Frances Audrey Florez (born in Bakersfield, California, October 4, 1943)[1] is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Florez began work at Bank of America in 1964, became the first female loan officer in the Shafter branch in 1973, and became the branch manager in 1990.[2] She later worked as a consultant for the PG&E) corporate contributions program.[2]
Florez is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce of Shafter, California. She won election to the Shafter City Council in 1996 and served there until 2006; she served as mayor (a council position) for four years.[2]
Beginning in 2002, she served as a member of the California High Speed Rail Authority,[2] serving as chairman in 2005.
In 2008, she was the Democratic nominee for the 30th District in the state Assembly. The outgoing incumbent, Democrat Nicole Parra, endorsed Fran Florez's Republican opponent, former Assistant California Highway Patrol Chief Danny Gilmore.[3] Florez narrowly lost to Gilmore.[4]
In June 2010, Florez won the Democratic primary in the 30th Assembly District against Nicole Parra's father, Pete Parra.[5] She faced Republican farmer David Valadao in the November general election. Valadao won by a 61% to 39% margin.
Personal life
She is the mother of Dean Florez,[2] who represented the area (which includes Fresno, Tulare, Kern and Kings counties) in the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2002 and in the California State Senate from 2002 to 2010.
References
- ^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Fran Florez, Democratic". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ a b c d e Geluso, James (September 12, 2008). "Fran Florez: Not just Dean's mom". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
Updated September 13, 2016
- ^ Wenner, Gretchen (March 23, 2010). "Party endorsement a lock for Fran Florez?". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
Updated September 14, 2016
- ^ Geluso, James (November 25, 2008). "Fran Florez concedes Assembly race". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
Updated September 12, 2016
- ^ Bedell, Christine; Wenner, Gretchen (June 9, 2010). "Aftermath: Florez, Parra and the 30th". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
Updated September 13, 2016