Dan McQueen, newcomer Michael Hall announce bids for Corpus Christi mayor on last filing day

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The filing period for Corpus Christi Mayor closed Monday, with several candidates bidding for the city's top spot.

The five candidates who filed as of 3 p.m. Monday are: Aislynn Campbell, Michael Hall, Ray Madrigal De Pancho Villa (previously listed as Reynaldo Madrigal), Joe McComb and Dan McQueen.

Madrigal has a pending application to legally change his name to Ray Madrigal De Pancho Villa with Nueces County District Judge Nanette Hasette. The application was not finalized as of Monday.

McQueen was elected as Corpus Christi's mayor in November 2016, but resigned in January 2017 through a Facebook post. He served for just 37 days.

When asked about why he decided to run again, McQueen said his short stint as mayor "didn't work out," claiming the media has a "tendency to mislead the public."

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"We have a massive issue nationally to where the public doesn't trust anything," McQueen said. "They don't trust politicians that are running our cities, states, nation. They don't trust our media because somebody always has an agenda. And we've got to get to ground zero before we just implode or explode, or whatever it is so that we can regain our focus as one nation, as one state, as one city."

McQueen's resignation in 2017 came as questions circulated about his educational background, his chief-of-staff pick and Facebook posts that took aim at fellow council members, city staff and the local media. McQueen on Monday denied that he misled the public about his educational background.

In the time since, he announced his intention to run for U.S. Senate, but dropped out of the race last November through a Facebook post. He also self-published a book called "37 Day Mayor: Truth - FAKE NEWS - America's Future (Volume 1)" on Amazon.

On the city's secretary's candidate list, McQueen listed his occupation as CEO.

McQueen aims to grow revenue in the city and add technological jobs and "create a pathway for our students coming out of college so they don't have to leave."

Hall, 28, applied for the mayoral seat on Friday. He moved to Corpus Christi from Chicago about four years ago.

"I chose to run because I think the city has a lot of potential. I'm raising a new family here, and I want to make it a place where families live and want to grow up," Hall told the Caller-Times. "I'm only 28, so I'm with the new wave coming to Corpus Christi and the future of the city."

Hall wants the city to be able to attract talent from all over the country. His occupation listed on the city secretary's candidate list is engineering and consulting.

Here is who has filed for City Council seats

At-Large candidates

Brandey Batey — filed July 25

David Boatright — filed Aug. 17

John Garcia — filed Aug. 20

Rudy Garza Jr.* — filed July 23

Paulette Guajardo* — filed Aug. 20

Michael Hunter* — filed July 24

Kaylynn Paxson — filed Aug. 6

District 1

Julian Firo — filed Aug. 8

Joy Miller — filed July 23

Everett Roy* — filed July 26

District 2

Sylvia Campos — filed July 23

James "T.C." Chadden — filed Aug. 7

Ben Molina* — filed July 23

R.J. Torres — filed Aug. 3

District 3

Roland Barrera — filed July 23

Eric Cantu — filed Aug. 17

Margareta Fratila — filed July 23

Roland A. Gaona — filed July 26

Eric Lee Tunchez — filed July 23

District 4

Greg Smith* — filed July 25

Richard Diaz — filed Aug. 20

District 5

Gil Hernandez — filed Aug. 6

Eric Rodriguez — filed July 27

Paul Thurman — filed July 25

Carlos Torres — filed Aug. 20

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes incumbent candidates.