Bill Flores
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bill Flores
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.17
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University (paid own way), College Station, TX, BBA--Accounting, 1976
Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX, MBA, 1985
WORK & MILITARY
None
AFFILIATIONS
Houston Baptist University--Board of Trustees (cur, Trustee, Private Enterprise Research Center--Board of Direc
Director, 410 Bridge (non-profit), Director
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, Congressional Director, Numerous Corporate Board memberships
Numerous Not for Profit Board memberships
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Representative, 2011-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
None
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2014
92%, 93%†
2013-14
88%
2015
89%, 82%†
2016
87%, 81%†
2015-16
100%, 78%†
2015-16
84%, 77%†
2015
67%
2015-16
67%
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2014
|92%, 93%†
2013-14
|88%
2015
|89%, 82%†
2016
|87%, 81%†
2015-16
|100%, 78%†
2015-16
|84%, 77%†
2015
|67%
2015-16
|67%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
4%, 4%†
2014
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|0%
2014
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
National Right to Life
Texas Right to Life
Texas Association of Business
National Rifle Association
American & Texas Farm Bureaus
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (106)
Adam Hasner
Alan Nunnelee
Alex Mooney
Allen West Guardian Fund
American Conservative Union
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (91)
Adrian Smith
American Conservative Union
American Success PAC
Americans for Tax Reform
Associated Builders and Contractors
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Carl DeMaio
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Airline Pilots Association
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Agree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
1. Economic growth and jobs--these are the keys to providing opportunities to families and individuals. Jobs are one of the best social programs--the paychecks from those jobs feed, house, and educate families. These jobs and paychecks are the best tools to facilitate a growing and economically healthy middle class and a vibrant American economy. Key ways to provide for economic growth and jobs include tax reform, reining-in out of control regulators, repealing and replacing Obamacare, and encouraging American energy security. 2. Reducing federal deficits and balancing the federal budget--the federal government should follow the same economic rules that families and businesses have to follow. 3. Restoring family values and morality; following the Constitution--Judeo-Christian values are the basis of our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution; restoring these will help us have healthier families and a better functioning government.
15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Life of the mother
16. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a sinner, however, God sent his son, Jesus, to sacrifice his life for my sins in order for me to have a relationship with Him. I believe also in the following: 1. The 10 commandments will answer virtually every question. 2. The Golden Rule (i.e., treat others as you want others to treat you) is about the only policy and procedure that any organization needs. 3. We are to love others as we love ourselves.
