Heath Flora
Heath Flora | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kristin Olsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1983 Stanislaus County, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Melodie Flora |
| Residence | Ripon, California |
| Occupation | Politician, firefighter, farmer, business owner |
| Website | https://ad12.asmrc.org |
Heath Flora (born July 19, 1983) is an American politician in the California State Assembly.
Early life
On July 19, 1983, Flora was born in Stanislaus County, California.[1]
Career
Flora served for over 15 years as a volunteer fire fighter.[2] From 2005 to 2007, Flora was a firefighter with the California Department Forestry and Fire Protection.[3] Flora is a businessman and owner of Golden Valley Equipment.[3]
On November 8, 2016, Flora's political career began when he won the election and became a Republican member of California State Assembly for District 12, encompassing part of the San Joaquin Valley. Flora unexpectedly defeated Ken Vogel, a former San Joaquin County Supervisor, with 52.2% of the votes.[3][4][5]
On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Flora won the election and continued serving District 12. Flora defeated Robert D. Chase with 60% of the votes.[6][7]
In Flora's first term as a member of the Assembly, Flora authored seven bills that were ultimately signed into law,[8] including bills to develop a firefighter preapprenticeship program[9] and to reduce the impact of property taxes on new construction.[10]
In November 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Heath Flora travelled to Hawaii to attend a conference with 120 other people. [11]
Electoral history
2016 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ken Vogel | 23,678 | 25.6 | |
| Republican | Heath Flora | 21,484 | 23.2 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Madueno | 19,764 | 21.4 | |
| Democratic | Harinder Grewal | 17,245 | 18.6 | |
| Republican | Cindy Marks | 10,397 | 11.2 | |
| Total votes | 92,568 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Heath Flora | 81,680 | 52.3 | |
| Republican | Ken Vogel | 74,433 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 156,113 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 California State Assembly
See 2018 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 56,212 | 63.9 | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Chase | 31,811 | 36.1 | |
| Total votes | 88,023 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 94,404 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Chase | 62,811 | 40.0 | |
| Total votes | 157,215 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020 California State Assembly
See 2020 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 36,371 | 66.9% | |
| Democratic | Paul Akinjo | 17,958 | 33.1% | |
| Total votes | ||||
Personal life
Flora's wife is Melodie. They have two children. In 2015, Flora moved from Modesto to Ripon, California. Flora and his family live in Ripon, California.[3][4][12]
References
- ^ "Heath Flora". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Heath Flora". heathflora.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Heath Flora". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Henterly, Emma Franklin (November 8, 2016). "Galgiani, Eggman and Flora win seats". recordnet.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". joincalifornia.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". joincalifornia.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Angelina (December 24, 2018). "Flora's second term to focus on community funding". turlockjournal.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Bills Introduced by Asm. Flora". ca.gov.
- ^ "AB 579, 2017". ca.gov.
- ^ "AB 652, 2017". ca.gov.
- ^ https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Two-California-legislators-booked-flights-for-15734740.php
- ^ Stapley, Garth (October 15, 2016). "Assembly campaign choice: Tried and true, or fresh and new". modbee.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
