Starr County
County Judge
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
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