Mayra Flores Raises Over $860,000 in Third Quarter
Flores, who lost to Gonzalez in 2022, says she’s seeing “Hispanic voters leaving the Democrat Party”
Former Rep. Mayra Flores raised over $860,000 between July and September as the Texas Republican looks to unseat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) in 2024, according to fundraising figures shared with the Washington Examiner.
Flores, who was born in Mexico and announced her candidacy in July, won a 2022 special election to represent the 34th Congressional District in Texas prior to it being redrawn, though she later lost that year in the general election to Gonzalez by about 11,400 votes. During the third quarter of this year, under 20,000 contributors gave an average of $20, the Flores campaign said.
Flores is running on a platform of border security, lower costs, and better education. She has been endorsed by top House Republicans, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
The 34th Congressional District leans blue in 2024, according to the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan elections tracker.
Flores on the border crisis and the Israel-Gaza conflict
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Flores said she’s seeing “Hispanic voters leaving the Democrat Party” and joining her movement. She also talked about the border crisis and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
“What we’ve seen happen in Israel should be eye-opening for everyone in the United States,” she said, referring to the deadly terrorist attack carried out by Hamas against the Jewish state. “In the last three years, we’ve seen terrorists coming into our country and apprehended by our Border Patrol agents. But we don’t know how many terrorists are coming into the country that were not caught. Someday, we’re going to find out, and it’s not going to be a good day for America.”
Flores also talked about Mexican cartels, noting they’re in “full control of the southern border.” As far as the Israel-Gaza conflict, she slammed the Biden administration for unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds on Sept. 11. Iran backs Hamas and, according to reports, helped the terrorist group plan its recent attack.
“I foresee another 9/11 happening because we have not been protecting our borders,” Flores said in the interview. “We’re not prepared. We’re seeing what’s happened in Israel. Imagine something like that happening in our own country. Are we prepared?”
Gonzalez campaign does not respond to request for comment according to the Washington Examiner.
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