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Jeff Flores
Image of Jeff Flores
Kern County Board of Supervisors District 3
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 2

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Personal
Profession
Chief of staff
Contact

Jeff Flores is a member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Flores ran for election to the Kern County Board of Supervisors to represent District 3 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

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Flores has served as Chief of staff for former Kern County Supervisor Mike Maggard.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Kern County, California (2022)

General election

General election for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 3

Jeff Flores defeated Brian Smith in the general election for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Flores
Jeff Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
52.5
 
19,805
Brian Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
47.5
 
17,927

Total votes: 37,732
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 3

Jeff Flores and Brian Smith defeated Louis Gill in the primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Flores
Jeff Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
40.1
 
9,863
Brian Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
33.4
 
8,221
Image of Louis Gill
Louis Gill (Nonpartisan)
 
26.5
 
6,504

Total votes: 24,588
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2020

See also: Kern High School District, California, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Jeff Flores defeated M. Dayle Record in the general election for Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Flores
Jeff Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
66.6
 
16,692
Image of M. Dayle Record
M. Dayle Record (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
33.4
 
8,379

Total votes: 25,071
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2016

See also: Kern High School District elections (2016)

Two of the five seats on the Kern High School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 2, incumbent Jeff Flores defeated challenger Librado Vasquez. Incumbent Chad Vegas did not file to run for re-election to his Trustee Area 3 seat, leaving it open for a newcomer. Jennifer Bloomquist and Joey O’Connell ran for the seat, and O’Connell won.[2][3]

Results

Kern High School District,
Trustee Area 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Flores Incumbent 51.27% 10,888
Librado Vasquez 48.73% 10,347
Total Votes 21,235
Source: Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Kern County Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Kern High School District election

Flores began the race with an existing account balance of $24,000.66 from his previous campaign. He reported $25,849.74 in contributions and $43,134.08 in expenditures to Kern County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with $6,716.32 on hand in the election.[4]

2014

See also: Kern High School District elections (2014)

Four seats on the Kern High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 1, incumbent Mike Williams faced challenger Aurora Cooper and won re-election. The Trustee Area 2 seat was up for election due to a vacancy on the board. Jeff Flores was the only candidate to file for the seat. He ran unopposed and won the election by default. The Trustee Area 4 race featured incumbent Martha McCuen Miller and challengers Anna Laven and Phillip Peters. Peters defeated Miller and Laven to win a seat on the board. In Trustee Area 5, incumbent Bryan Batey ran unopposed and won re-election by default.

Results

This election did not appear on the ballot due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Jeff Flores won the Trustee Area 2 seat by default.

Funding

Flores reported $28,963.00 in contributions and $2,162.34 in expenditures to the Kern County Registrar of Voters as of October 26, 2014, leaving his campaign with $26,800.66 cash on hand.[5]

Endorsements

On his Facebook page, Flores listed a number of individuals who supported his campaign. The list can be found here.[6]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jeff Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jeff Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Flores highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

MY VISION
  • Improve Student Achievement
  • Decrease Suspensions and Expulsions
  • Prioritize funding to Enhance Student Outcomes
  • Advance College and Workforce Readiness
  • Representation that is Reflective of our Student Population[7]
—Jeff Flores (2014)[8]

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