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
No caucus information on file.
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.