Pete Flores

"Senator Peter P. Flores was raised in South Texas, graduating from Laredo\ \ Martin High School and then attending Laredo Junior College before transferring\ \ and graduating from Texas A&M University in College Station. \r \r Senator Flores\ \ spent most of his career as a Texas Game Warden, serving the State for 27 years\ \ and achieving the rank of Colonel. In this capacity Senator Flores was responsible\ \ for a 60 million dollar budget, 27 field offices, 127 civilian employees and 532\ \ Commissioned Texas Game Wardens with a Statewide operational scope and patrol\ \ reaching out 9 nautical miles into the Gulf of Mexico. Senator Flores was the\ \ first Hispanic Game Warden Colonel in Texas history. \r \r He holds a Texas Master\ \ Peace Officer certificate, is a graduate of the Governor's Executive Development\ \ School from the LBJ School of Government at UT-Austin, and is a Fellow of the\ \ National Conservation Leadership Institute. Senator Flores honorably retired from\ \ State service in 2012 and is an Executive Coach for the National Association of\ \ Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Leadership Academy. He lives in Pleasanton\ \ with his wife Elizabeth and has two daughters and two grandsons.\r \r Senator\ \ Flores was elected in a special election in September 2018, becoming the first\ \ Hispanic Republican to serve in the Texas Senate, and the first Republican to\ \ represent Senate District 19 in 139 years. Senator Flores had a momentous first\ \ legislative session, serving on five Senate Committees and passing various bills\ \ to help all areas of Senate District 19. See a complete rundown of what Senator\ \ Flores did his first session at this link: .\r \r \r Senator Flores, as part\ \ of his service to Senate District 19, is willing to write formal letters of recommendation\ \ to qualified constituents applying for jobs, scholarships, awards, etc. If you\ \ are a constituent seeking a letter of recommendation, please see the following\ \ document for more information:"