Deborah Flora

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Deborah Flora

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 25, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Southern Methodist University, 1987

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Religion

Christian

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Deborah Flora (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.

Flora completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Deborah Flora was born at the Izmir Air Force Base in Turkey. Flora's professional experience includes working as a radio host and director of public policy with Salem Radio. She is the founder of Parents United America and co-founding partner of Lamplight Entertainment. Flora was a summa cum laude graduate and president scholar earning a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University in 1987.

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Trisha Calvarese, Hannah Goodman, Frank Atwood, and Paul Fiorino in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert (R)	53.6	240,213
		Trisha Calvarese (D)	42.0	188,249
		Hannah Goodman (L)	2.6	11,676
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	1.4	6,233
		Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)	0.3	1,436

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 447,807
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Douglas Mangeris (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Trisha Calvarese defeated Ike McCorkle and John Padora Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trisha Calvarese	45.2	22,756
		Ike McCorkle	41.1	20,723
		John Padora Jr.	13.7	6,882

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Breslin (D)
• Anil Saxena (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert	43.7	54,605
		Jerry Sonnenberg	14.2	17,791
		Deborah Flora	13.6	17,069
		Richard Holtorf	10.7	13,387
		Michael Lynch	10.7	13,357
		Peter Yu	7.1	8,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 125,063
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ted Harvey (R)
• Ken Buck (R)
• Justin Schreiber (R)
• Chris Phelen (R)
• Floyd Trujillo (R)
• Trent Leisy (R)
• Mariel Bailey (R)

Polls

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Election campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Lauren Boebert	Republican Party	$4,822,754	$5,434,885	$159,145	As of December 31, 2024
Deborah Flora	Republican Party	$450,657	$450,657	$0	As of August 6, 2024
Richard Holtorf	Republican Party	$153,492	$153,492	$0	As of September 30, 2024
Michael Lynch	Republican Party	$143,843	$136,843	$0	As of December 30, 2024
Jerry Sonnenberg	Republican Party	$356,932	$356,932	$0	As of September 30, 2024
Peter Yu	Republican Party	$285,212	$9,554	$275,658	As of March 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

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By candidate	By election
Lauren Boebert Deborah Flora Richard Holtfort Michael Lynch Jerry Sonnenbert Peter Yu	Open Secrets Federal Eleection Commission

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Flora in this election.

Pledges

Flora signed the following pledges.

• Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet (D)	55.9	1,397,170
		Joe O'Dea (R)	41.3	1,031,693
		Brian Peotter (L)	1.7	43,534
		T.J. Cole (Unity Party)	0.7	16,379
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	11,354
	Submit photo	Tom Harvey (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	29
	Submit photo	Joanne Rock (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	25
	Submit photo	John Rutledge (L) (Write-in)	0.0	9
	Submit photo	Robert Messman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,500,201
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Trevino (Independent)
• Teal'c Anderson (Freedom Party Party)
• Aaron Pehrson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet	100.0	516,985

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 516,985
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Chapin (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Joe O'Dea defeated Ron Hanks and Daniel Hendricks in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe O'Dea	54.4	345,060
		Ron Hanks	45.5	288,483
		Daniel Hendricks (Write-in)	0.0	302

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 633,845
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gino Campana (R)
• Juli Henry (R)
• Erik Aadland (R)
• Eli Bremer (R)
• Gregory Moore (R)
• Deborah Flora (R)
• Peter Yu (R)

Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Frank Atwood advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Deborah Flora is an Award-Winning Filmmaker, Producer, Radio Host, and National Public Speaker. As a mom and founder of Parents United America, she has been on the front lines fighting for parental rights and educational freedom, and as a Director of Public Policy, she has advocated and testified for issues impacting the citizens of Colorado and people across the country.

The Deborah Flora Show has been heard daily on Salem Radio Network’s 710 KNUS for years, focusing on empowering listeners to take a stand on important issues, such as recent live reporting from El Paso and New Mexico highlighting the border crisis. As a Partner in Lamplight Entertainment with her husband Jonathan, an 82ndAirborne Veteran, she has produced numerous projects, including the acclaimed documentaries Whose Children Are They? which screened in theaters nationwide.

Deborah is a Club for Growth Fellow, a member of the American Enterprise Leadership Network, the Independence Institute’s Center Right Coalition and serves on the Leadership Program of the Rockies Advisory Council. She is also a Board Member for ACE Scholarships and Colorado Parent Advocacy Network Board. She has spoken around the world with organizations like Youth for Christ International including in the former Soviet Union.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• National Security: Securing the border and releasing our energy sector so we stop funding our enemies abroad.
• Economy: Balancing the budget, stopping government's out of control spending and lowering inflation.
• Educational freedom and protecting parental rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am a Constitutional Conservative who is dedicated to limited government, and will fight for accountability and transparency in Washington DC. I will work to secure our border to protect our communities and end drug and human trafficking. Another key to national security is releasing our energy sector to become net energy exporters again and stop funding our enemies such as Iran and Russia, and then can also rein in skyrocketing inflation. In DC, I will push for a balanced budget amendment and single subject bills to eliminate the overspending in government with citizen's hard earned tax dollars and eliminate unsustainable debt. I will also stand for parental rights and educational freedom that helps every student prosper especially those in the urban and minority communities where they are trapped in failing schools.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I have taken the term limit pledge and believe that it is key to ending the corrupt and crony policies of out of touch career politicians.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Former Lt. Governor Jane Norton

Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly
Douglas County Coroner Raeanne Brown
Parker Mayor Jeff Toborg
Ret. Major General Joe Arbuckle
Ret. Major General Paul Vallely

Numerous others

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2022

Deborah Flora completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Flora's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Deborah Flora is a business leader, a mother, and as the President and Founder of the non-profit Parents United America, she has advocated for countless students and parents across the country. In Washington, she will continue to champion the shared values of Colorado families.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• An Economy that every Coloradan can afford
• Putting Children and Parents back at the center of Education
• Safety on our Streets and Security Abroad

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economy, Education, Healthcare, Safety & Security

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Campaign finance summary

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Deborah Flora campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Colorado District 4	Lost primary	$450,657	$450,657
2022	U.S. Senate Colorado	Disqualified primary	$401,902	$401,120
Grand total			$852,559	$851,777
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

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