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(1962-)

Who Is Jeff Flake?

Jeff Flake is a former six-term Arizona congressman who earned election to the Senate in 2012. Initially known for his fiscal and social conservatism, he eventually drew the ire of former supporters for his progressive stance on immigration.

Flake also became a high-profile opponent of President Donald Trump, their feud escalating with the senator's pointed criticisms in his 2017 book, Conscience of a Conservative. With his approval rating lagging, in October 2017, Flake announced that he would not seek reelection to the Senate.

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Early Life

Jeffry Lane Flake was born on December 31, 1962, and grew up on a cattle ranch in Snowflake, Arizona, with 10 siblings. The town is in part named for his great-great-grandfather, William Jordan Flake, who founded the settlement in 1878 with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Apostle Erasmus Snow.

Flake's father, Dean, served as town mayor and a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte