He tweeted, "Not supporting cloture on CR. Rate of spending exceeds budget cap in BCA and little chance for any real opportunity to cut spending. Flake voted against H. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, , with a vote of 64 - The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed.
The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.
The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, , with a vote of 39 - The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status.
The vote followed party lines. Flake voted for S. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, , with a vote of 78 - The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons.
All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans. Flake voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.
He was 1 of Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a - vote on January 1, On March 9, , Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement".
The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time. Flake was one of the seven Republican members of the Senate who did not sign the letter. The letter caused intense backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress. In February , Flake opposed a bill passed by the state legislature that would allow businesses to refuse service to gay customers if it violated their religious beliefs.
Flake tweeted that he hoped Governor Jan Brewer R would veto the bill. Our society is undergoing many dramatic changes. However, I sincerely believe that Senate Bill has the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve. It could divide Arizona in ways we cannot even imagine and no one would ever want. Flake was a member of the group of senators deemed the " Gang of Eight " in The term was used to reference eight of the most influential senators on immigration reform and included four senators from each party.
On October 8, , after The Washington Post released a video of Donald Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Flake called on Trump to step aside as the Republican nominee for president. Jeff Flake endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Flake agreed to appear on a Discovery Channel reality television show called "Rival Survival," in which two congressmen from different political parties must survive together on an uninhabited island.
Discovery explained that the U. Senators were, "disconnected from the world on an uninhabited island surrounded by shark infested waters that mirror the seemingly treacherous terrain of the U. The idea for the show was originally pitched by Flake and Sen. Martin Heinrich D from New Mexico.
They explained in a joint statement, "We recognize how difficult it can be to cut through the partisanship. So we decided to do something completely out of the ordinary and frankly a little extreme to show the world and our colleagues that even if you have serious differences, if you want to survive you have to work together.
Flake's campaign website listed the following issues: []. Jeff Flake did not file to run for re-election. Flake ran successfully in the election for the U. Senate , representing Arizona. He defeated Jason Blair L in the general election. He defeated Craig Stritar L in the general election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
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House in The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets. Flake ranked as the 96th most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Flake was a moderate Republican follower as of July The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
According to the website GovTrack, Flake missed 31 of roll call votes from January to September This amounts to 3. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress.
He ranked nd on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in Overall, Arizona ranked 47th in average salary for representative staff.
The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. Flake ranked 37th in the conservative rankings among U.
Flake ranked 90th in the conservative rankings among members of the U. Flake ranked 91st in the conservative rankings among members of the U. The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Flake voted with the Republican Party Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Flake and his wife, Cheryl, have five children. Jeff Flake News Feed. What's on my ballot? Elections in How to vote How to run for office Ballot measures.
Who represents me? For Flake, the day had begun with an interview in the Arizona Republic, in which he shared the remarkable news that he would not seek reelection next year. Now, with the day winding down, he seemed to be in a more reflective mood. Flake told me he started thinking seriously about bowing out of his reelection bid a few weeks ago. He was facing a well-funded primary challenger and a wrathful revolt from the Republican base over his public criticism of President Trump.
The polls looked bad; the fundraising was daunting. As he weighed the decision with his wife, Cheryl, he made a point of soliciting advice from each of his five children. One of his sons was serving in a Mormon mission overseas, and unreachable by phone, so they corresponded via email. Another, his youngest, had spent the summer interning at the Capitol. He was just a year old when his dad was first elected to Congress.
Jeff Flake was confirmed as U. Both Arizona Republicans endorsed Biden during the presidential election. They were confirmed Tuesday by voice vote. Flake announced in October that he would not seek re-election, expressing dismay with Trump and the direction of the Republican Party. Kyrsten Sinema, then a House member, won Flake's Senate seat the following year, flipping it to the Democrats.
In , Flake and Cindy McCain were key Biden surrogates who sought to broaden the Democratic nominee's appeal to voters, particularly among Republicans.
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