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Benjamin Flores is originally from Mexico. He earned an associate's degree in information decision systems from the San Diego City College and a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity and information assurance from Western Governors University. Benjamin lives with his wife, An, and one kid in Bay City, Texas.

Benjamin is a cybersecurity and compliance consultant. He works with banks, fintech firms and county governments, a role he has held for 30 years. He previously washed cars, cooked fried chicken at KFC and repaired computers at a Marriott hotel in California.

Benjamin currently is a freelance cybersecurity and compliance consultant and owns a pig farm. He was previously a co-founder of Loki Industries, a autonomous drone company. He also worked as the chief information security officer and senior compliance officer for the SCE Group, a cybersecurity firm, as a facilitator for SANS Institute, a pci-dss program manager for Travis County, Texas, and in other security-focused roles for banks, fintech firms, and Marriott International. He was also a car washer and cook at KFC.

Benjamin Flores, City Council Member - Position 1

Benjamin currently serves as the Position 1 Councilman of the Bay City Council. He was first elected in 2023 and is serving his first term.

Promises to strengthen coastal protections and improve programs that provide help for storm recovery.

- Promises to strengthen coastal protections and improve programs that provide help for storm recovery.

Energy & the Environment

Supports inviting more solar and wind energy producers to enhance the electric grid, increase revenue for school districts, and improve veterans service programs.

Supports bringing in more solar and wind energy producers to enhance the electric grid, increase revenue for school districts, and improve veterans service programs.

Plans to improve and expand veteran home loan and support services while reducing travel burdens for assistance and medical treatment.

- Supports bringing in more solar and wind energy producers to enhance the electric grid, increase revenue for school districts, and improve veterans service programs.
- Plans to improve and expand veteran home loan and support services while reducing travel burdens for assistance and medical treatment.

Public Services

Criticizes the current administration for leaving significant funds unutilized due to poor investment strategies and politicized decisions, advocating for better management of public school assets to increase revenue and provide property tax relief, particularly benefiting under-resourced schools serving Black and Brown communities.

Advocates for better management of public school assets to increase revenue and provide property tax relief, particularly benefiting under-resourced schools serving Black and Brown communities.

Opposes using Texas's General Land Office resources for border protection, believing that state's law enforcement is "more than capable of securing the border."

- Advocates for better management of public school assets to increase revenue and provide property tax relief, particularly benefiting under-resourced schools serving Black and Brown communities.
- Opposes using Texas's General Land Office resources for border protection, believing that state's law enforcement is "more than capable of securing the border."

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Benjamin Flores

Benjamin currently is a freelance cybersecurity and compliance consultant and owns a pig farm. He was previously a co-founder of Loki Industries, a autonomous drone company. He also worked as the chief information security officer and senior compliance officer for the SCE Group, a cybersecurity firm; a facilitator for SANS Institute; a pci-dss program manager for Travis County, Texas; and other security-focused roles for banks, fintech firms, and Marriott International. He was also a car washer and cook at KFC.

As of January 22, 2026, Benjamin Flores’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Jose Loya is from Chihuahua, Mexico. He immigrated to Cactus, Texas, with his family when he was in the fifth grade. He and his wife, Diana, live in Dumas and have three children.

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Jose Loya is originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a child, settling in Texas. He attended Thomas Jefferson University, where he studied human resources, labor, and industrial relations, and also studied international business and business administration at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Jose lives in Dumas with his wife, Diana, and their three children.

Loya is a union representative and runs a veterans program for the union called Veterans of Steel. He previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Jose currently works as a staff representative and Veterans of Steel coordinator for the United Steelworkers. He previously worked as a refinery worker and safety management representative at a Valero refinery and as a production supervisor at a meatpacking plant. Loya served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, completing two combat deployments to Iraq.

Jose Loya's campaign for Texas land commissioner is his first time running for public office.

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Jose's campaign for Commissioner of the General Land Office in the State of Texas is his first run for public office.

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Supports leveraging energy resources to generate revenue for public schools, disaster recovery, and coastal protection while maintaining a strong energy industry.

Supports an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that includes oil, gas, and renewable energy, with an emphasis on responsible management of state lands.

Emphasizes generating fair market value from energy and mineral leases on public land to benefit Texans and public schools.

Links energy development with environmental protection and long-term sustainability of state lands and coastlines.

- Supports an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that includes oil, gas, and renewable energy, with an emphasis on responsible management of state lands.
- Emphasizes generating fair market value from energy and mineral leases on public land to benefit Texans and public schools.
- Links energy development with environmental protection and long-term sustainability of state lands and coastlines.

Prioritizes responsible growth of the Permanent School Fund to strengthen neighborhood schools and directly benefit students and teachers.

Frames the Texas Land Commissioner’s role as central to funding and maintaining public spaces and shared community resources.

Prioritizes disaster mitigation through the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation program to strengthen communities and infrastructure, aiming to improve recovery and prevention efforts for future storms and floods.

Emphasizes protecting public access to land and coastal areas for community use and future generations.

Connects public land management to community resilience and disaster recovery for local communities.

- Frames the Texas Land Commissioner’s role as central to funding and maintaining public spaces and shared community resources.
- Emphasizes protecting public access to land and coastal areas for community use and future generations.
- Connects public land management to community resilience and disaster recovery for local communities.

Hopes to improve efficiency and fairness in disaster recovery administration.

Supports stronger worker safety protections on state lands, including strict lease requirements for drilling safety, equipment maintenance, waste handling, and emergency response to prevent harm from company shortcuts.

Supports responsibly growing the Permanent School Fund to strengthen Texas public schools, provide resources, lower borrowing costs for districts, and benefit students and teachers.

- Hopes to improve efficiency and fairness in disaster recovery administration.
- Supports stronger worker safety protections on state lands, including strict lease requirements for drilling safety, equipment maintenance, waste handling, and emergency response to prevent harm from company shortcuts.
- Supports responsibly growing the Permanent School Fund to strengthen Texas public schools, provide resources, lower borrowing costs for districts, and benefit students and teachers.

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Jose's  campaign for Commissioner of the General Land Office in State of Texas is his first run for public office.

- Prioritizes transparency and accountability in how the General Land Office operates and makes decisions.
- Argues the office has historically lacked visibility and public accountability.
- States intent to improve efficiency and fairness in disaster recovery administration.
- Positions himself as an administrator focused on public service rather than political advancement.

- Supports an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that includes oil, gas, and renewable energy, with an emphasis on responsible management of state lands
- Emphasizes generating fair market value from energy and mineral leases on public land to benefit Texans and public schools
- Links energy development with environmental protection and long-term sustainability of state lands and coastlines

- Frames the Texas Land Commissioner’s role as central to funding and maintaining public spaces and shared community resources
- Emphasizes protecting public access to land and coastal areas for community use and future generations
- Connects public land management to community resilience and disaster recovery for local communities

- Prioritizes transparency and accountability in how the General Land Office operates and makes decisions
- Argues the office has historically lacked visibility and public accountability
- States intent to improve efficiency and fairness in disaster recovery administration
- Positions himself as an administrator focused on public service rather than political advancement

Prioritizes transparency and accountability in how the General Land Office operates and makes decisions.

- The land commissioner is Texas’ chief land manager, running the General Land Office and overseeing many public lands and natural resources.
- They lease state lands (like coastal and mineral lands) to businesses, which generates revenue for things like public schools.
- The commissioner helps allocate disaster recovery funds and support Texans after storms, floods, and other emergencies.
- The commissioner is elected by voters statewide for a four-year term and can be re-elected indefinitely.
- The annual salary for the office is about $140,938.

Oversees public lands and natural resources.

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