Bill Flores

Bill Flores
Official portrait, 2011
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 17th district
In office
January 3, 2011  January 3, 2021
Preceded byChet Edwards
Succeeded byPete Sessions
Chair of the Republican Study Committee
In office
January 3, 2015  January 3, 2017
Preceded byRob Woodall
Succeeded byMark Walker
Personal details
Born
William Hose Flores

(1954-02-25) February 25, 1954
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGina Flores
Children2
EducationTexas A&M University (BBA)
Houston Baptist University (MBA)

William Hose Flores Sr. (/ˈflɔːrɛz/; born February 25, 1954) is an American businessman, the Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT.

From 2011 to 2021, he was the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. Flores chose not to seek re-election in 2020 after five terms in office. He was succeeded by Pete Sessions, the former U.S. representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district. Flores is a member of the Republican Party and the former chief executive officer of Phoenix Exploration Company, an oil and natural gas company.