Rep. Flores, Lulu

Biography

Recognized as a community and political leader in Austin and throughout the US, Maria Luisa “Lulu” Flores is a longtime champion of equality and social justice.

Representative Flores has long been committed to women’s issues and the fight for equality. She served two terms as President of the National Women’s Political Caucus, the second Texan to hold that office. She has also demonstrated leadership at all levels, from being elected a National Delegate for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to chairing the Austin Arts Commission.

Representative Flores continues her commitment to these causes through her active service on volunteer boards, including 7 years with the local chapter of Planned Parenthood, 3 years with the Battered Women’s Center, and 10 years with the Texas Advocacy Project, where she also served as Board Chair.

Growing up along the border as the youngest of nine children, Lulu’s commitment to civil rights was instilled by her father, an attorney and one of the founding members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). But she also saw how little would be accomplished were it not for the behind the scenes work of strong women like her mother.

Thanks to her parents’ strong belief in education, Lulu moved to Austin to study at the University of Texas. There she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with High Honors in Government before earning her Juris Doctor degree from the university’s School of Law while attending on an academic scholarship.

Representative Flores began her career in the state legislature working for Rep. Irma Rangel, a pioneer who rose to serve as Chair of the Higher Education Committee. In Rangel’s office Lulu helped to draft the state’s first domestic violence legislation.

Lulu continued her career in public service working as Legislative Director at the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, Director of Governmental Relations at the State Bar of Texas and Assistant Director for Alternative Fuels Policy and Legislation/Governmental Affairs at the Texas Railroad Commission. She then joined her husband, Scott, as partner in their law firm, Hendler Flores Law, PLLC.

Now in her second term, Lulu Flores was first elected to the Texas House in 2022. Representative Flores continues as a member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee and the Culture, Recreation & Tourism committee, on which she serves as vice-chair.