Vaughn Leonard Flora (January 17, 1945 – March 17, 2022) was an American politician who served in the

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for 14 years. Flora was born in

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, where he attended local public schools. He attended

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, where he met his first wife, Rose Owen. He was involved with the real estate business, farmers union, and agricultural movement. Flora served in the

from 1995 to 2008 as a

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. He declined to run for re-election in 2008, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Sean Gatewood.

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