• 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
02/10/2017 H.R.370 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.710 Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.705 Verify Eligibility Coverage Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 H.R.480 Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.Con.Res.163 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 opening of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the 2016 opening of the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Education complex in College Station, Texas. 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.R.6071 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. 09/20/2016 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 H.R.5410 Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016 06/16/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/13/2016 H.R.5180 Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016 05/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
11/20/2015 H.R.4000 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 11/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.R.3771 Terms of Credit Act 11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.R.3663 To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property. 11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
10/23/2015 H.R.3822 Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2015 10/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.2133 Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/05/2015 H.R.1647 Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act 06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2348 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote program integrity with respect to the enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans under Medicaid, and for other purposes. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2015 H.R.585 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. 03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
12/18/2014 H.R.4199 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". 12/18/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-256. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/17/2014 H.Con.Res.125 Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 12/17/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.R.1314 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. 09/09/2014 Committee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/25/2014 H.R.4958 Identify and Recover Sent E-Mails Act 06/25/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 880
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/06/2012 H.R.3578 Baseline Reform Act of 2012 Passed Yea
02/03/2012 H.R.3895 Protect VA Healthcare Act of 2012
02/01/2012 H.R.1148 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
02/02/2012 H.R.3844 Honest Budget Act of 2012
01/31/2012 H.R.3575 Legally Binding Budget Act of 2011
01/26/2012 H.J.Res.98 Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012. Motion to Proceed Rejected (44-52) Not Voting
01/26/2012 H.R.2070 World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 Passed Yea
01/25/2012 H.Res.509 Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
01/24/2012 H.Res.516 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance. Passed Yea
01/23/2012 H.R.3805 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
01/18/2012 H.R.2752 BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
01/17/2012 H.R.2059 To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.
12/23/2011 H.R.3421 Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act Passed Aye
12/19/2011 H.R.3029 Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011
12/16/2011 H.R.1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011
12/14/2011 H.R.3662 Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011
12/14/2011 H.R.3608 Stop TSA's Reach In Policy Act
12/14/2011 H.R.2483 Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011
12/13/2011 H.R.3643 No Budget, No Pay Act
12/13/2011 H.R.1633 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 Passed Aye
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