2 experienced councilmembers aim to represent Dist. 2 [Video]

Incumbent Sylvia Campos is facing former District 2 Councilman Ben Molina to represent the area that includes a concentration of Corpus Christi’s small businesses.

We asked both incumbent Sylvia Campos and challenger Ben Molina, who has represented the area in the past, to put aside some of the larger, citywide issues for a moment, and focus on the issues Dist. 2 is specifically facing.

Here’s what they had to say:

“During my time on city council, my focus was on animal control,” Molina said. “Änd since I’ve been away, that focus has shifted. And, so, the focus will always be our streets and our infrastructure, animal control. And then of course, economic development is very, very important to me. I am pro-growth; I am pro-business.”

Campos said a huge priority of hers is, not only the streets and animal control, but sidewalks.

“The sidewalks are a big issue because since we’re — we have most of …