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24 Facts About Bill Flores
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Bill Flores is a member of the Republican Party and the former chief executive officer of Phoenix Exploration Company, an oil and natural gas company.
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Bill Flores is the son of Ruth Ann Theresa and Joe Pete Flores.
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Bill Flores grew up in Stratford in the Texas Panhandle.
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Bill Flores served as Student Body Vice-President of Finance during his senior year.
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Bill Flores has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1978.
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Bill Flores received a Master of Business Administration from Houston Baptist University in 1985.
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Bill Flores served as the chief financial officer for two publicly traded energy service firms from 1990 through 1998: Marine Drilling Companies, Inc and Western Atlas Inc.
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From 2002 to 2005, Bill Flores was the Senior Vice President and CFO of Gryphon Exploration Company.
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Bill Flores was engaged in oil and gas exploration along the Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Bill Flores served as a director of that company from its formation until he retired in December 2009 to run for public office.
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Bill Flores has served on boards of Phoenix Exploration Company, Marine Drilling Companies, Inc.
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In late 2009, Bill Flores entered the Republican primary for the 17th District, held by 10-term Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards.
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Bill Flores claimed his worries about the future of "the American dream" inspired him to run for Congress.
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Bill Flores committed a half million dollars of his own money to self-fund his campaign.
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On November 2,2010, Bill Flores defeated Edwards with 62 percent of the vote.
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Bill Flores won his fourth term in the US House in the general election held on November 8,2016.
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Bill Flores won his fifth term in the US House in the general election held on November 6,2018.
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Bill Flores is a member of the Conservative Republican Study Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Conference.
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Bill Flores supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to temporarily curtail Muslim immigration until better screening methods are devised.
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In December 2020, Flores was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed over incumbent Donald Trump.
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On November 18,2014, Bill Flores was elected to the Chairmanship of the House Republican Study Committee.
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Bill Flores was elected on the second ballot, securing 84 votes to South Carolina Representative Mick Mulvaney's 57.
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Bill Flores is married to Gina, whom he met in high school.