Councilman Flora Will Not Run Again
Councilman James H. Flora said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection in November.
“I’ve been doing things for the city for the last 26 years,” Flora said. “I think it’s time for someone else to have a chance.”
Flora, 70, was first elected to the City Council in 1984. He was reelected in 1988 and 1992 and served as mayor twice. Before he became a councilman, Flora served as a La Habra planning commissioner for nearly 14 years.
“That adds up to a lot of years,” Flora said. “My wife’s been very loving and tolerant of my involvement over these many years.”
Flora said he is proud of the work he has done, citing his votes that led to redevelopment projects throughout La Habra.
Because he won’t be an elected official as of December, Flora also will have to give up his vice chairmanship of the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission and his board of directors seats on the Orange County Sanitation Districts and the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Flora said he is supporting incumbents Juan M. Garcia and Mayor Steven C. Anderson and former Mayor John Holmberg in the November elections.
Other candidates include: Audie Contreras, a recreation assistant; Jeff D. Holley, a data entry clerk; Jonathan Weigman, a stock market trader; Merciline La Porte, a real estate agent, and Robert Donald Guerin, a retired businessman.
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