• FLORES, BILL
Experience: House: District 17, 2011-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,460,599Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: William 'Bill' H. Flores
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Gina; 2 Children: Will and John
    Birth Date: 02/25/1954
    Birth Place: Cheyenne, WY
    Home City: Bryan, TX
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MBA, Houston Baptist University, 1985
    Licensed, Certified Public Accountancy, State of Texas, 1978
    BBA, Accounting, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1976

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Professional Experience

    Former Newspaper Deliverer
    Former Ranch Hand
    Chief Financial Officer, Marine Drilling, retired
    Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Exploration, retired
    President, Phoenix Exploration, retired
    Former Commissioner, Real Estate Commission, State of Texas

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Instrument Rated Private Pilot, present
    Member, Board of Trustees, Houston Baptist University, present
    Member, Advisory Board, Ranching Heritage Association
    Volunteer, American Cancer Society
    Former Director, Association of Former Students, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Former Chair, Association of Former Students, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Former Member, Board, Great Western Resources, Incorporated
    Former Member, Board, Marine Drilling Companies, Incorporated
    Member, Board of Directors, Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Former Member, Board, OneOffshore, Incorperated
    Former Member, Board, PARC Recreational Ministries Corp
    Former Member, Board, PetroAlliance Services, Limited
    Former Member, Board, Phoenix Exploration Company
    Volunteer, Boys & Girls Clubs, Brazos Valley
    Volunteer, Central Baptist Church, Bryan
    Volunteer, Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley
    Member, Congressional Board of Directors, Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI)
    Former Member, Corps of Cadets, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Former Student Body Vice President, Finance, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity
    Volunteer, Hope Pregnancy Center
    Volunteer, Local Chapter, American Cancer Society
    Former Vice President, Memorial Student Center, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Univerity
    Volunteer, OPAS
    Volunteer, Special Olympics
    Contributor, Wounded Warrior Project

Additional Information

Awards:

    Cum Laude Graduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Outstanding Alummnus, Mays Business School, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2003
    Boss of the Plains Award, Ranching Heritage Association, Texas Tech University, 2011
    Distinguished Alumnus Award, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2010
Total: 1
Rep. Flores eyeing run for speaker
10/12/2015
By Jake Sherman | POLITICO
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 41
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/11/2011 H.R.993 Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011 03/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 880
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.10 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
06/13/2017 H.R.1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/18/2017 H.R.2520 To require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes.
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2188 Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act Passed Yea
04/04/2017 H.R.1881 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.J.Res.42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. Passed Yea
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/23/2017 H.R.1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/24/2017 H.R.1722 Protecting American Jobs Act
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act
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