Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake is a Republican United States Senator from Arizona, winning election to the Senate in 2012, after serving as a United States Representative from 2001 until 2013. 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.
| 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 | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Cheryl Flake | ||
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
Some people consider Flake considered a RINO due his support for homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.[2] Flake stated in 2017 that he regretted opposing the Wall Street bank bailouts in 2008 that conservatives opposed.[3]
In 2012, Democrats 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.[4]
RINO positions
Flake takes numerous positions which qualify him as a RINO. These positions include his support for homosexuals serving in the military and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.[5]
Illegal immigration
Flake grew up on a small family farm that employed illegal aliens. After immigration raids, Flake's parents rehired workers after they were deported and re-entered illegally, and they tried to stop the agents from deporting their illegal employees in the first place. However, all of this happened before 1986, when hiring illegal aliens became illegal.[6]
Flake has criticized Donald Trump for his national conservative positions and praised Jeb Bush for his support for amnesty for illegal aliens.[7] Flake stated in 2017 that he regretted opposing the Wall Street bank bailouts in 2008 that conservatives opposed.[8]
Flake stated that the GOP should follow the Republican National Committee's autopsy report that was adopted after Mitt Romney's 2012 election defeat saying that the party must adopt pro-illegal immigration and amnesty positions, even after Donald Trump was elected after taking the opposite route.[9]
Legal immigration
On August 2, 2017, Flake announced his opposition to the RAISE Act, which intends to reduce legal immigration levels and reform the U.S.'s immigration system to a merit-based system.[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070
- ↑ http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/
- ↑ Moran, Sean (August 2, 2017). Sen. Jeff Flake Regrets Voting Against Wall Street Bank Bailouts. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean. "Democrats seek Rep. Flake probe", Washington Post, November 6, 2012, p. A4.
- ↑ http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-jeff-flake-arizonas-next-john-mccain/
- ↑ Munro, Neil (August 7, 2017). Sen. Flake: ‘I’d … Divert the Border Patrol Away From our Workers’. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Persons, Sally (August 3, 2017). Jeff Flake: Senate’s immigration proposal would be bad for the economy. The Washington Times. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Official Senate page