Nueces County
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Ed BennettRepublicanIsabel Noyola-MartinDemocratic
On ballot as
Ed Bennett
Isabel Noyola-Martin
Current role
Certified public accountant; member, Nueces Central Appraisal District Board of Directors
Retired (per 2026 candidate filing)
Background
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, University of Houston
- Master of Science in accountancy, University of Houston
- Certified public accountant since 1979, self-employed (per 2017 Del Mar College student newspaper profile)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (per candidate)
- U.S. Army National Guard (1971–1977) (per Ballotpedia)
- Lifelong resident of Precinct 2 (per KRIS 6 News)
Experience
- Nueces County Appraisal District board, At-Large Place 3 (elected June 2024 runoff; took office July 1, 2024)
- Del Mar College Board of Regents, District 5 (elected 2016; served 2016–2022) (per Ballotpedia)
- Former member, Corpus Christi Ethics Commission (per candidate)
- Has "over 45 years of financial accounting experience" (per candidate)
- Worked as a probation officer (per KRIS 6 News)
- Served as a Democratic precinct chair (per KRIS 6 News)
- Has not held elected public office
- Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won over incumbent Commissioner Joe A. Gonzalez
Top priorities
- "Understanding the budget and long-term debt."
- "Public safety."
- "Reduce the corruption that has resulted in higher property taxes for many local taxing entities."
- "Focused on zero based line item budgets for the objective of reducing waste and abuse."
- "Long-term objective to make the county more affordable for our children and grandchildren."
- "to make sure that we took care of public safety, our infrastructure, and our health care systems here in Nueces County"
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Ballotpedia survey: "Focused on zero based line item budgets for the objective of reducing waste and abuse" and "Reducing excessive property taxes and long-term debt"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Ballotpedia survey, lists "Public safety" as one of the three key messages of his campaign
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: After the May 2026 runoff, told KRIS 6 News her objective was "to make sure that we took care of public safety, our infrastructure, and our health care systems here in Nueces County"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Ed Bennett
Republican- On ballot as
- Ed Bennett
- Current role
- Certified public accountant; member, Nueces Central Appraisal District Board of Directors
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, University of Houston
- Master of Science in accountancy, University of Houston
- Certified public accountant since 1979, self-employed (per 2017 Del Mar College student newspaper profile)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (per candidate)
- U.S. Army National Guard (1971–1977) (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Nueces County Appraisal District board, At-Large Place 3 (elected June 2024 runoff; took office July 1, 2024)
- Del Mar College Board of Regents, District 5 (elected 2016; served 2016–2022) (per Ballotpedia)
- Former member, Corpus Christi Ethics Commission (per candidate)
- Has "over 45 years of financial accounting experience" (per candidate)
- Top priorities
- "Understanding the budget and long-term debt."
- "Public safety."
- "Reduce the corruption that has resulted in higher property taxes for many local taxing entities."
- "Focused on zero based line item budgets for the objective of reducing waste and abuse."
- "Long-term objective to make the county more affordable for our children and grandchildren."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Ballotpedia survey: "Focused on zero based line item budgets for the objective of reducing waste and abuse" and "Reducing excessive property taxes and long-term debt"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Ballotpedia survey, lists "Public safety" as one of the three key messages of his campaign
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- edfornueces.com
Isabel Noyola-Martin
Democratic- On ballot as
- Isabel Noyola-Martin
- Current role
- Retired (per 2026 candidate filing)
- Background
- Lifelong resident of Precinct 2 (per KRIS 6 News)
- Experience
- Worked as a probation officer (per KRIS 6 News)
- Served as a Democratic precinct chair (per KRIS 6 News)
- Has not held elected public office
- Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won over incumbent Commissioner Joe A. Gonzalez
- Top priorities
- "to make sure that we took care of public safety, our infrastructure, and our health care systems here in Nueces County"
- 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: After the May 2026 runoff, told KRIS 6 News her objective was "to make sure that we took care of public safety, our infrastructure, and our health care systems here in Nueces County"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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