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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 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.

- 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.