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.