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'''Peter Paul Flores''', known as '''Pete Flores''' (born January 30, 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/peter-flores/pf73325293gw|title=Peter Flores|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}</ref> is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for District 19 who resides in Pleasanton in Atascosa County, [[Texas]], Flores won a special election on September 18, 2018, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the scandal-plagued [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Carlos Uresti]], a [[lawyer]] from [[San Antonio]]. Flores is the first Republican to hold this district since [[Reconstruction]] though the district has been re-configured numerous times in recent decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/09/20/texas-republican-wins-senate-seat-after-140-years-of-democrat-control/|author=Bob Price|title=Texas Republican Wins Senate Seat after 140 Years of Democrat Control|publisher=''Breitbart News''|date=September 20, 2018|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/20/texas-republican-wins-state-senate-race-in-district-held-by-democrats-for-139-years.html|author=Lukas Mikelioniss|date=September 20, 2018|title=Texas Republican wins state Senate race in district held by Democrats for 139 years|publisher=[[Fox News]]|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

'''Peter Paul Flores''', known as '''Pete Flores''' (born January 30, 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/peter-flores/pf73325293gw|title=Peter Flores|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}</ref> is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for District 19 who resides in Pleasanton in Atascosa County, [[Texas]], Flores won a special election on September 18, 2018, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the scandal-plagued [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Carlos Uresti]], a [[lawyer]] from [[San Antonio]]. Flores is the first Republican to hold this district since [[Reconstruction]] though the district has been re-configured numerous times in recent decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/09/20/texas-republican-wins-senate-seat-after-140-years-of-democrat-control/|author=Bob Price|title=Texas Republican Wins Senate Seat after 140 Years of Democrat Control|publisher=''Breitbart News''|date=September 20, 2018|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/20/texas-republican-wins-state-senate-race-in-district-held-by-democrats-for-139-years.html|author=Lukas Mikelioniss|date=September 20, 2018|title=Texas Republican wins state Senate race in district held by Democrats for 139 years|publisher=[[Fox News]]|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

In his bid for a full term on November 3, 2020, Flores was unseated by Democrat Roland Gutierrez, who had been one of the losing candidates in the special election in 2018. Gutierrez polled 156,741 votes (51.7 percent) to Flores' 146,395 (48.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpr.org/news/2020-11-04/roland-gutierrez-win-over-pete-flores-wins-brings-senate-district-19-back-to-democrats|title=Roland Gutierrez win over Pete Flores brings Senate District 19 back to Democrats|publisher=Texas Public Radio|date=November 4, 2020|author=Carson Frame|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

In his bid for a full term on November 3, 2020, Flores was unseated by Democrat Roland Gutierrez, who had been one of the losing candidates in the special election in 2018. Gutierrez polled 156,741 votes (51.7 percent) to Flores' 146,395 (48.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpr.org/news/2020-11-04/roland-gutierrez-win-over-pete-flores-wins-brings-senate-district-19-back-to-democrats|title=Roland Gutierrez win over Pete Flores brings Senate District 19 back to Democrats|publisher=Texas Public Radio|date=November 4, 2020|author=Carson Frame|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

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