 She will seek re-election to a 17th term in 2018.Representative Flowers' primary legislative focus has been on health and child welfare matters.She has been the Principal Sponsor of legislation related to Medical Patients Rights, Medical Managed Care Reform, Health Insurance Reforms, Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Standards, Licensure of Lay Midwives, Adverse Health Event Reporting, Health Facility Regulatory Reform, Medical and Dental Practice reforms, and Public Health/Communicable Disease Control.