Lulu Flores

Born in 1955 or 1956,{{cite web |title=Maria Luisa Flores, Texas Rep.: Email and phone. Salary, biographical details and latest news. |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/maria-luisa-lulu-flores/ |website=The Texas Tribune |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=en}} Flores grew up along the U.S.–Mexico border and is the youngest of nine children. Her father was an attorney and among the founding members of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).{{cite web |last1=Representatives |first1=Texas House of |title=Texas House of Representatives |url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=51 |website=www.house.texas.gov |access-date=22 March 2023}} She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in government in 1977 and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School in 1980.{{cite web |title=Lulu Flores |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lulu_Flores |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=en}} After law school, Flores became the chief of staff for Representative Irma Rangel (D–Kingsville), the first Mexican American woman to serve in the Texas House of Representatives.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Maggie Q. |title=Texas Lege Preview: Rep. Lulu Flores, HD 51 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-01-06/rep-lulu-flores-hd-51/ |website=www.austinchronicle.com |access-date=22 March 2023}}

Flores is an attorney and, with her husband Scott Hendler,{{cite web |title=Scott Hendler |url=https://hendlerlaw.com/attorneys/scott-hendler/ |website=Hendler Flores Law |access-date=23 March 2023 |language=en}} is a partner at Hendler Flores Law, PLLC. She served as a delegate for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

Flores ran in for office in 2022 to represent district 51 of the Texas House of Representatives. She won a crowded Democratic primary, receiving about 60% of the vote.{{cite web |title=MAP: Where did Flores perform best in the HD 51 primary? |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/map-where-did-flores-perform-best-in-the-hd-51-primary/ |website=KXAN Austin |access-date=22 March 2023 |date=5 March 2022}} She was endorsed by the editorial board of the Austin American-Statesman.{{cite web |last1=Board |first1=American-Statesman Editorial |title=A proven fighter for Dems, Flores merits District 51 vote |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/2022/02/16/proven-fighter-dems-flores-merits-district-51-vote/6799336001/ |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=22 March 2023}} In the general election, Flores received 84.4% of the vote, defeating Republican challenger Robert Reynolds.

Flores was sworn in on January 10, 2023, succeeding Eddie Rodriguez.{{cite web |title=Legislative Reference Library {{!}} Legislators and Leaders {{!}} Member profile |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5884&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=51~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee= |website=lrl.texas.gov |access-date=22 March 2023}} She has said her biggest legislative priority is reducing property taxes and increasing funding for public education.{{cite web |last1=Barragán |first1=James |title=Watch: Four new Texas House members discuss immigration, property taxes and public school financing |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/05/texas-house-new-members/ |website=The Texas Tribune |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=en |date=8 January 2023}} She is a member of the Texas House of Representatives LGBT Caucus and supports Senator Carol Alvarado's (D–Houston) legislation to give more freedom to physicians to provide abortions based on medical judgment.

Flores is on the following committees: Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.

Flores was uncontested in the Democratic primary. She is uncontested in the general election.{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Texas House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Lulu Flores (incumbent)|votes=8728|percentage=100.0}}

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{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Texas House of Representatives District 51 General Election Results}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Texas House of Representatives District 51 General Election Results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=42,393|percentage=84.43%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Robert Reynolds|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=7,818|percentage=15.57%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=50,211|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Texas House of Representatives District 51 Democratic Primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores|votes=8074|percentage=60.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Cynthia Valadez-Mata|votes=1525|percentage=11.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Matthew Worthington|votes=1408|percentage=10.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Claire Campos-O'Neal|votes=991|percentage=7.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Albino Cadenas|votes=635|percentage=4.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Mike Hendrix|votes=498|percentage=3.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Cody Arn|votes=268|percentage=2.0}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=1339|percentage=100.00%}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2002 Texas House of Representatives District 51 Democratic Primary Runoff}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Eddie Rodriguez|votes=2,400|percentage=51.28}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores|votes=2,280|percentage=48.72}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=4,680|percentage=100.00%}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores|votes=2,361|percentage=38.28}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Eddie Rodriguez|votes=1,445|percentage=23.43}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Marcos De Leon|votes=1,109|percentage=17.98}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Sam Guzman|votes=697|percentage=11.30}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Bill Pool|votes=318|percentage=5.16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Julia A. Diggs|votes=238|percentage=3.86}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=6,168|percentage=100.00%}}

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