FLORES, BILL

R · house · bioguide F000461

FEC candidate id: H0TX17104
Internal id: 06aae67c-0ef8-4d93-8855-bd52d6a98c8d
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-17. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	791,966
People	Median age	36
Income	Median household income	$68,232
Income	Per-capita income	$34,790
Income	In poverty	14.9%
Income	Unemployed	5.4%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.465
Race	White alone	58.2%
Race	Black alone	14.5%
Race	Asian alone	2.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	26.7%
Race	Two or more races	19.5%
Origin	Foreign-born	9.9%
Language	Speaks English only at home	79.2%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	17.2%
Education	High school or higher	56.9%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	27.5%
Education	Advanced degree	9.9%
Household	Family households	65.6%
Household	Avg household size	2.57
Household	Never married (15+)	34.4%
Housing	Median home value	$239,500
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,212
Housing	Single-family detached	64.0%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.6%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	3.8%
Housing	Vacant units	12.4%
Service	Veterans (18+)	7.0%
Health	With a disability	15.1%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	89.4%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.8%
Commute	Drove alone	74.8%
Commute	Public transit	0.2%
Commute	Worked from home	12.4%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2022	$9,026	$118,483	$0	$0	$-63
2020	$415,116	$587,872	$109,457	$0	$141,383
2018	$1,383,575	$1,357,282	$281,629	$0	$353,589
2016	$1,735,451	$1,740,364	$255,336	$9,900	$592,305
2014	$1,491,750	$1,437,623	$260,250	$199,183	$568,689
2012	$1,603,549	$1,441,345	$206,122	$538,000	$751,360
2010	$3,433,415	$3,389,497	$43,918	$730,024	$1,522,395

Elections

2010 general house · TX-17 — won
2012 general house · TX-17 — won
2014 general house · TX-17 — won
2016 general house · TX-17 — won
2018 general house · TX-17 — won
2020 general house · TX-17 — lost_general

Committees

BILL FLORES FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
FLORES VICTORY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
SCHOCK MAJORITY FUND — joint_fundraising · type N
SECURITY FOR AMERICA FUND — joint_fundraising · type H
TEXANS FOR TEXANS — joint_fundraising · type H
TEXAS YOUNG GUNS VICTORY FUND (CANSECO, FARENTHOLD, FLORES) — joint_fundraising · type H

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
R (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-04-25	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION…	24K	$-2,500
2022-04-20	SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION C…	24K	$1,000
2022-03-24	BILL PAC	24K	$140
2022-02-07	BILL PAC	24K	$1,200
2021-03-31	SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,000
2021-02-09	SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (6)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-04-25	NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-04-20	SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-24	BILL PAC	contributed_to	$140	pas2
2022-02-07	BILL PAC	contributed_to	$1,200	pas2
2021-03-31	SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-02-09	SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (6)

date	type	to	amount	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SECURITY FOR AMERICA FUND	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	TEXAS YOUNG GUNS VICTORY FUND (CANSECO, FARENTHOLD, FLORES)	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	FLORES VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SCHOCK MAJORITY FUND	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	TEXANS FOR TEXANS	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	BILL FLORES FOR CONGRESS	—	candidate_committees

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