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Carlos Flores
Carlos Flores is a member of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends in 2027.
Flores ran for re-election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 2 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Biography
Flores earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. At the time of his 2017 run for office, he was an aerospace engineer for Parker Hannifin Aerospace.[1][2]
Flores has served as president of the North Side Neighborhood Association and the Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods, chair of the Fort Worth Zoning Commission and the Fort Worth Building Standards Commission, and a member of committees and task forces including the Fort Worth Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, the Fort Worth Independent School District Advisory Committee, the City Charter Review Task Force, the Master Thoroughfare Plan Task Force, and the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Infrastructure.[3]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 2
Incumbent Carlos Flores defeated Joe Ponce Jr. in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 2 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carlos Flores (Nonpartisan) | 73.7 | 1,362 |
 | Joe Ponce Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 487 | |
| Total votes: 1,849 | |||
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Endorsements
Flores received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 2
Incumbent Carlos Flores won election in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 2 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Flores (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,146 |
| Total votes: 1,146 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 2
Incumbent Carlos Flores defeated Jennifer Sarduy, Juan Sixtos, and Theodore Gray in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 2 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Flores (Nonpartisan) | 65.0 | 2,565 |
 | Jennifer Sarduy (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 653 | |
| Juan Sixtos (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 408 | ||
| Theodore Gray (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 321 | ||
| Total votes: 3,947 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 2
Incumbent Carlos Flores won election in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 2 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carlos Flores (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,467 |
| Total votes: 1,467 | |||
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2017
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
The mayor's seat and all eight city council seats were up for election. District 2 Councilman Sal Espino opted not to run for re-election in 2017. Carlos Flores defeated Steve Thornton in the runoff election for the District 2 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[4]
| Fort Worth City Council, District 2 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carlos Flores |
51.84% | 1,370 |
| Steve Thornton | 48.16% | 1,273 |
| Total Votes | 2,643 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed June 27, 2017 | ||
Carlos Flores and Steve Thornton defeated Jennifer Trevino and Miguel Perez in the general election for the District 2 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[5]
| Fort Worth City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carlos Flores |
43.81% | 1,277 |
| Steve Thornton |
36.02% | 1,050 |
| Jennifer Trevino | 18.25% | 532 |
| Miguel Perez | 1.92% | 56 |
| Total Votes | 2,915 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Flores received endorsements from the following in 2017:[6]
- Fort Worth Police Officers Association
- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price
- Former Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief
- Fort Worth Councilman Sal Espino
- Former Fort Worth Councilman Jim Lane
- Fort Worth Independent School District President Jacinto Ramos Jr.
- Saginaw Mayor Gary Brinkley
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carlos Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Carlos Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Carlos Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carlos Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Flores' campaign website listed the following priorities:
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| —Carlos Flores' campaign website, (2017)[6] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Fort Worth City Council District 2 |
Officeholder Fort Worth City Council District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "2017 Voters Guide: Fort Worth City Council Candidates on the May 6 Ballot," March 13, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Carlos Flores for Fort Worth City Council," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Carlos Flores for City Council, "About," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Carlos Flores for City Council, "Home," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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