Pete Flores

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Flores ran for re-election in 2020. He lost to Democratic nominee Roland Gutierrez by three points. [17] [18] The election ended with the district going towards the Democrats, having the Republican-led State Senate losing their supermajority. [19]

2022 State Senate election

Flores won the Republican primary runoff for State Senate District 24 on May 24, 2022, defeating Raul Reyes 59% to 41%. As a result of the 2020 United States Census, State Senate District 24 was redrawn in 2021 to include Flores' hometown of Pleasanton and extend north into the heavily-Republican Texas Hill Country region. Flores has the backing of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and former incumbent of the seat, Dawn Buckingham, who resigned the seat to run for the statewide office of land commissioner. Given the strong Republican lean of District 24 that would've gone for former President Donald Trump by 19.3 points in 2020, Flores easily won in the General Election against democratic opponent, Kathy Jones-Hospod, [20] securing his return to the Texas Senate.

Political positions

Property tax reform

Flores supports lowering Texas's property taxes. He believes that Texas taxpayers are overtaxed and the current tax rates are unsustainable. He wants to change the way property is being appraised. He wants a uniform methodology of appraisal that is consistent throughout Texas, instead of having 254 different counties using 254 different ways, limiting the role of individual chief appraisers in the each county. He wants the appraisers to be accountable to the voters. He wants the members of the board of appraisal districts to be voted in office, instead of appointed by taxing entities, making them directly accountable to the voters, removing the buffer that separates the taxing entities and the voters that currently exists. [21] He has said, "The system is broken. We need some meaningful tax reform so you and I can keep our houses and we won’t be taxed out of our property. We want to pay our fair share, but it’s not right to have a system that’s not fair and equitable." [22]

Abortion

Flores opposes abortion. [23]

Personal life

Flores and his wife Elizabeth, married in 1982, live in Pleasanton, Texas, where he decided to retire after working for 27 years as a state peace officer. They have two children and two grandchildren. [24] Flores has six sisters who are all school teachers. [24]

Electoral history

Pete Flores
Pete Flores.jpg
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
2020 general election results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roland Gutierrez 158,726 49.9
Republican Pete Flores (incumbent)148,21346.5
Libertarian Jo-Anne Valvdivia11,4653.6
Total votes318,404 100
Democratic gain from Republican
2018 special election (runoff) results [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Flores 25,330 56.67
Democratic Pete Gallego 19,36743.33
Total votes44,697 100
Republican gain from Democratic
2018 special election results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Flores 9,003 32.35
Democratic Pete Gallego 7,580 28.38
Democratic Roland Gutierrez 6,38924.38
Republican Carlos Antonio Raymond9203.51
Democratic Tomas Uresti 7993.05
Democratic Charlie Urbina Jones7893.01
Republican Jesse (Jay) Alaniz4611.76
Libertarian Tony Valdivia2661.01
Total votes26,207 100
2016 general election results [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carlos Uresti 134,997 55.87
Republican Pete Flores97,68240.43
Libertarian Maximilian Martin8,9483.70
Total votes241,627 100
Democratic hold

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  2. ↑ Svitek, Patrick (September 18, 2018). "Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat". The Texas Tribune . Austin, Texas . Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mikelionis, Lukas (September 20, 2018). "Texas Republican Wins State Senate Race in District Held by Democrats for 139 years". Fox News . Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Holmes, Noel Wilkerson (October 17, 2018). "Texas Senator Pete Flores tells constituents they are the boss". Pleasanton Express. Pleasanton, Texas . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Senate resolution no. 53. In Memory of Lilia Flores" (PDF). capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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  20. ↑ "Texas Senate District 24 election results for Texas midterms on Nov. 8, 2022". KSAT-TV. 4 November 2022.
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  24. 1 2 McGuinness, Dylan. Flores wants to bring everyman style of governing to Texas Senate, San Antonio Express-News , September 19, 2018.
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  28. ↑ "2016 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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