May Nardone Mendoza, Candidate for Corpus Christi City Council District 4 has a passion for service and wants to make a difference for Corpus Christi!
- Born & Raised in Corpus Christi
- Single Mother of Two Children
- Graduate of W.B. Ray High School, DeMar College, and Strayer University (Summa Cum Laude)
- Recently retired as a Farmer’s Insurance Agent and speaks on Windstorm & Flood Issues in Washington, DC and the State of Texas local, state and national quality of life with Farmer Insurance PAC, TX Restaurant Association PAC, and the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
- Owner of Merida’s Tapas & Cantina on Padre Island
- Former Owner of Mikel May’s Beachside Bar & Grill on Bob Hall Pier
- 2022 Graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi Class L (50)
Community Involvement
- Travelled with Representative Todd Hunter to lobby for Windstorm issues and many other issues and legislation that impacts our local, state and national quality of life with Farmer Insurance PAC, TX Restaurant Association PAC, and the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
- 2024: Current Chair of the Coastal Bend TX Restaurant Association Board of Directors
- 2024: Currently serves on the TX Restaurant Association PAC at the State level
- 2023: Chair of United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, served as Board Member since 2015
- 2022: Awarded a Woman of Distinction from TX Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
- 2021: Awarded the Restaurant of the Year Award, representing the Coastal Bend area
- Padre Island Business Association President and Board of Directors 2014 -2009
- Goodwill Industries of South Texas Board of Directors since 2013
- Corpus Christi Kiwanis Club Division 4, Lt. Governor 2010 for Corpus Christi, Calallen, Alice, Kingsville, and Robstown areas. President of Corpus Christi Kiwanis Club in 2009.
- 2007: Corpus Christi Under 40 Recipient
- 1986: President of Hi-Fairnessee Girls Club – Oldest High School Girls Club in the U.S., over 90 Years in existence.
