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Jeff Flake, Republican

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Snowflake, AZ (12/31/1962)
Home city: Mesa, AZ

Education: MA, Political Science, Brigham Young University BA, International Relations, Brigham Young University.

Profession: Executive Director, Goldwater Institute, 1992 Executive Director, Foundation for Democracy, Namibia Public Affairs Firm Mission, Southern Africa.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present.

Membership: Republican Study Committee.

First elected: 2000
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Wife: Cheryl; 5 Children.


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Rules panel works through 600 amendments

The Hill 7.28.09 9:22 AM | The House Rules Committee is facing an unprecedented situation: It has to sift through more than 600 amendments to the 2010...
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House Dems muzzle GOP on hot issues

Arizona Daily Star 7.17.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House are taking extraordinary steps to...
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The lawmakers who pushed climate bill to passage

The Hill 6.28.09 6:32 PM | The members who pushed the historic climate change bill to passage on Friday are not household names.
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Boehner takes to House floor to delay climate vote

The Hill 6.26.09 1:28 PM | Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday launched an unusual filibuster-like move to delay a vote on the Democrats' cap-and-trade bill.
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Rep. Kennedy returns to House in time to vote

The Hill 6.26.09 1:23 PM | Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) returned to the Capitol Friday to cast a potentially decisive vote on the climate change bill after...
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Capitol Link

Arizona Daily Star 6.21.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — Here's how Arizona members of Congress voted in the week ending June 19.
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War-funding bill, with add-ons, OK'd after partisan tussle

Arizona Daily Star 6.17.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON — War-funding legislation survived a fierce partisan battle in the House on Tuesday, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money they would need for military...
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Lifting of ban sends wave of Valley relatives on visits to Cuba

Arizona Republic 6.11.09 12:00 AM | Many from Phoenix are now free to visit family.
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Queen Creek mounts battle to stave off ZIP code change

Arizona Daily Star 6.10.09 12:00 AM | Queen Creek is not happy it might be lumped into Pinal County.
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Flake wants tighter financial interest rules

The Hill 6.6.09 7:57 AM | The House's most ardent opponent of earmarks wants to prohibit members from accepting campaign contributions from earmark recipients.
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