MEET BENTLY
Fiber Optic Tech / fmr Legislative Aide
Bently Cain Paiz is a working-class organizer, fiber optic technician, and former legislative aide running for Texas House District 120. He currently works full-time expanding high-speed internet access across Texas and recently served at the Texas Capitol as a Legislative Aide to Representative Josey Garcia, supporting policy work focused on equity, infrastructure, and community empowerment.
Rooted in Family and Community
Bently was raised in New Braunfels by his grandmother, a deeply faithful woman who stepped in when stability was hard to come by. As she aged, Bently became one of her primary caregivers, helping manage daily routines, medications, and countless hospital visits as she lived with diabetes, heart disease, and kidney failure.
Growing Up Working Class
Bently’s father worked long hours and multiple jobs just to keep the lights on, yet it was never quite enough. Like millions of families across Texas, they relied on government assistance to survive. Grocery trips were exercises in mental math, and financial pressure was constant.
At the same time, Bently’s mother was raising children in San Antonio while struggling against rising rents and housing instability. Moves were frequent, not because of poor choices, but because affordability kept slipping further out of reach.
Bently spent much of his childhood moving between San Antonio and New Braunfels, learning firsthand what instability costs families and what resilience demands from them.
Early Leadership and Public Service
Before Bently ever considered running for office, he was documenting his community. As a teenager, he worked behind the camera for the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, photographing local events and everyday life. That role gave him a front-row view of his hometown — not the version captured in brochures, but the one built by working families, small businesses, and neighbors showing up for one another.
That experience shaped how Bently understands leadership. He learned first to listen, observe, and tell people’s stories accurately before trying to lead. Wanting to do more than document the challenges facing his community, he founded the Comal County Young Democrats, helping organize young voters who often felt ignored by politics.
Bently later served as Field Director for Claudia Zapata’s campaign for U.S. Congress, where he helped build grassroots organizing efforts through voter registration, door-to-door outreach, and volunteer coordination. The work was demanding, but it reinforced what he already believed — real change is built by people willing to show up, organize, and stay engaged even when it’s difficult.
Since then, Bently has continued working on the ground as both a community organizer and a fiber optic technician, balancing long workdays with ongoing advocacy and community involvement. Those experiences continue to shape how he approaches public service today.
Work, Experience, and Perspective
Today, Bently works as a Fiber Optic Technician, helping bring high-speed internet to communities that have been left behind for far too long. It’s hands-on work rooted in problem-solving, accountability, and showing up — the same approach he brings to public service.
Bently’s lived experience informs how he approaches leadership. He understands what it means to work hard, to rely on family, and to keep going when systems don’t make things easy.
Why He’s Running
Bently is running for Texas House District 120 because he believes working people deserve representation from someone who understands their reality and will never treat dignity as optional.
This campaign is about representation that reflects the lives, struggles, and strength of the people who call this district home.
