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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Council Member, District 3

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Corpus Christi
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Jessica VillarrealNonpartisan
Robert RochaNonpartisan
Eric CantuEric CantuNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Jessica Villarreal
Robert Rocha
Eric Cantu
Current role
Self-employed (per city's candidate list)
Public safety consultant (per city's candidate list); retired Corpus Christi fire chief
Corpus Christi City Council Member, District 3
Background
Not found
  • Associate degree in fire science, Kansas City Kansas Community College (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree in management and human relations, MidAmerica Nazarene University (per campaign)
  • Executive MBA, Benedictine College (per campaign)
  • 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
Not found
  • Fire chief, Corpus Christi Fire Department, 2011 until retiring in January 2023 (per campaign)
  • Kansas City Kansas Fire Department (from 1982); rose to second in command (per campaign)
  • Elected president, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (per campaign)
  • Former chair, Local Emergency Planning Committee (per campaign)
  • Former member, Inner Harbor Desalination Project Team (per campaign)
  • Elected November 2024 (first term)
  • Ran for District 3 (December 13, 2022 runoff); lost to incumbent Roland Barrera
Top priorities
Not found
  • "Improve long-term water infrastructure planning"
  • "Support 4-person staffing on all fire companies"
  • "Support adequate police staffing and more officers on the street"
  • "Support programs that assist senior citizens"
  • "Support job creation and workforce development"
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  • "Focus on residential streets and high-traffic feeder roads"
  • "Promote transparent and accountable city government"
  • "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: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: says he will ask that the "Inner Harbor Desalination" plant be placed "on the Agenda for the first meeting in January 2027 and I will vote to approve it."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site pledges to "Support 4-person staffing on all fire companies" and "Support adequate police staffing and more officers on the street"
  • 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
None found in our research
  • Coastal Bend Coalition
  • Ruben Bonilla, Chairman Emeritus of the Port of Corpus Christi (listed by campaign)
  • Rick Garcia, Owner, Hi-Ho Restaurant (listed by campaign)
  • Corpus Christi Firefighters Association
Campaign website
Not found
robertrocha.com
Not found

Jessica Villarreal

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Jessica Villarreal
Current role
Self-employed (per city's candidate list)
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

Robert Rocha

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Robert Rocha
Current role
Public safety consultant (per city's candidate list); retired Corpus Christi fire chief
Background
  • Associate degree in fire science, Kansas City Kansas Community College (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree in management and human relations, MidAmerica Nazarene University (per campaign)
  • Executive MBA, Benedictine College (per campaign)
Experience
  • Fire chief, Corpus Christi Fire Department, 2011 until retiring in January 2023 (per campaign)
  • Kansas City Kansas Fire Department (from 1982); rose to second in command (per campaign)
  • Elected president, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (per campaign)
  • Former chair, Local Emergency Planning Committee (per campaign)
  • Former member, Inner Harbor Desalination Project Team (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Improve long-term water infrastructure planning"
  • "Support 4-person staffing on all fire companies"
  • "Support adequate police staffing and more officers on the street"
  • "Support programs that assist senior citizens"
  • "Support job creation and workforce development"
Show all 7
  • "Focus on residential streets and high-traffic feeder roads"
  • "Promote transparent and accountable city government"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: says he will ask that the "Inner Harbor Desalination" plant be placed "on the Agenda for the first meeting in January 2027 and I will vote to approve it."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site pledges to "Support 4-person staffing on all fire companies" and "Support adequate police staffing and more officers on the street"
Endorsements
  • Coastal Bend Coalition
  • Ruben Bonilla, Chairman Emeritus of the Port of Corpus Christi (listed by campaign)
  • Rick Garcia, Owner, Hi-Ho Restaurant (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
robertrocha.com
Eric Cantu

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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