Author: Anthony Flores

nthony Flores joined OK Policy as a Data Analyst in March 2023 and was named Research Director in August 2024. He graduated in his home state of Oklahoma with a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Oklahoma. While at OU, he researched the impact of child benefits, including their effect on improving child poverty, economic growth, and carceral outcomes. His experience in supporting his family after the deportation of his father informs his research and allows him to empathize with those experiencing our criminal justice system’s financial and emotional consequences. Anthony works to contribute to reform so future Oklahomans may participate in a criminal justice system based on principles of restorative and rehabilitative justice. Outside work, he loves learning more about our world and people’s experiences, playing piano, and creating art.