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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Council Member, District 4

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Corpus Christi
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked4-way race
Joshua AndersonNonpartisan
Kristina NelsonKristina NelsonNonpartisan
Stacie GarrechtStacie GarrechtNonpartisan
Dan HerringtonDan HerringtonNonpartisan
On ballot as
Joshua Anderson
Kristina Nelson
Stacie Garrecht
Dan Herrington
Current role
Professor and nurse practitioner (per city's candidate list); Army veteran, TAMUCC professor and nurse practitioner (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
Licensed professional counselor and owner, Compass Counseling & Community Outreach, LLC; associate professor, LeTourneau University (per campaign)
Small business owner (per city's candidate list)
Senior vice president of a local bank (per campaign)
Background
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), his highest degree (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
  • Island resident for 3.5 years (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
  • Bachelor's degree in psychology (2008) (per campaign)
  • Master's degree in marriage, couple, and family therapy (2011) (per campaign)
  • Ph.D. in counselor education, University of Central Florida (2016) (per campaign)
  • Family moved to Corpus Christi in 2016; lives in Flour Bluff (per campaign)
  • She and her husband are both small business owners in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
  • Military wife, mom, grandmother, small business owner and community organizer in District 4 (per campaign)
  • Resident of the community for 20 years (per campaign)
  • Community banker for more than 25 years (per campaign)
  • Moved to Corpus Christi in 2019 after 20+ years in East Texas (per campaign)
  • Married to his wife Lori for more than 27 years; three adult children (per campaign)
Experience
  • Army, 31 years; private to lieutenant colonel (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
  • President, board of directors, Children's Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend (per campaign)
  • Former member, Public Policy Committee, Texas Counseling Association (per campaign)
  • Member: Moms for Liberty, South Texas Alliance of Republicans, Nueces County Republican Women and Election Integrity Project (per campaign)
  • Founder, Indivisible Coastal Bend, a grassroots group (January 2025) (per campaign)
  • Alderman, City of Hallsville, Texas (two terms, 2015–2019) (per campaign)
  • Mayor pro tem of Hallsville (2016–2019) (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Water Security"
  • "Fiscal Accountability"
  • "Public Safety"
  • "The Inner Harbor desalination plant is one of the primary reasons I am running for this council."
  • "Focus on affordable, long term water security for all water customers in Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend Region."
  • "Improving the safety of neighborhoods with strong support for Law Enforcement, First Responders"
  • "Improving streets, drainage, and city infrastructure with responsible budgeting and protecting taxpayer dollars"
  • "Enhancing the quality of life, making Corpus Christi a great place to live and raise a family."
  • "Transparent, accountable, and responsive city government for its citizens"
  • "Water Belongs to People, Not Corporations": "I'll push for an elected water board run by water experts"
  • "Responsible Economic Development": "good jobs and thriving small businesses right here in District 4"
  • "Quality of Living": "fixing potholes, xeriscaping incentives, a community center, and finishing the community pool on the Island"
  • "I'll push to put beach parking fee revenue back into the Island."
  • "Securing a Longterm, Diversified Water Plan"
  • "Supporting Public Safety and increasing their resources"
  • "NO Short Term Rentals in Padre Island RS6 Neighborhoods"
  • "Responsible Economic Growth to expand tax base; NO Tax Increases"
  • "Restoring Respect and Dignity to our City"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Caller-Times questionnaire: names "Fiscal Accountability" among his top three priorities
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "The Inner Harbor desalination plant is one of the primary reasons I am running for this council. This project needs to be approved as soon as possible"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Caller-Times questionnaire: names "Public Safety" among his top three priorities
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "always keeping the taxpayer and ratepayer in mind while moving the City to live within our financial means."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "I support seawater desalination as part of a diversified, long-term water portfolio, but I am not prepared to commit to Inner Harbor regardless of cost."
  • Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Improving streets, drainage, and city infrastructure with responsible budgeting and protecting taxpayer dollars"
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "Improving the safety of neighborhoods with strong support for Law Enforcement, First Responders and their needed equipment"
  • Property taxes and budget: "I'll push to put beach parking fee revenue back into the Island."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire, on the Inner Harbor desalination plant: "No. It's one of the priciest options, shifting costs onto ratepayers rather than the industries driving demand."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: "Public safety is also one of my top priorities."
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Responsible Economic Growth to expand tax base; NO Tax Increases"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire, on the Inner Harbor desalination plant: "I fully support the project as the data has shown that it can be done in a safe and fiscally responsible manner."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "Supporting Public Safety and increasing their resources"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
  • Texas Campaign for the Environment (VoteClean.org PAC)
  • Coastal Bend Coalition
  • Coastal Bend Home Builders Association (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
Not found
votekristinanelson.com
stacieccd4.com
dan4d4.com

Joshua Anderson

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Joshua Anderson
Current role
Professor and nurse practitioner (per city's candidate list); Army veteran, TAMUCC professor and nurse practitioner (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
Background
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), his highest degree (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
  • Island resident for 3.5 years (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
Experience
  • Army, 31 years; private to lieutenant colonel (per Caller-Times questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • "Water Security"
  • "Fiscal Accountability"
  • "Public Safety"
  • "The Inner Harbor desalination plant is one of the primary reasons I am running for this council."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Caller-Times questionnaire: names "Fiscal Accountability" among his top three priorities
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "The Inner Harbor desalination plant is one of the primary reasons I am running for this council. This project needs to be approved as soon as possible"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Caller-Times questionnaire: names "Public Safety" among his top three priorities
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Kristina Nelson

Kristina Nelson

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Kristina Nelson
Current role
Licensed professional counselor and owner, Compass Counseling & Community Outreach, LLC; associate professor, LeTourneau University (per campaign)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in psychology (2008) (per campaign)
  • Master's degree in marriage, couple, and family therapy (2011) (per campaign)
  • Ph.D. in counselor education, University of Central Florida (2016) (per campaign)
  • Family moved to Corpus Christi in 2016; lives in Flour Bluff (per campaign)
  • She and her husband are both small business owners in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
Experience
  • President, board of directors, Children's Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend (per campaign)
  • Former member, Public Policy Committee, Texas Counseling Association (per campaign)
  • Member: Moms for Liberty, South Texas Alliance of Republicans, Nueces County Republican Women and Election Integrity Project (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Focus on affordable, long term water security for all water customers in Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend Region."
  • "Improving the safety of neighborhoods with strong support for Law Enforcement, First Responders"
  • "Improving streets, drainage, and city infrastructure with responsible budgeting and protecting taxpayer dollars"
  • "Enhancing the quality of life, making Corpus Christi a great place to live and raise a family."
  • "Transparent, accountable, and responsive city government for its citizens"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "always keeping the taxpayer and ratepayer in mind while moving the City to live within our financial means."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire: "I support seawater desalination as part of a diversified, long-term water portfolio, but I am not prepared to commit to Inner Harbor regardless of cost."
  • Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Improving streets, drainage, and city infrastructure with responsible budgeting and protecting taxpayer dollars"
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "Improving the safety of neighborhoods with strong support for Law Enforcement, First Responders and their needed equipment"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
votekristinanelson.com
Stacie Garrecht

Stacie Garrecht

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Stacie Garrecht
Current role
Small business owner (per city's candidate list)
Background
  • Military wife, mom, grandmother, small business owner and community organizer in District 4 (per campaign)
  • Resident of the community for 20 years (per campaign)
Experience
  • Founder, Indivisible Coastal Bend, a grassroots group (January 2025) (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Water Belongs to People, Not Corporations": "I'll push for an elected water board run by water experts"
  • "Responsible Economic Development": "good jobs and thriving small businesses right here in District 4"
  • "Quality of Living": "fixing potholes, xeriscaping incentives, a community center, and finishing the community pool on the Island"
  • "I'll push to put beach parking fee revenue back into the Island."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: "I'll push to put beach parking fee revenue back into the Island."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire, on the Inner Harbor desalination plant: "No. It's one of the priciest options, shifting costs onto ratepayers rather than the industries driving demand."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: "Public safety is also one of my top priorities."
Endorsements
  • Texas Campaign for the Environment (VoteClean.org PAC)
Campaign website
stacieccd4.com
Dan Herrington

Dan Herrington

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Dan Herrington
Current role
Senior vice president of a local bank (per campaign)
Background
  • Community banker for more than 25 years (per campaign)
  • Moved to Corpus Christi in 2019 after 20+ years in East Texas (per campaign)
  • Married to his wife Lori for more than 27 years; three adult children (per campaign)
Experience
  • Alderman, City of Hallsville, Texas (two terms, 2015–2019) (per campaign)
  • Mayor pro tem of Hallsville (2016–2019) (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Securing a Longterm, Diversified Water Plan"
  • "Supporting Public Safety and increasing their resources"
  • "NO Short Term Rentals in Padre Island RS6 Neighborhoods"
  • "Responsible Economic Growth to expand tax base; NO Tax Increases"
  • "Restoring Respect and Dignity to our City"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Responsible Economic Growth to expand tax base; NO Tax Increases"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Caller-Times questionnaire, on the Inner Harbor desalination plant: "I fully support the project as the data has shown that it can be done in a safe and fiscally responsible manner."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "Supporting Public Safety and increasing their resources"
Endorsements
  • Coastal Bend Coalition
  • Coastal Bend Home Builders Association (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
dan4d4.com

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