Jeff Flake
Bio | Jeff Flake is an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Arizona from 2013 to 2019. Prior to this, Flake represented the 1st and 6th congressional districts of Arizona in the House from 2001 to 2013. |
Status and Position | Former US Senator of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | In 2012, Flake raised $9 million. |
Voting Rights | Flake's stance on voting rights is unkown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Flake opposes the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). In 2017, Flake voted three times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Flake has no known stance on socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Flake opposes the Affordable Care Act. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Flake opposes same sex marriage. Flake had voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same sex marriage with a Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004 and 2006. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Taxes | Against | Flake voted yes on a Republican tax bill. Flake voted in favore of the tax bill, because it had a provision that reduced its impact on the federal deficit, and a verbal commitment from the White House to prioritize a legislative replacement for deffered action for childhood arrivals, which is a policy that aims to protect children who came to the United States illegaly. Source: https://time.com/5052680/jeff-flake-gop-tax-reform-deficit/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Flake has no known stance on flat tax rate. Flake voted in favore of the tax bill, because it had a provision that reduced its impact on the federal deficit, and a verbal commitment from the White House to prioritize a legislative replacement for deffered action for childhood arrivals, which is a policy that aims to protect children who came to the United States illegaly. Source: https://time.com/5052680/jeff-flake-gop-tax-reform-deficit/ |
| Abortion | Against | Flake is anti-abortion Flake opposes abortion, with exceptions for rape, and to protect the life of the mother. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Gun Control | Against | Flake voted against background checks on private gun sales. Flake voted against the Manchin-Toomey Amendment, which would have required background checks on private gun sales. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Flake has no known votes on assissted suicide. Flake voted against the Manchin-Toomey Amendment, which would have required background checks on private gun sales. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Flake is anti-abortion. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Welfare | For | Flake supports welfare programs. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Flake has no known stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He has no known stance on the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Flake co-sponsored a bill that would reduce mandatory minimum sentencing. Source: https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/214998-federal-sentencing-and-prison-reform-now-bipartisan-issues |
| Military Spending | Unknown | He has no known stance on military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Flake voted in favor of the Iraq resolution (authorizing the Iraq war) in the House of Representatives in October 2002. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Flake supported ending the Cuba Trade Embargo. Flake supported President Barack Obama's 2014 decision to begin the process of normalizing relations with Cuba. Furthermore, he supports loosening restrictions on Americans travelling to Cuba. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No known stance on United Nations powers. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No known votes on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No known stance on free markets. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No known stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No known stance on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Against | He opposes nonmilitary goverment funded programs. Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeff-Flake |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No known stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No known stance on common core |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | He has no known stance on clean energy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He has no known stance on religious freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He has no known stance on the separation of church from state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He has no known stance on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | Flake supports providing legal status to illegal immigrants. In 2007, Flake introduced legislation that would have provided a path to legalization for illegal immigrants, and granted temporary legal status to illegal immigrants who paid a fine and passed background checks. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Budget_and_economy |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He has no known stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | For | He supports the Dreamers Act. He supported a bill that would give illegal immigrants a path to a legal status. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Environment |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No known stance on sancturaty cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | He supported the enforcement of the Controlled Substance Act on individuals and corporations. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake#Social_issues |