In a surprise, he won the election and became a Republican member of California State Assembly for District 12, encompassing part of the San Joaquin Valley.

Flora defeated Ken Vogel, a former San Joaquin County Supervisor, with 52.2% of the votes in an upset.

In November 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Heath Flora travelled to Hawaii to attend a conference with 120 other people.

[4][5][15] Flora’s wife, Melodie, filed for divorce in April 2022 in San Joaquin County Superior Court.

[16] In July 2022, a woman named Emily Hughes claimed that Flora had multiple extra-marital affairs, one of which was with her.