Don't forget, the Texas Land Commissioner race is in November too. (generations, education)

[CastletonSnob1]

I made a thread about how Railroad Commissioner is up for election this year, but Land Commissioner is up for election as well.

The race is to replace George P. Bush. It's between Jay Kleberg (D) and Dawn Buckingham (R).

Here's what the Texas Land Office does, according to its site:

The oldest state agency in Texas, the GLO was formed to determine who owned what and where after the Texians and Tejanos won independence. Today the General Land Office manages state lands, operates the Alamo, helps Texans recovering from natural disasters, helps fund Texas public education through the Permanent School Fund, provides benefits to Texas Veterans, and manages the vast Texas coast.

Here are the candidates' respective experiences:

Jay Kleberg (From his own site):

Former Associate Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

• Co-founder and managing director of Explore Ranches
  
• Director of the Texas Lyceum, a non-partisan civic engagement group
  
• Co-founder of the Amazon Alliance (Aliança da Terra)
  
• Advisory Board Member of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
  
• Board Member of Flatsworthy, a grassroots conservation organization on the Texas coast
  
• Board Member of Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation
  
• Former Board Chair of Texas Water Trade, a non-profit water conservation organization
  
• Former Board Chair of the El Paso Regional Mobility Advocacy Group, a nonprofit transportation advocacy organization
  
• Former Board Member of the El Paso Museum of History Foundation, philanthropic partner to Museum
  
• Former Board Member of the ​​Community Scholars Program, a non-profit leadership development organization for El Paso High School students

Dawn Buckingham, from her own site:

Dr. Dawn Buckingham’s family were among the first settlers to Texas seven generations ago, and that tough, independent, pioneer spirit is deeply rooted in her personality. True to her Texas roots, her commitment to service began early, serving as a volunteer firefighter, and attending the Texas A&M Fire School. She is also an avid hunter, outdoorswoman, and steward of the land. She made history in 2016 as the first woman elected to the Texas State Senate from Travis County and she is ready to make history again as this state’s first female Land Commissioner—one of the most important offices in state government.

Dawn came from humble roots—growing up poor off the Texas coast and then on a ranch in Central Texas. But she has never settled for less than her dreams. Wanting to attend college, but without the money to do so, Dawn lived at home, working two jobs to pay her own way through college at UT-Austin. With endurance of spirit she graduated Magna *** Laude and debt-free. It was during college that she met the love of her life and husband of 30 years, Ed Buckingham. Dawn and Ed both received their medical degrees from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and they have two children. Her commitment to service and recognition for her work has allowed her to hold leadership positions in local, state, and national medical organizations.