Del Mar College Board of Regents Election Candidates

August 29, 2006

THREE DISTRICT AND ONE AT-LARGE SEAT UP FOR ELECTION ON NOV. 7 BALLOTS

By the filing deadline of 5 p.m. today, August 29, a total of 12 individuals had filed for a place on the ballot for the Del Mar College Board of Regents November election. Four seats, which include those currently held by Gabriel Rivas III, District 1, Olga Gonzales, District 3, the unexpired term of William J. Chriss, District 5 and Minerva Perez Arriaga, at-large will be included on the Nov. 7 election ballot.

On the DMC Board of Regents, five regents represent specific geographic districts while four serve at-large. The Del Mar College District includes all the area in the Calallen, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Tuloso-Midway and West Oso Independent School Districts.

Candidates will draw for their place on the ballot on Tuesday, September 5, at 10:00 am in the foyer of the Heldenfels Administration Building, Del Mar College—East Campus.


DISTRICT 1 -- FULL TERM

Gabriel “Gabe” Rivas, III
1106 S. 19th Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78465
Office: 361/883-8970
Home: 361/765-6290

Linda Garcia
2419 Grisham Court
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Home: 361/888-5742

Rowland Andrade
10342 River Run, Apt. 3211
Corpus Christi, TX 78410


DISTRICT 3 -- FULL TERM

Olga Gonzales
1809 Yale St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Home: 361/853-8404
Alternate: 361/884-8877

Elva Estrada
4805 FM Rd. 1889
Robstown, TX 78380
Cell: 361/510-7114
Home: 361/387-7114

Jesse Garcia
4021 Woodriver, Apt. 1114
Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Office: 361/884-5264
Home: 361/387-2612


DISTRICT 5 -- UNEXPIRED TERM (SERVES THROUGH 2010)

Howard Karsh
5406 Wooldridge Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Home: 361/993-8449

James B. (Jim) Boggs
4701 Donegal Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Office: 361/826-3798
Home: 361/255-9197

Israel Garcia
5938 Cinnamon Oaks
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Cell: 361/438-6186


AT-LARGE -- FULL TERM

Minerva "Minnie" Arriaga
426 Santa Monica
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
361/853-6141

Joseph C. Ramirez
3608 Sumster Cts
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Office: 361/548-6819
Home: 361/884-7734

Nick Adame
6318 Senators Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Home: 361/854-0522