Democrats in Nevada are once again facing questions of accountability—this time from within their own ranks. State Senator Edgar Flores, a 39-year-old Democrat representing northeastern Clark County, was arrested at 3 a.m. Friday after Las Vegas Metro police found him asleep at the wheel at a stoplight. According to the police report, Flores was stopped in a travel lane, with “droopy eyes, slow speech, delayed responses, and confusion.”

Flores admitted to drinking a 24-ounce beer earlier that evening, though he later insisted fatigue was to blame and not impairment. Officers noted he refused a preliminary breath test, failed standard field sobriety tests, and was booked on a misdemeanor DUI charge. Nevada law allowed him to be released after a blood draw without bail or court appearance, and his case will not move forward until lab results are returned—a process that could take months.

In statements after his arrest, Flores attempted to downplay the incident, saying he was “too tired” and “lucky” that nothing worse happened. His campaign even released a statement highlighting a 0.00 breathalyzer result and claiming the blood test will confirm the same. Yet documents clearly show he refused a field breath test and performed poorly on sobriety exams. The narrative sounds familiar: a politician caught red-handed, leaning on process delays and technicalities instead of owning up fully.

What makes this even more galling is that Flores himself voted to increase penalties on DUI repeat offenders last legislative session, supporting harsher consequences for Nevadans while now facing a DUI charge of his own. It’s a pattern Americans have come to expect—politicians writing laws for the rest of us while finding ways to excuse themselves.

For now, Flores is scheduled for a court status check in January. Prosecutors may amend or even drop charges depending on test results. But Nevadans deserve leaders who not only write laws but live by them. Flores’s arrest should remind voters that character and personal responsibility matter more than carefully crafted campaign statements.

Source: 8 News Now

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