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

Richard Pierce

Council Member, District 3

Richard Pierce