PERSON: August Pfluger

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress

August Lee Pfluger (/ˈfluːɡər/ FLOO-gər; born December 28, 1977) is an American politician and Air Force officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, his district includes much of West Texas.

Pfluger’s four-times-great-grandfather, German immigrant Henry Pfluger Sr. (1803–1867), founded Pflugerville, Texas. His maternal grandfather, a member of the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, inspired Pfluger to become a pilot.

Born in Harris County in 1977, Pfluger attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texas, where he played quarterback for the school’s football team. He is an Eagle Scout. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Air Force Academy. Pfluger then earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautical science from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, a Master of Science in military and operations science from Air University, and a Master of Science in international business and policy from Georgetown University.

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