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.

Energy & the Environment

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.

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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.

Supports bringing transparency to the Texas land commissioner 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.

- 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

- 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

- 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
- 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

- 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.