Heath Flora


Heath Flora is an American politician in the California State Assembly.

Early life

On July 19, 1983, Flora was born in Stanislaus County, California.

Career

Flora served for over 15 years as a volunteer fire fighter. From 2005 to 2007, Flora was a firefighter with the California Department Forestry and Fire Protection. Flora is a businessman and owner of Golden Valley Equipment.
On November 8, 2016, Flora's political career began when he won the election and became a Republican member of California State Assembly for District 12, encompassing part of the San Joaquin Valley. Flora unexpectedly defeated Ken Vogel, a former San Joaquin County Supervisor, with 52.2% of the votes.
On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Flora won the election and continued serving District 12. Flora defeated Robert D. Chase with 60% of the votes.
In Flora's first term as a member of the Assembly, Flora authored seven bills that were ultimately signed into law, including bills to develop a firefighter preapprenticeship program and to reduce the impact of property taxes on new construction.

Electoral history

2016 California State Assembly

2018 California State Assembly

See 2018 California State Assembly election

2020 California State Assembly

See 2020 California State Assembly election

Personal life

Flora's wife is Melodie. They have two children. In 2015, Flora moved from Modesto to Ripon, California. Flora and his family live in Ripon, California.