Sol Flores

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Sol Flores

Democratic Party

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Last election

March 20, 2018

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Sol Flores (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 4th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.

Flores was endorsed by EMILY's List on December 21, 2017. She based her campaign on her childhood experience being raised by a single mother as part of a larger Puerto Rican immigrant family. According to her campaign website, she "was taught that 'Where one can eat, 10 can eat,' and that you should always invite people to your table and always be generous."

Click here to learn more about the March 20, 2018, Democratic Party primary.

Biography

Flores is the founder of La Casa Norte, an organization that provides housing and services to homeless families, single parents, victims of domestic violence, and abandoned youth. She has served as an appointed member of the City of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals and as a member of the boards of directors of the Latino Policy Forum, The Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, and Kuumba Lynx.

Elections

2018

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 4

Jesus Garcia defeated Mark Wayne Lorch in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesus Garcia (D)	86.6	143,895
		Mark Wayne Lorch (R)	13.4	22,294

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 166,189 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4

Jesus Garcia defeated Sol Flores and Richard Gonzalez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesus Garcia	66.2	49,631
		Sol Flores	21.9	16,398
		Richard Gonzalez	11.9	8,921

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,950
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (D)
• Raymond Lopez (D)
• Neli Vazquez Rowland (D)
• Joe Moreno (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4

Mark Wayne Lorch advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Wayne Lorch	100.0	5,805

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ann Melichar (R)
• Jay Reyes (R)
• Ruben Sanchez, Jr. (R)

Campaign themes

2018

“	Fight for Equal Pay Sol will fight for equal pay legislation that finally ensures women receive equal pay for equal work. Sol believes it is unacceptable that women in America today are paid just $0.80 for every dollar paid to men for the same work—and women of color, who are more often relied upon by their families as the sole or contributing breadwinner, are paid even less. Stand Strong for Choice Sol will stand strong for Planned Parenthood and fight back against any attempt by Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress to restrict a woman’s right to choose. Sol believes that every woman has the right to control her own body, and that low-income women must have the same access to reproductive health care as anyone else. Fight for Affordable Health Care Sol will stand up to the Republicans’ efforts to repeal Obamacare. She believes that health care is as human right and understands how critical it is to moving families out of poverty and into the middle class. Sol will work to further expand access and make health care more affordable. Sol supports efforts to move toward a Medicare for All system. Stand Up Against Violence Sol will fight for real gun law reform. Sol has seen firsthand the devastation that violence has in the community she serves and believes that 3,000 people being shot in Chicago last year is a national disgrace. Sol will fight to close loopholes in purchasing and create universal background checks, ban the purchase of guns across state lines like in Indiana, crack down on straw purchasers who buy guns for criminals, regulate ammunition, and take away guns from domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. Fight for Immigrants Sol was born into a proud Puerto Rican family and is a devoted advocate for the Latino community. Sol helped lead the successful effort to provide municipal IDs to undocumented immigrants in Chicago so that they could access social services, and she works every day to provide housing and support services for Chicago's Latino community. Sol will continue her fight for immigrant justice by working to protect undocumented immigrants from the Trump administration's overreach and deportation efforts and pass the DREAM Act to give immigrants who were brought to the country as children a path to citizenship. Stand Strong for Public Education Sol will fight to improve the educational system for all students. She is the proud graduate of Chicago public schools and has created programs to allow homeless youth in Chicago to attend college and get the supports they need to succeed. Sol will stand up to Betsy DeVos’s dangerous threats to public schools and fight for programs that ease student debt and make college more affordable. She will also support efforts to increase the number of minority and diverse teachers and principals in our schools. Fight to End Homelessness Sol has been a tireless advocate for Latino and African American families and young people experiencing homelessness. As the leader of a nationally recognized homeless services provider, she believes everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their housing or economic situation. Sol understands that homelessness is a set of circumstances, not an identity, and that with the right political and moral will we can end homelessness in this country. She will keep fighting to expand access to affordable housing, affordable health care and living wage jobs.	”
—Sol Flores for Congress

Polls

2018

Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, Democratic primary
Poll	Garcia	Moreno	Flores	Other	Undecided	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Garin-Hart-Yang for the Garcia campaign January 18-21, 2018	59%	8%	6%	8%	19%	+/-5.0	400
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, Democratic primary
Poll	Flores	Garcia	Gonzalez	Moreno	Lopez	Ramirez-Rosa	Not sure	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling December 13-14, 2017	3%	53%	4%	4%	2%	7%	27%	+/-4.8	412
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Debates and forums

2018

Sol Flores, Chuy Garcia, and Richard Gonzalez participated in a Democratic primary candidate forum hosted by the Indivisible West Suburban Action League on February 15, 2018. The forum included discussion of labor issues, firearms policy, and suburban representation. Click here for coverage of this forum.

Campaign finance

2018

The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly January 2018 reports. It includes only candidates who have reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of December 31, 2017.
Democrats

Endorsements

2018

Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement	Date	Flores	Garcia
Federal officials
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)	November 30, 2017		✔
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)	November 28, 2017		✔
Local figures
Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa	January 9, 2018		✔
Publications
Chicago Sun-Times	February 13, 2018		✔
Chicago Tribune	February 19, 2018	✔
Organizations
BOLD PAC	February 27, 2018		✔
American Federation of Government Employees	February 23, 2018		✔
Latino Victory Fund	February 8, 2018		✔
Our Revolution	February 8, 2018		✔
Off the Sidelines PAC	February 5, 2018	✔
Our Revolution Illinois	January 22, 2018		✔
Democracy for America	January 17, 2018		✔
EMILY's List	December 21, 2017	✔

Campaign advertisements

2018

"Sol Flores for Congress" - Sol Flores campaign ad, released February 2, 2018

"That Door" - Sol Flores campaign ad, released February 12, 2018

"Something I Could Do" - Sol Flores campaign ad, released February 12, 2018

Online presence

2018

The following social media statistics were compiled on January 24, 2018.

	Facebook			Twitter
Candidate	Followers	Likes	Comments on Last Post	Followers	Following	Tweets
Garcia	28,101	28,094	1	10,700	702	1,529
Flores	1,320	1,253	4	1,077	418	507

Tweets by Jesus Garcia Tweets by Sol Flores

Recent news

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Sol Flores - Google News

See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2018
• Illinois' 4th Congressional District

Footnotes

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)