Jeff Flake (R-AZ-6 & Senate Candidate)

Jeff Flake (R-AZ) – Bio

Arizona District 6 and Senate Candidate

Jeff Flake, Biography from House.gov

Biography of Congressman Jeff Flake

. Jeff Flake, presently serving his sixth term in Congress, represents the Sixth Congressional District of Arizona. This district includes parts of Mesa and Chandler and all of Gilbert, Queen Creek, and Apache Junction. Jeff serves on the House Committee on Appropriations.

Jeff is a fifth-generation Arizonan, raised on a ranch in Snowflake, Arizona (the town was named, in part, after Jeff’s great-great grandfather). After serving a Mormon mission in southern Africa, Jeff graduated from Brigham Young University, where he received a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Political Science. More importantly, it was at BYU that Jeff met his wife, Cheryl.

In 1987, Jeff started his career at a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. Soon thereafter, Jeff moved to the southern African nation of Namibia. As the Executive Director of the Foundation for Democracy, a foundation monitoring Namibia’s independence process, he saw the nation usher in freedom and democracy. In 1992, Jeff and his family moved back to Arizona where he was named Executive Director of the Goldwater Institute. In this role, Jeff worked to promote a conservative philosophy of less government, more freedom, and individual responsibility.

Jeff and Cheryl have been married 25 years and live in Mesa. They have five children.

Biography from Jeff Flake for U.S. Senate, Inc.

Jeff Flake is a fifth-generation Arizonan, raised on a ranch in Snowflake, Arizona.

Jeff’s career in public affairs led him to the southern African nation of Namibia, where he served as Executive Director of the Foundation for Democracy, which monitored Namibia’s democratic process during a time when the nation had its first elections and wrote its constitution. In 1992, Jeff and his family returned to Arizona where he was named Executive Director of the Goldwater Institute. In this role, Jeff worked to promote a conservative philosophy of less government, more freedom, and individual responsibility.

Jeff has represented the Sixth District of Arizona since 2001, serving on the House Committee on Appropriations. The Sixth District includes parts of Mesa and Chandler and all of Gilbert, Queen Creek, and Apache Junction. During his tenure in Congress, Jeff has established a reputation as a leading conservative reformer. Jeff is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where he received a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Political Science. Jeff and his wife, Cheryl, live in Mesa with their children.

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