Born on August 2, 1931 in the town of Corsicana, Texas, Council member Erv Brannon has been a resident of Pasadena for 52 years and of his district for 42 years. His educational background includes high school, one year at Baylor University and many technical schools. He was a proud member of the U.S. National Guard, the U.S. Marines, and the U.S. Navy Corps. Erv was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1955. Mr. Brannon has pursued many positions of employment, with the majority of his working years as an Instrumentation/Electrical Technician with the Diamond Alkali Company (15 years) up to his retirement with the Luberzol Corporation (25 years). Among Councilman Brannon's accreditations are course studies in financial planning.

He married his childhood sweetheart, Joyce, shortly before leaving the military. His happy marriage of 52 years to Joyce has resulted in the wonderful gifts of 3 children, 3 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.

Mr. Brannon says that he will be devoting all his time and energy to serving the City of Pasadena for the progress of the City and for the betterment of its citizens, taxpayers and employees.

His goals for Pasadena include studying the issues, voting for the best interest of the City, taxpayers, citizens, and employees. Mr. Brannon says he “will not make it my mission to find fault with people, but base my decisions upon facts and figures that will support or not support the issues that come before council.” He also says he will maintain an "open door" policy to encourage his district's constituents to bring their concerns to him for assistance.

Should you wish to contact him, Councilman Brannon may be reached by phone at (713) 475-7858.