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Ben Armenta
Ben Armenta (Republican Party) ran for election for Texas Land Commissioner. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Biography
Ben Armenta graduated from Round Rock's Westwood High School in 1997. Armenta earned a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Houston at Downtown. His career experience includes working as a teacher in middle school special education, the president and CEO of StalwartMC and StriveLink360, and the Houston managing principal with Credera.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Land Commissioner
Dawn Buckingham defeated Jay Kleberg, Alfred Molison, and Carrie Menger in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Buckingham (R) | 56.2 | 4,463,452 |
 | Jay Kleberg (D)  | 42.1 | 3,350,291 | |
| Alfred Molison (G) | 1.7 | 133,034 | ||
 | Carrie Menger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,812 | |
| Total votes: 7,948,589 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner
Jay Kleberg defeated Sandragrace Martinez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Kleberg | 52.9 | 254,273 |
 | Sandragrace Martinez | 47.1 | 225,964 | |
| Total votes: 480,237 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner
Dawn Buckingham defeated Tim Westley in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Buckingham | 68.8 | 595,554 |
 | Tim Westley | 31.2 | 270,365 | |
| Total votes: 865,919 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner
Sandragrace Martinez and Jay Kleberg advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jinny Suh and Michael Lange in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandragrace Martinez | 31.8 | 313,780 |
| ✔ | | Jay Kleberg | 26.0 | 257,034 |
 | Jinny Suh | 21.9 | 216,238 | |
 | Michael Lange | 20.2 | 199,764 | |
| Total votes: 986,816 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Buckingham | 41.9 | 679,125 |
| ✔ | | Tim Westley | 14.8 | 239,473 |
 | Jon Spiers | 12.6 | 203,879 | |
 | Don Minton | 10.6 | 171,001 | |
 | Victor Avila | 7.5 | 121,998 | |
 | Weston Martinez | 6.6 | 107,219 | |
| Rufus Lopez | 3.1 | 49,475 | ||
 | Ben Armenta | 3.0 | 48,029 | |
| Total votes: 1,620,199 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner
Alfred Molison advanced from the Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Alfred Molison (G) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ben Armenta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Armenta's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Issues Alamo Did you know that the Texas General Land Office runs the Alamo? Democrats want to teach our children that the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo was about protecting the slave trade. This is a lie. Ben will fight to ensure the true history of the Alamo is preserved for future Texans. Critical Race Theory Did you know that the Texas General Land Office plays a key role in funding public education? Ben will use his position to ensure Critical Race Theory will be banned from our schools. CRT is the Democrats’ racist attempt to divide Americans based solely on the color of our skin. Ben believes this indoctrination must end. Veterans Did you know that COVID has killed twice the number of veterans in our state homes compared to other retirement facilities? The Texas General Land Office runs 10 veterans retirement homes across the state. Ben will use his health care industry experience to ensure that our veterans receive the honor and care they deserve. Disasters Did you know that Texas is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world? On average our coast is hit by a hurricane every 5 to 8 years. The Texas General Land Office plays a critical role in helping Texans get back on their feet following federally declared disasters. Ben’s business expertise uniquely qualifies him to manage this complicated responsibility.[3] |
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| —Ben Armenta's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ben Armenta," accessed February 11, 2022
- ↑ Ben Armenta, "Bio," accessed February 11, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ben Armenta, “Issues,” accessed January 23, 2022
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