FALSE PROPHET
Mayra Flores
U.S. Representative, Texas
Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas is currently seeking re-election for a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives after winning the seat in 2022. During her first campaign, Religion News Service reported on “the particularly Pentecostal flavor of Mayra Flores’ Christian nationalism,” noting that Flores’ pastor carried out a “Make America Godly Again” outreach effort on her campaign’s behalf.
Flores has called Biden “president in name only” and called for his impeachment. Her campaign slogan—“God, family, country”—espouses not just her faith but her governing priorities. Her campaign also relies on violent rhetoric, imploring supporters to “join the fight for the future” and describing herself as a “Texan who is ready to take back the America we love.”
Prior to her election in 2022, Flores tweeted using #QAnon, but laughably claims she actually did it to express opposition and now chastises reporters who ask her about it. Although these tweets have since been deleted, a central plank of her campaign is straight out of the QAnon playbook, emphasizing misleading information about massive child trafficking rings – a conspiracy theory that has led to past political violence. Her campaign sells yard signs, shirts, and buttons emblazoned with the tagline: “God’s Children Are Not For Sale.”
She called the SCOTUS ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, which inserted the government into private health decisions and overturned Roe v. Wade, a “big win" and a "dream come true." Flores also voted against the 2022 Respect for Marriage Act.
Flores’ Christian Nationalist Rhetoric
Tweeted after her June election: “I am an Ambassador of Christ and becoming a Congresswoman doesn’t change that. Our Country belongs to God not a political party. I am here to win souls for God. Hallelujah.”
Believes “pastors should be getting more involved in politics and in guiding their congressmen” because “our pastors know our people better than we do.”
Captioned a photo of herself at the center of a group prayer: “It’s time to elect GODLY people who reflect our morals and values according to the Word of God…Thank you Pastors for being involved in your civic duties.”
Has appeared on Christian nationalist movement leader and fellow False Prophet Steve Bannon’s show ‘War Room’
At an October 2022 RNC prayer breakfast, Flores said: “Do not allow this government to shame you for who you are. Do not allow this government to shame you for your Christian values. This nation is a Christian country. That is who we are.”
Flores’ Christian Nationalist Policy Positions
Holds strong anti-abortion access views, calling the overturning of Roe v. Wade “a dream come true”
Advocates for restricting immigration, despite being an immigrant herself
Calls the Democratic Party the “greatest threat that America faces”
Spread conspiracy theories about the January 6 insurrection, tweeting, “DC police let them through the gates! This was a set up! Antifa is definitely among this crowd!!!"
Opposes equal rights for LGBTQ Americans, voting against the Respect for Marriage Act
By excusing the insurrection and refusing to call President Joe Biden legitimately elected, Flores has supported and helped mainstream similar stolen-election conspiracy theories and lies as spread by fellow False Prophets and Christian-nationalist movement leaders Rev. Franklin Graham, General Michael Flynn, Bishop Joseph Strickland, strategist Steve Bannon, and Pastor Tony Perkins.