Ben Zeller

Professional career

• The elected County Judge of Victoria, Texas, serving since 2014
• Elected County Judge in November 2014, becoming one of the youngest in Texas at the time
• As County Judge, Zeller is the presiding officer of the Commissioners’ Court, budget officer, and head of emergency management, with responsibilities spanning county operations, public health, economic development, and Texas public policy

Education

Additional information

• In 2018, the University of Houston‐Victoria named him Young Alumnus of the Year, and Texas A&M University‐San Antonio awarded him its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award.
• overseeing the county’s budget, operations, emergency management, and public policy
• He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston‐Victoria with a Bachelor of Business Administration and later obtained an MBA from Texas A&M University‐San Antonio.
• Before public service, he worked in the financial sector at Wells Fargo Bank and Texas Dow Employees Credit Union, where he held the role of a Senior Loan Officer
• Ben Zeller is an eighth‐generation Texan with family roots tracing back to Stephen F. Austin’s “Old 300” settlers.
• He has been active in public policy since his teens, serving as past president and current Legislative Chair of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas.
• He has also held leadership roles in the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, the State Republican Executive Committee, and as a mentor in Victoria’s public high schools
• He has served on boards including the Texas Association of Counties, Texas I‐69 Alliance, Victoria Economic Development Corporation, and the Citizens Medical Center Board of Managers.