Exclusive | California GOP dumps Heath Flora as leader as The Post uncovers second affair

Ousted GOP Assembly leader Heath Flora was allegedly conducting two affairs while still married — using funds from his campaign to spend big in bars, hotels and restaurants, The Post has learned.Flora’s was stunningly dumped from his leadership position less than a year after he took over the job after the California Post revealed he is facing two state ethics investigations, including one over alleged misuse of campaign funds.Republicans replaced Flora — a Republican from Ripon who has previously worked as a farmer and firefighter — with first-term Tulare Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo.“I am deeply honored by the trust my colleagues have placed in me, and I am proud to stand alongside a unified caucus dedicated to real, common-sense solutions,” Macedo said in a statement obtained by The Post.“Our message is clear: California is becoming unaffordable for working families, and our caucus is united in the fight to bring down the cost of living, make our communities safer and hold state bureaucrats accountable.”The Post also found Flora’s campaign filings show an huge list of charges at a Sacramento’s Chargins’ Bar & Grill, an East Sacramento dive bar more than 50 miles from his district.

Dissatisfaction with Flora peaked in July when he and Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis sided with Democrats to allow local cities and counties across the state to approve new tax hikes.Flora, who did not respond to requests for comment, is seeking a final term in office while confronting new allegations from Kimberly Pebbles, a retired hairstylist who told The Post she embarked on an two-year affair with the then-married lawmaker after becoming friends in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the Sacramento Bee reported that Flora — a self-professed devout Christian who is now divorced — had an affair with former lobbyist Emily Hughes, which Pebbles said was during the same time period as her own relationship with Flora.Pebbles said F...