Eric FloresEric Flores

Challenger

The Texas legislature redrew the Gulf Coast 34th district last year with the aim of finally defeating long-time target, Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. The district was redrawn — from one carried narrowly by President Trump to one he would have won by a landslide margin.

Gonzalez barely hung on under the old lines, and Republicans landed a very impressive recruit, Trump-endorsed Eric Flores. South Texas native Flores excelled in public service as a soldier and a prosecutor. This race is one of the five targeted as blue-to-red targets in mid-decade redistricting.