Gil Hernandez
Gil Hernandez is a member of the Corpus Christi City Council in Texas, representing District 5. He assumed office in 2019.
Hernandez ran for re-election to the Corpus Christi City Council to represent District 5 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5
Incumbent Gil Hernandez defeated David Pena in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gil Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 11,110 | |
 | David Pena (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 9,530 | |
| Total votes: 20,640 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5
Incumbent Gil Hernandez defeated Christopher Hegg in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gil Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 62.2 | 9,959 | |
| Christopher Hegg (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 6,052 | ||
| Total votes: 16,011 | ||||
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2020
See also: City elections in Corpus Christi, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5
Incumbent Gil Hernandez defeated John Luis in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gil Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 14,031 | |
| John Luis (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 9,344 | |
| Total votes: 23,375 | ||||
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2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5
Gil Hernandez defeated Paul Thurman in the general runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5 on December 18, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gil Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 65.6 | 3,065 | |
| Paul Thurman (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 1,605 | ||
| Total votes: 4,670 | ||||
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General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5
Gil Hernandez and Paul Thurman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carlos Torres and Eric Rodriguez in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gil Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 4,659 | |
| ✔ | Paul Thurman (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 4,080 | |
| Carlos Torres (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 3,974 | |
| Eric Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 3,604 | ||
| Total votes: 16,317 | ||||
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2014
The city of Corpus Christi, Texas held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Eight council seats - three at-large and districts one through five - were up for election. In the at-large race, incumbents Lillian Riojas and Mark Scott and candidate Chad Magill defeated Reynaldo “Ray” Madrigal, Margareta Fratila and Gil Hernandez.[1]
| Corpus Christi City Council, At-large, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mark Scott Incumbent |
23.7% | 19,305 | |
| Lillian Riojas Incumbent |
23% | 18,784 | |
| Chad Magill |
23.3% | 18,974 | |
| Reynaldo “Ray” Madrigal | 9.9% | 8,103 | |
| Margareta Fratila | 5.7% | 4,643 | |
| Gil Hernandez | 14.4% | 11,746 | |
| Total Votes | 69,809 | ||
| Source: Nueces County Clerk's Office - Official 2014 Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gil Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Gil Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gil Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On his campaign website, Hernandez highlighted the following issues:[2]
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "With our current boom comes increased sales and property tax revenue. We must wisely invest those increased revenues in our neglected infrastructure and insure we capture our share of the growing regional tax base. In that way we can keep the effective tax rate as low as possible and provide efficient quality services."
Streets
- Excerpt: "Even after a clear message from the voters last November, Council failed to come up with a plan for reconstruction of the other 65% of the residential streets. We need a real plan to reconstruct those neglected residential streets that taxpayers can afford. The street user fee should be reconsidered and a residential street reconstruction program developed that charges no more than 25% of the cost to the homeowner. It is currently 90%."
Water
- Excerpt: "We must explore every opportunity to expand our water sources in order to serve our industrial and residential growth. Water equals jobs. Industrial desalination, groundwater storage, conservation, reuse and other sources must all be considered. There is no reason except of lack of political will to prevent insuring there enough water for our future growth."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "We have to invest in our City, but we must do it effectively and efficiently to keep taxes and utilities down as low as possible. Decisions that encourage residents to lower use but raise rates represent poor planning. These are the internal services and structure that are needed to attract the industries, businesses and the jobs and families that come with them. Give me the opportunity to provide the leadership that will attract them to Corpus Christi."
See also
2024 Elections
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Corpus Christi City Council District 5 2019-Present |
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