Jeff Flake
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jeffry Lane Flake, Jeffry Flake, Jeffry L. Flake, Jeff L. Flake, Jeffrey Lane Flake, Senator Jeff Flake
American diplomat and former United States senator from Arizona
Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Preceded by
- David M. Satterfield
- Succeeded by
- Tom Barrack
- Constituency
- 1st district (2001–2003), 6th district (2003–2013)
- Born
- Jeffry Lane Flake , ( 1962-12-31 ) December 31, 1962 (age 63) , Snowflake, Arizona , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Cheryl Bae ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Relatives
- Jake Flake (uncle), William J. Flake (great-great-grandfather)
- Education
- Brigham Young University ( BA , MA )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Snowflake
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Afrikaans
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Official website
- www.flake.senate.gov
- Image
- Jeffry L. Flake, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- nickname
- Jeff
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1962-12-31
- social media followers
- 662695
- Commons category
- Jeff Flake
- name in native language
- Jeff Flake
- P10632
- Jeff Flake
- number of viewers/listeners
- 287844
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeffry Lane Flake (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and former diplomat who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and later as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024.
Born in Snowflake, Arizona, Flake attended Brigham Young University, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations, and later his Master of Arts degree in political science. In the early 1980s, he became a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa, where he learned to speak Afrikaans. After returning to the United States, Flake served as executive director of the Goldwater Institute, before being elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district in 2001. He served as the representative for the 1st district until renumbering following the 2000 census redefined the district to be Arizona's 6th congressional district, which he then represented until he entered the Senate in 2013.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeff Flake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.