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Mayra Nohemi Flores (born January 1, 1986) is an American politician who represented Texas's 34th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first female Mexican-born member of the House.
- Republican
- Vicente Gonzalez (redistricting)
Jul 11, 2023 · Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, announced she is challenging Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, in the only Texas congressional district that national Republicans are targeting in the 2024 election cycle. Flores, who won a special election in 2022 but lost to Gonzalez in the general election, faces an uphill battle after redistricting made the district more favorable for Democrats.
Mayra Flores is the first Mexican-born woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a dedicated mom, woman of faith, and CBP wife who served on the Homeland Security and Agriculture Committees.
Jun 15, 2022 · Mayra Flores is a Mexican-born Republican woman from the Rio Grande Valley who won a special election in Texas’ 34th District, where former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela resigned from his seat in March. She is the first Mexican-born congresswoman and the first Latina from the Rio Grande Valley to serve in Congress. She will face current Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen in November 2022.
Jun 14, 2022 · Mayra Flores, a Republican, has won the special election in Texas to replace former Representative Filemon Vela in a Hispanic-majority district in the Rio Grande Valley. Flores will be the...
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Jul 6, 2022 · Representative Mayra Flores of Texas with lawmakers and her daughters on the steps of the Capitol. She is the first Republican Latina the state has ever sent to Congress. Shuran Huang for The...
Jun 14, 2022 · Mayra Flores, right, a Republican running in a special election for a House seat in South Texas, joined a parade in February in Brownsville. Jason Garza for The New York Times. By Jennifer...
