Frances Audrey Florez is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
[3] While serving as mayor, she decided to run for the 30th District seat in the state Assembly.
The outgoing incumbent, Democrat Nicole Parra,[5] endorsed Fran Florez's Republican opponent, former Assistant California Highway Patrol Chief Danny Gilmore.
[9][7][10] She faced Republican farmer David Valadao in the November general election.
In March 2013, she announced her candidacy for the 16th Senate District of the California state Senate,[12] and soon after ended her campaign to help support candidate Leticia Perez and the prospects of the Democratic party by avoiding a contested primary.