Ben Reyes served in the Marine Corps from 1966 through 1969 for a three-year span, and he served one tour of duty in the Vietnam War.
12 Facts About Ben Reyes
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The La Raza Unida asked Ben Reyes to run for political office while as a member of that political party.
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In 1972 Ben Reyes was elected to the Texas House of Representatives.
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Ben Reyes served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.
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Ben Reyes served in District I for 16 years; he left due to term limits.
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Ben Reyes was forced into a runoff with State Senator Gene Green, which he lost by only 180 votes out of 31,508 cast.
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Ben Reyes challenged Green in the 1994 primary, losing by over 3000.
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Ben Reyes was convicted on December 14,1998, and he went to federal prison for a nine-year term in March 1999.
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Ben Reyes entered the Federal Bureau of Prisons system.
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Ben Reyes was originally incarcerated within the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont.
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Ben Reyes requested a transfer to Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup and was granted his transfer.
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Ben Reyes said that FCI Jesup was "a more relaxed, more bucolic facility" than the Beaumont facility was.