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Ben Loyola, Jr.'s Biography

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Full Name:

Ben Loyola, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Gretchen; 2 Children: Isabel, Josefina

Birth Date:

11/16/1961

Birth Place:

Havana, CU

Home City:

Virginia Beach, VA

Religion:

Catholic

BS, Marine Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1979-1983

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Virginia, District 2, 2010, 2020

Candidate, Virginia State Senate, District 6, 2011

Founder/President/Chief Executive Officer, Loyola Enterprises Incorporated, 1991-present

Captain, United States Navy, 1979-2013

Chair, Republican Party of Virginia Beach, District 84, 2017-present

Chair, St. John the Apostle Catholic School Board, 2016-present

Member, Young Professionals Organization (YPO), 2009-present

Member/Chair, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers, 2005-present

Member, Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church, present

Chair, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Scholarship Committee

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Republican Professionals Network of Hampton Roads

Board Member, Virginia Ballet

Commissioner, City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, 2012-2018

Vice Chair/Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia Public School Authority, 2012-2018

Commissioner, Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, 2012-2018

Vice Chair of Finance, Republican Party of Virginia Beach, 2009

Board Member, Emergency Management Training, Analysis & Simulation Center, 2005-2008

Board Member, Old Dominion University Virginia Modeling Analysis & Simulation Center, 2001-2006

Board Member, Virginia Ballet, 2001-2004

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I am running for Congress to bring common sense, free market principles and accountability to D.C. I will always stand up for our values and our constitutional rights. In Washington, I will fight for a growing and prosperous economy, better care for our veterans, a strong national defense, and other commonsense conservative policies that ensure America continues to lead.

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