Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller is an eighth-generation Texan whose deep roots in the Lone Star State date back to Stephen F. Austin’s “Old 300” settlers.
Ben graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston-Victoria with a Bachelor of Business Administration and later earned an MBA from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Before entering public service, he worked in the financial sector at Wells Fargo Bank and Texas Dow Employees Credit Union. Ben was elected in November 2014 as one of the youngest county judges in Texas.
Ben has been passionate about public policy since his teenage years and is a past president and current Legislative Chair of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. In 2018, the University of Houston-Victoria named him Young Alumnus of the Year in recognition of his professional accomplishments. That same year, Texas A&M University-San Antonio honored him with its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award.
