United States
U.S. Representative, District 34
Eric Flores
Republican- On ballot as
- Eric Flores
- Current role
- Attorney; partner at the law firm O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo (per campaign)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University
- Former Texas Army National Guard infantry captain (per campaign)
- Operation Guardian Support service on the southern border (per campaign)
- Rio Grande Valley native from Mission (per Texas Tribune)
- Experience
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas' criminal division, McAllen (2021 to early 2025) (per Texas Tribune)
- Former city attorney and municipal judge in Alton (per Texas Tribune)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 56.7% in an eight-candidate field
- Top priorities
- Cost of living: "I'll oppose reckless federal spending that fuels inflation"
- Infrastructure: "I'll fight to secure federal funding for road, bridge, and port improvements"
- Water: "I'll fight for federal investment in our water infrastructure"
- Veterans: "I'll fight to reduce VA wait times and expand access to care throughout our communities"
- Seniors' benefits: "I'll oppose any effort to cut those earned benefits"
- Small business: "I'll fight for tax relief and reduced regulatory burdens for small business owners"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: In a July 2025 Texas Tribune interview, said he wants local employers to "have the workers that they need, having an efficient legal process for that"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Health care: Campaign site, on seniors: will "support expanding access to affordable prescription drugs"; on veterans: "reduce VA wait times and expand access to care"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
- House Majority Whip Tom Emmer
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- U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz
- U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- United States Congressman Mario Diaz Balart (listed by campaign)
- Texas State Senator Adam Hinojosa (listed by campaign)
- Texas State Representative Todd Hunter (listed by campaign)
- Texas State Representative J.M. Lozano (listed by campaign)
- Kleberg County Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper (listed by campaign)
- Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 Norman Esquival (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Constable Precinct 1 Chris Dorr (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Constable Precinct 2 Jason McCahan (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Constable Precinct 3 Jimmy Rivera (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Constable Precinct 4 Monty Allen (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Constable Precinct 5 Oscar Mendoza (listed by campaign)
- Kleberg County Constable Precinct 2 Omar Rosales (listed by campaign)
- Kleberg County Commissioner Chuck Shultz (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Commissioner Mike Pusley (listed by campaign)
- Nueces County Tax Assessor/Collector Kevin Kieschnick (listed by campaign)
- Mayor of Bishop Barrera Lopez (listed by campaign)
- Mayor of Los Fresnos Alex Flores (listed by campaign)
- Mayor of Laguna Vista Mike Carter (listed by campaign)
- Corpus Christi City Council Woman Carolyn Vaughn (listed by campaign)
- Tuloso-Midway ISD Board President Paul Arriaga (listed by campaign)
- Rio Hondo City Commissioner Steve Bocanegra (listed by campaign)
- Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Texas D'rinda Randall (listed by campaign)
- Former San Benito City Commissioner Tom Goodman (listed by campaign)
- SREC Committeewoman Melissa Knerr (listed by campaign)
- Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Nueces County Michael Bergsma (listed by campaign)
- Former TX-34 Candidate Jay Nagy (listed by campaign)
- Former TX-34 Candidate Fred Hinojosa (listed by campaign)
- Former TX-34 Candidate Scott Mandel (listed by campaign)
- The LIBRE Initiative (listed by campaign)
- The National Border Patrol Council (listed by campaign)
- Americans for Prosperity (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- ericflores.com
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