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Margareta Fratila
Margareta Fratila ran for election to the Corpus Christi City Council to represent District 3 in Texas. Fratila lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Fratila was a candidate for mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. She was defeated in the special election on May 6, 2017.
Fratila was a 2016 candidate for an at-large seat on the Corpus Christi City Council. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fratila also ran unsuccessfully for the at-large seat in 2014.
Biography
Fratila earned an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, an M.B.A.M. and H.R.D. from Webster University, and an M.S. in horticulture and agriculture from the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest.[1][2]
As of her 2017 run for office, Fratila was an investor, principal, founder, and manager for the real estate investment firm MG&ED, LLC, and the owner of the flower shop European Floral Designs. She has also served as a member of the U.S. Senatorial Inner Circle and the Republican National Committee's Republican Senatorial Inner Circle.[1][3]
Elections
2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 3
Roland Barrera defeated Eric J. Cantu in the general runoff election for Corpus Christi City Council District 3 on December 18, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roland Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 1,384 |
 | Eric J. Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 1,153 | |
| Total votes: 2,537 | |||
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General election
General election for Corpus Christi City Council District 3
Roland Barrera and Eric J. Cantu advanced to a runoff. They defeated Margareta Fratila, Eric Lee Tunchez, and Roland Gaona in the general election for Corpus Christi City Council District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roland Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 3,906 |
| ✔ | | Eric J. Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 35.5 | 3,289 |
 | Margareta Fratila (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 1,177 | |
| Eric Lee Tunchez (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 560 | ||
| Roland Gaona (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 345 | ||
| Total votes: 9,277 | |||
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2017
Corpus Christi, Texas held a special election for mayor on May 6, 2017. Former Mayor Dan McQueen, who won election to the position on November 8, 2016, and was sworn in on December 13, 2016, resigned from office in January 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in the special election was March 27, 2017.[4][5] The following candidates ran in the special election for mayor of Corpus Christi.[6]
| Mayor of Corpus Christi, Special Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe McComb |
52.22% | 11,112 |
| Nelda Martinez | 30.29% | 6,445 |
| Larry White | 7.13% | 1,518 |
| Mark Di Carlo | 3.47% | 738 |
| Jonathan Garison | 2.99% | 636 |
| James Hernandez | 1.81% | 385 |
| Ray Madrigal | 1.59% | 339 |
| Margareta Fratila | 0.50% | 107 |
| Total Votes | 21,280 | |
| Source: Ballotpedia staff, Email correspondence with Nueces County Elections Department, July 17, 2017 | ||
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2016The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 22, 2016. All eight city council seats were up for election.[7] The following candidates ran in the Corpus Christi City Council general election for the three at-large seats.[8]
2014The 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.[9]
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Campaign themes
2017
On her campaign postcard, Fratila said, "As your chosen Mayor, I will analyze the budget and search for every possible way to fix our streets and infrastructure without increasing taxes. It's time to end the nonsense at City Hall."[2]
In response to a question from KRIS-TV about her campaign priorities, Fratila said, "My priority will be clean water. I will talk to the water department, and I will get to the bottom of the problems because it's always like putting a band-aid - the problem is not solved."[10]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Corpus Christi City Council
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Margareta Fratila," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Margareta Fratila for Mayor on April 2, 2017," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Margareta Fratila," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Mayor Resigns After One Month in Office, Via Facebook," January 19, 2017
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi, "Special Election 2017," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the office of the Corpus Christi city secretary," March 28, 2017
- ↑ Nueces County Elections, "2016 Election Dates," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi, "General Election - November 2016 Candidate List," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Nueces County Clerk, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ KRIS-TV, "Profile on Candidate Margareta Fratila," accessed April 12, 2017
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