Who is Mayra Flores? Husband, Polls, and Net Worth

Mayra Flores is an American politician and a member of the Republican party. Mayra Flore’s bio, husband, polls, and net worth are something that you all are willing to know about. So we have all the crucial information here; keep reading to know much more about the American politician.

Who is Mayra Flores?

Mayra Nohemi Flores, an American politician who represents Texas’s 34th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, was born on 1st January 1986 in Burgos, Tamaulipas, to migrant farmworkers. Mayra is from the Republican Party and the first female Mexican-born member of the House. Her family shifted to the United States before she could gain citizenship at the age of 14.

Mayra completed her graduation from San Benito High School and South Texas College. She served as a respiratory therapist and also as a chair of Hispanic outreach for the Hidalgo County Republican Party before she started her congressional campaign. An important election in Texas’s 34th congressional district was held after Representative Filemon Vela Jr. resigned in the year 2022. Following this, she defeated the other three candidates and won the election.

Mayra’s parents and grandparents were of conservative values and raised her too with strong conservative ethics and always put God and family as the first priority. She got the biggest gift from her father of becoming a proud citizen of America. Mayra’s parents were migrant workers, and she grew up moving from one place to another place. She mostly spent half the time of her life in the Rio Grande Valley. She was the helping hand of her parents as she used to work with her parents in the cotton fields in Memphis, TX, so she could earn extra money to complete the basic necessities of her family. It embedded the value of hard work and the importance of education in her at a very young age. 

Who is Mayra Flores’ Husband?

Mayra Flores, an American Politician, is married to a U.S Border Patrol agent. Her husband’s name is John Vallejo, and he is of American nationality. The couple has four children. Earlier, she had shared a video on Facebook depicting the challenges that her husband faces being a Border Patrol agent. There isn’t much information about her husband, but he has an estimated net worth of more than $ 3000,000.

Once Mayra tweeted about her husband, “My husband is a border patrol agent, and he’s being given til 11/22 to get vaccinated or face termination!” She said, “If the administration genuinely cared about the country’s well-being, it would safeguard our borders rather than demonize our agent.” John Vallejo was born on 19th August 1984 and will soon be 38 years old.

Mayra Flores’s Age

Mayra is currently 36 years old according to her date of birth (1st January 1986).

Mayra Flores’s polls

Republican Mayra Flores won against a leading member of the Democratic party Dan Sanchez in the election held in the historically blue region of South Texas. With this victory, she became the first Mexican-born congresswoman to get about 51% of the vote against the Democratic candidate Dan Sanchez, who received 43% of the vote. The former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela had vacated the seat in March.

According to the report, she told her supporters that “For over 100 years, we have been taken for granted,”. “I will show you what real representation looks like. I will represent all people.”

Sanch blamed Democrats for not supporting him with open arms. He stated in a statement to the Tribune that “Based on the results, we came up short tonight …” “Too many factors were against us, including little to no support from the National Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.”

Another election to grab the seat again will be held in November. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot and Senator Ted Cruz supported Flores in the election by spending over $1 million on promotion for the election, while on the other hand, Democrats had decided not to invest as it was not worth investing in a race, a report by the Paper.

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Mayra Flores for Congress

Flores declared her candidateship for the United States House of Representatives in Texas’s 34th congressional district after Filemon Vela Jr., a member of the Democratic party, declared in 2021 that he would not run for election again in 2022. Mayra drove her campaign alluring to Hispanic and Latino Americans and their bafflement with the Democratic Party, which was historically supported by them in South Texas.

After the foundation of new congressional districts as a part of the redistricting cycle of 2020 office-holder, Vicente Gonzalez of the 15th district declared his candidacy for the new 34th district. Flores and Gonzalez won their respective branched primaries on 1st March 2021 and will stand against each other in the upcoming general election scheduled to be held on 8th November 2022.

As Vela declared his early resignation from Congress in March 2022, Flores declared her candidateship in the special election in no time on 14th June 2022 to fill the vacant seat. Gonzalez did not take part in the special election. The pivotal aim of Flores’s campaign is to focus on her family, the economy, border security, and her upkeeping as the daughter of immigrants.

It was reported that Flores contributed $752,000 in contribution, whereas Democrat Dan Sanchez of Harlingen’s contributed $46,000. Mayra won against Sanchez with 50.91% of the vote. Mayra is the first Mexican-born woman who got elected to serve in Congress.

Flores was targeted with racist and sexist comments during the general election campaign against candidate Vincente Gonzalez of the Democratic Party. A paid blogger by the Gonzalez campaign called her “Miss Frijoles,” “Miss Enchiladas,” and a “cotton-pickin’ liar.” District Democrats and Gonzalez criticized the comments. Gonzalez also commented on Flores, saying her “unqualified.”

The New York Times published an article in July 2022 about the election of Flores, calling her a “far-right Latina.” In response to the article, Flores said that The New York Times knew “nothing about me or our culture.” Ted Cruz, Laura Ingraham, and others too condemned the article.