| Job description | Oversees the General Land Office, a Texas state agency. Term is four years. |
| Duties | Manages state public lands (including mineral rights, properties, and other assets), with the goals of preserving state history, protecting natural resources, and maximizing state revenue. Manages money resulting from the administration and sale of lands. Most revenue goes to the Texas Permanent School Fund, which funds charter schools, pays for public school textbooks, and guarantees bonds issued by local school districts. Provides funds to state veterans’ programs, such as the Veterans Land Board. Advises the Governor on land issues. |
| Annual salary | $140,938 |
Who’s Running?
| Dawn Buckingham Website: https://dawnbuckingham.com Email: https://dawnbuckingham.com (scroll down for contact form) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBuckinghamTX/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBuckinghamTX | Republican |
| Jay Kleberg Website: https://www.jay4tx.com Email: jay@jay4tx.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jay4txland/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jay4txland | Democrat |
| Alfred Molison Email: alfredm123@gmail.com | Green |
| Carrie Menger (write-in) Website: https://electmenger.com Email: menger4glo@yahoo.com | Independent |
Voter Guides
- Vote 411 (League of Women Voters Education Fund), Commissioner of the General Land Office
- “Where the candidates for Texas land commissioner stand on veterans’ care, disaster relief,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Oct 23, 2022) (paywall – article limit)
Recent News Articles
- “The race to become the next Texas land commissioner,” Axios (Nov 4, 2022) https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2022/11/04/election-texas-land-commissioner
- “Race for Texas Land Commissioner: Democrat Jay Kleberg,” WFAA (Oct 23, 2022) https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/race-texas-land-commissioner-democrat-jay-kleberg/287-396a2639-13c5-4796-aff3-60cc93a6b904 (includes video)
- “Race for Texas Land Commissioner: Republican Dawn Buckingham,” WFAA (Oct 23, 2022) https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/race-texas-land-commissioner-republican-dawn-buckingham/287-7cbf8d6d-aa31-4291-a9b7-e1e755545ccc (includes video)
- “This Texas office is vital for school funding, veterans services. Here’s our recommendation [editorial], Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Oct 19, 2022) https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/election-recommendations/article267550837.html (includes video; paywall – article limit)
- “Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds,” Texas Tribune (Oct 12, 2022) https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/12/texas-land-commissioner-dawn-buckingham-jay-kleberg/