BENJAMIN FLORES

Democratic

On ballot as: BENJAMIN FLORES
Current role: Not found
Background: Born in Mexico
Started a 10-acre heritage-breed pig business
Experience: Bay City City Council
Served on the Bay City Development Corporation and the Houston-Galveston Area Council
Top priorities: "Increasing revenue for public schools through responsible land management"
"Making Veterans Land Board programs faster and easier to access"
"Protecting our coast"
"Delivering quicker, fairer disaster recovery"
"Fight for a VA hospital in the Rio Grande Valley"
Tidbits: School funding and state lands: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I will expand responsible leasing, strengthen oversight and use data to maximize long-term returns for public schools."
Disaster recovery: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Recovery funding must reach rural, coastal and low-income Texans without years of delay."
Border security: "Texas can protect its border without surrendering control of state lands or sacrificing parks, resources and private property rights."
Veterans: Will "expand Veterans Land Board home-loan and support programs, improve outreach, reduce long-distance travel for assistance, and fight for a VA hospital in the Rio Grande Valley"
Endorsements: Texas AFL-CIO
Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas
Several Democrat Elected Officials and Organizations
Campaign website: letsgowithben.com

Commissioner of the General Land Office