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Prior to becoming a government official, Flake and his family subverted the law. They opposed U.S. Border Patrol agents by hiring illegal immigrant workers on their farm and rehired them after being deported and coming back illegally, and they tried to stop the agents from deporting their illegal employees in the first place.<ref>Munro, Neil (August 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/sen-flake-id-divert-border-patrol-away-workers/ Sen. Flake: ‘I’d … Divert the Border Patrol Away From our Workers’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref> | Prior to becoming a government official, Flake and his family subverted the law. They opposed U.S. Border Patrol agents by hiring illegal immigrant workers on their farm and rehired them after being deported and coming back illegally, and they tried to stop the agents from deporting their illegal employees in the first place.<ref>Munro, Neil (August 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/sen-flake-id-divert-border-patrol-away-workers/ Sen. Flake: ‘I’d … Divert the Border Patrol Away From our Workers’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref> | ||
| − | He should still be considered a [[RINO]] though due his support for homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/</ref> Flake has criticized [[Donald Trump]] for his national conservative positions and praised [[Jeb Bush]] for his support for amnesty for illegal aliens.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/jeff-flake-defends-jeb-bush-act-of-love/ Jeff Flake Praises Jeb’s ‘Act of Love’ Remarks About Illegals]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> Flake stated in 2017 that he regretted opposing the Wall Street bank bailouts in 2008 that conservatives opposed.<ref>Moran, Sean (August 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/sen-jeff-flake-regrets-voting-against-wall-street-bank-bailouts/ Sen. Jeff Flake Regrets Voting Against Wall Street Bank Bailouts]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> | + | He should still be considered a [[RINO]] though due his support for homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/</ref> Flake has criticized [[Donald Trump]] for his national conservative positions and praised [[Jeb Bush]] for his support for amnesty for illegal aliens.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/jeff-flake-defends-jeb-bush-act-of-love/ Jeff Flake Praises Jeb’s ‘Act of Love’ Remarks About Illegals]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> Flake stated in 2017 that he regretted opposing the Wall Street bank bailouts in 2008 that conservatives opposed.<ref>Moran, Sean (August 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/sen-jeff-flake-regrets-voting-against-wall-street-bank-bailouts/ Sen. Jeff Flake Regrets Voting Against Wall Street Bank Bailouts]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> Flake stated that the GOP must follow an autopsy published after the 2012 election saying that the party must adopt pro-illegal immigration and amnisty positions, even after [[Donald Trump]] was elected after taking the opposite route.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/jeff-flake-republicans-should-embrace-pro-amnesty-autopsy-report/ Jeff Flake: GOP Should Embrace Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Report]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 8, 2017.</ref> |
Democrats have asked the [[FBI]] and the [[Justice Department]] to review Flake's campaign activities because voters in Arizona have received [[robocall]]s directing voters to the wrong polling locations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Democrats seek Rep. Flake probe|first=Sean|last=Sullivan|work=Washington Post|page=A4|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> | Democrats have asked the [[FBI]] and the [[Justice Department]] to review Flake's campaign activities because voters in Arizona have received [[robocall]]s directing voters to the wrong polling locations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Democrats seek Rep. Flake probe|first=Sean|last=Sullivan|work=Washington Post|page=A4|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:46, August 9, 2017
| Jeff Flake | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Arizona From: January 3, 2013 - | |||
| Predecessor | Jon Kyl | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Arizona's 6th Congressional District From: January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | J. D. Hayworth | ||
| Successor | David Schweikert | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Arizona's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
| Predecessor | Matt Salmon | ||
| Successor | Rick Renzi | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Cheryl Flake | ||
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
Jeff Flake is a Republican United States Senator from Arizona, winning election to the Senate in 2012, and former United States Representative. He is a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). 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.[1] He is especially outspoken regarding the burden of earmarks 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.
Prior to becoming a government official, Flake and his family subverted the law. They opposed U.S. Border Patrol agents by hiring illegal immigrant workers on their farm and rehired them after being deported and coming back illegally, and they tried to stop the agents from deporting their illegal employees in the first place.[2]
He should still be considered a RINO though due his support for homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.[3] Flake has criticized Donald Trump for his national conservative positions and praised Jeb Bush for his support for amnesty for illegal aliens.[4] Flake stated in 2017 that he regretted opposing the Wall Street bank bailouts in 2008 that conservatives opposed.[5] Flake stated that the GOP must follow an autopsy published after the 2012 election saying that the party must adopt pro-illegal immigration and amnisty positions, even after Donald Trump was elected after taking the opposite route.[6]
Democrats have asked the FBI and the Justice Department to review Flake's campaign activities because voters in Arizona have received robocalls directing voters to the wrong polling locations.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070
- ↑ Munro, Neil (August 7, 2017). Sen. Flake: ‘I’d … Divert the Border Patrol Away From our Workers’. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/
- ↑ Lee, Tony (August 2, 2017). Jeff Flake Praises Jeb’s ‘Act of Love’ Remarks About Illegals. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Moran, Sean (August 2, 2017). Sen. Jeff Flake Regrets Voting Against Wall Street Bank Bailouts. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Lee, Tony (August 7, 2017). Jeff Flake: GOP Should Embrace Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Report. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean. "Democrats seek Rep. Flake probe", Washington Post, November 6, 2012, p. A4.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress