ROSE BENAVIDEZ

Democratic

On ballot as: ROSE BENAVIDEZ
Current role: President, Starr County Industrial Foundation; South Texas College trustee, District 1 (Starr County) (since November 2009; current term through May 2030)
Background: Starr County native (per a 2023 Texas House resolution honoring her)
Daughter of the late Manuel Benavidez, a South Texas College trustee
Selected to continue in his board seat after his death in March 2009
Starr County Industrial Foundation: nonprofit founded and supported by local government and business leaders to develop the local economy
Experience: Former chair and vice chair, South Texas College board
Association of Community College Trustees board (elected 2017); later its chair (per a 2023 Texas House resolution)
Top priorities: "what we are doing now is finding the kind of industry that creates jobs with meaningful wages" (KRGV, Feb. 25, 2026)
"I want to see every family taken care of and that they are raised out of poverty, and to continue to have job opportunities and educational opportunities" (KRGV, Feb. 25, 2026)
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
Growth and infrastructure: Told KRGV before the March 2026 primary: "I spent all of my career attracting new businesses, and what we are doing now is finding the kind of industry that creates jobs with meaningful wages"
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: rose.vote

ROSE BENAVIDEZ

County Judge

Rose Benavidez