard Pierce
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Richard Pierce
- Current role
- Retired plumber; part-time contract instructor for the International Code Council; Republican precinct chair (per Odessa American)
- Background
- Permian High School graduate (per Odessa American)
- Plumber for 50 years; retired September 2024 (per Odessa American)
- Part-time contract instructor, International Code Council (per Odessa American)
- Moved to Odessa in the sixth grade (per Odessa American)
- Experience
- Republican precinct chair, Precinct 204 (per Odessa American)
- Ran for Odessa City Council against Tom Sprawls; tied and lost a coin flip (per Odessa American)
- Ran for Ector County Commissioners Court; lost (per Odessa American)
- Top priorities
- "I want to keep taxes as low as possible, but we still want to provide services that are needed"
- "We need to do everything we can to support the fire department, police department and keep our infrastructure up to date."
- "We need to see what we can bring in along the interstate to help to expand our tax base"
- On using reclaimed water to add to the city's supply: "We're going to have to start looking at those options because as we grow, and we don't have that great supply of water, we have to find other avenues."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "I want to keep taxes as low as possible, but we still want to provide services that are needed"
- Growth and infrastructure: "We need to see what we can bring in along the interstate to help to expand our tax base"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: "We need to do everything we can to support the fire department, police department and keep our infrastructure up to date."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Jerry Castro Jr
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Jerry Castro Jr
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Open in the full comparison: Ector County