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Eric Flores

Candidate for U.S. House, Texas District 34 (2026)

Eric Flores is a lawyer from Mission, Texas, a former assistant U.S. attorney in McAllen and an infantry captain in the Texas Army National Guard. He is the Republican nominee for U.S. House in Texas's 34th District, having won the March 3, 2026 primary, and faces Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on November 3, 2026.

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Running for: Candidate for U.S. House, Texas District 34 (2026)
Running in: Texas
Public role: 2026 general-election candidate
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Occupation: Attorney; partner, O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo; former assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas (2021 to early 2025)
Military: Infantry captain, Texas Army National Guard
Primary: Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary over Mayra Flores
General election opponent: Vicente Gonzalez (D), incumbent

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Biography

Eric Flores is a Rio Grande Valley native and a lawyer from Mission, Texas, who speaks Spanish. He is an infantry captain in the Texas Army National Guard. He served as city attorney and municipal judge in Alton, then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the criminal division of the Southern District of Texas in McAllen from 2021 to early 2025, where he prosecuted human smuggling cases. He is now a partner at the law firm O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, where he leads the litigation department representing municipalities and school districts. The Texas Tribune reported at his launch that he lives in the neighboring 15th Congressional District. Flores announced his Republican campaign for Texas's 34th Congressional District on July 21, 2025. In the March 3, 2026 Republican primary he defeated former Rep. Mayra Flores, the party's nominee in the district's two previous elections, with the backing of President Donald Trump, according to Fox 7 Austin. He faces incumbent Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen on November 3, 2026.

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Candidate · Texas · Republican

Eric Flores

Candidate for U.S. House, Texas District 34 (2026)

Public record

Office and sources

Running for: Candidate for U.S. House, Texas District 34 (2026)
Running in: Texas
Public role: 2026 general-election candidate
Record includes: Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
Occupation: Attorney; partner, O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo; former assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas (2021 to early 2025)
Military: Infantry captain, Texas Army National Guard
Primary: Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary over Mayra Flores
General election opponent: Vicente Gonzalez (D), incumbent

Background

Biography

Voting record

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