Profile of Constable, Pct. 2 candidates
LUIS MENDIETA, 33, (D)
Family: Married with two children.
Occupation: Sheriff’s deputy, Cameron County Sheriff’s Department.
Political History: None
Affiliations: Brownsville Independent School District Parent Volunteer, member; St. Mary’s Mother of the Church Men’s Club, member; Order of Alhambra Alva Caravan No. 91, member; Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies Association, member; Cameron County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, member.
Education: Homer Hanna High School, earned general equivalency degree in 1992; The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, graduate, Class of 1996.
PEDRO AVILA JR., 65, (D)
Family: Married with five children.
Occupation: Retired fire fighter.
Political History: Lost against Abel Gomez for constable in 2004.
Affiliations: Southmost Lions, former member.
Education: Brownsville High School, Class of 1963; earned Associate of Arts in Fire from Texas Southmost College, Class of 1988; earned Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, minor in Biology from The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Class of 2002.
Web site: None.
ABEL GOMEZ, 33, (D)
Family: Married with two children.
Occupation: Constable, Precinct 2.
Political History: Elected constable in 2004. Served as constable since Jan. 1, 2005-present.
Affiliations: None
Education: Pace High School, Class of 1993; The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Police Academy, Class of 1998.
Web site: None.
