Nelda Martinez

Nelda Martinez (born July 22, 1961) is an American real estate agent and politician who served as mayor of the Texas city of Corpus Christi from 2012 to 2016.

[4] After McQueen resigned from office after five weeks, Martinez announced her intent to run in the special mayoral election, formally filing on February 28, 2017.

[11]  In 2013, she supported a move to protect area military bases with the adoption of the NAS Corpus Christi Joint Land Use Study.

The study identified strategies needed for greater land use compatibility surrounding three Navy training fields in Corpus Christi.

[13]  During Martinez’ second mayoral term, the city council proposed the Downtown Development Plan to revitalize Corpus Christi’s central business and entertainment district.

[16] Ride share company Uber announced in March 2016 that it was leaving Corpus Christi in response to the city’s newly-enacted ordinance requiring driver fingerprint background checks.

[20][7] A former board chair for South Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc., she led the fundraising effort for “Justice for My People,” a documentary about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

Previous board service also includes Christus Spohn Health System Foundation, Foster Angels of South Texas, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Palmer Drug Abuse Program, Coastal Bend Council of Governments, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend Chief Elected Officials Council, South Texas Catholic Diocese Bishop’s Guild, Building America’s Future Education Fund, and Executive Women International Corpus Christi.