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Flake courted support by the Koch brothers who, like Flake, are very anti-Trump. However, apparently the Kochs decided to cut their own losses by declining to fund futile efforts to reelect Flake.
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'''Jeffrey Lane Flake''' (born December 31, 1962) is a retiring [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Arizona]], winning election to the Senate in 2012, after serving as a [[United States Representative]] from 2001 until 2013. After repeatedly opposing [[Donald Trump]] throughout the presidential campaign and even after he was elected president, Flake became unelectable and at an age of only 54 Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for reelection.
 
'''Jeffrey Lane Flake''' (born December 31, 1962) is a retiring [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Arizona]], winning election to the Senate in 2012, after serving as a [[United States Representative]] from 2001 until 2013. After repeatedly opposing [[Donald Trump]] throughout the presidential campaign and even after he was elected president, Flake became unelectable and at an age of only 54 Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for reelection.
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Flake courted support by the [[Koch brothers]] who, like Flake, are very [[anti-Trump]].  However, apparently the Kochs decided to cut their own losses by declining to fund futile efforts to reelect Flake.
    
He is a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ([[Mormon]]s). He has one of the most consistently fiscally [[conservative]] voting records of any Congressman, being one of only eight Representatives to receive a 100% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]] in 2006.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070</ref>  He is especially outspoken regarding the burden of [[earmark]]s on the taxpaying public. However, he has broken from many in his party on the issue of the [[Iraq War]]. In 2012, Jeff Flake was elected to the Senate seat of [[Jon Kyl]].
 
He is a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ([[Mormon]]s). He has one of the most consistently fiscally [[conservative]] voting records of any Congressman, being one of only eight Representatives to receive a 100% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]] in 2006.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070</ref>  He is especially outspoken regarding the burden of [[earmark]]s on the taxpaying public. However, he has broken from many in his party on the issue of the [[Iraq War]]. In 2012, Jeff Flake was elected to the Senate seat of [[Jon Kyl]].
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