Heath Flora
2022 - Present
2026
2
Compensation
$128,215/year
$214/day
November 5, 2024
Heath Flora (Republican Party) is a member of theCalifornia State Assembly, representingDistrict 9. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Flora (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theCalifornia State Assembly to representDistrict 9. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Heath Flora was born in and lives inModesto, California. His career experience includes working as a farmer and a small business owner. He also volunteered as a firefighter for 15 years.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Flora was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Business and Professions Committee,Vice Chair
- Health Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee,Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee,Vice Chair
- Rules Committee
- Rules Committee
- Climate Change Policies Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
2021-2022
Flora was assigned to the following committees:
- Emergency Management Committee
- Rules Committee
- Agriculture Committee
- Business and Professions Committee,Vice Chair
- Health Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee,Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee,Vice Chair
- Rules Committee
2019-2020
Flora was assigned to the following committees:
- Emergency Management Committee
- Rules Committee
- Agriculture Committee
- Health Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee,Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee,Vice Chair
- Rules Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Accountability and Administrative Review |
| •Agriculture |
| •Labor and Employment, Vice chair |
| •Natural Resources |
| •Emergency Management |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 9
IncumbentHeath Flora defeatedTami Nobriga in the general election for California State Assembly District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heath Flora (R) | 70.1 | 129,268 |
| Tami Nobriga (American Independent Party of California) | 29.9 | 55,169 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 184,437 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 9
IncumbentHeath Flora andTami Nobriga defeatedRosella Rowlison andBelinda Smith in the primary for California State Assembly District 9 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 73.2 | 65,952 |
| ✔ | Tami Nobriga (American Independent Party of California) | 24.4 | 21,946 | |
| Rosella Rowlison (D) (Write-in) | 2.4 | 2,139 | ||
| Belinda Smith (D) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 87 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 90,124 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 9
IncumbentHeath Flora defeatedMushtaq Tahirkheli in the general election for California State Assembly District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 69.2 | 96,990 |
 | Mushtaq Tahirkheli (D) | 30.8 | 43,109 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 140,099 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 9
IncumbentHeath Flora andMushtaq Tahirkheli advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 9 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 99.8 | 65,647 |
| ✔ | | Mushtaq Tahirkheli (D) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 142 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 65,789 | ||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 12
IncumbentHeath Flora defeatedPaul Akinjo in the general election for California State Assembly District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 60.9 | 131,625 |
| Paul Akinjo (D) | 39.1 | 84,373 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 215,998 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 12
IncumbentHeath Flora andPaul Akinjo advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 12 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 62.9 | 71,098 |
| ✔ | Paul Akinjo (D) | 37.1 | 41,859 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 112,957 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 12
IncumbentHeath Flora defeatedRobert Chase in the general election for California State Assembly District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 60.0 | 94,404 |
| Robert Chase (D) | 40.0 | 62,811 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 157,215 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 12
IncumbentHeath Flora andRobert Chase advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 12 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heath Flora (R) | 63.9 | 56,212 |
| ✔ | Robert Chase (D) | 36.1 | 31,811 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 88,023 | ||
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2016
Elections for theCalifornia State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2] IncumbentKristin Olsen (R) did not seek re-election.
Heath Flora defeatedKen Vogel in the California State Assembly District 12 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Heath Flora | 52.32% | 81,680 | |
| Republican | Ken Vogel | 47.68% | 74,433 | |
| Total Votes | 156,113 | |||
| Source:California Secretary of State | ||||
Ken Vogel andHeath Flora defeatedVirginia Madueno,Harinder Grewal andCindy Marks in the California State Assembly District 12 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 12 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ken Vogel | 25.58% | 23,678 | |
| Republican | Heath Flora | 23.21% | 21,484 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Madueno | 21.35% | 19,764 | |
| Democratic | Harinder Grewal | 18.63% | 17,245 | |
| Republican | Cindy Marks | 11.23% | 10,397 | |
| Total Votes | 92,568 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Heath Flora did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Heath Flora did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | California State Assembly District 9 | Won general | $1,170,887 | $1,029,845 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly District 9 | Won general | $1,145,822 | $1,152,876 |
| 2020 | California State Assembly District 12 | Won general | $895,948 | N/A** |
| 2016 | California State Assembly, District 12 | Won | $302,972 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $3,515,629 | $2,182,722 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| * Data from this year may not be complete | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate California State Assembly District 9 | Officeholder California State Assembly District 9 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Heath Flora 2022 campaign website, "Meet Heath," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
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| Preceded by Jim Cooper (D) | California State Assembly District 9 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | California State Assembly District 12 2016-2022 | Succeeded by Damon Connolly (D) |
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