Favorable or Unfavorable #292: Jeff Flake

[vcczar]

Sen. Jeff Flake (AZ-R) is somewhere between an establishment Republican and a Libertarian. That he's aligned with Biden later one is purely because of opposition to MAGA. If MAGA goes away, Flake jumps back into the party as an active ally. Several times Flake was mentioned as having the most fiscally conservative voting record. 

His actions:

Flake, Jeff	2005	1 of only 11 US Reps to vote against supplement aid in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Flake, Jeff	2009	Introduces STAPLE Act to give special status to US-educated immigrants w. PhDs in STEM degrees
Flake, Jeff	2013	Member of "Gang of 8" bipartisan immigrant reform group
Flake, Jeff	2014	GOPer who supports Obama's attempt to normalize relations w/ Cuba
Flake, Jeff	2016	Supports GOP plan to block Garland's SC nom, unless Clinton wins 2016 election
Flake, Jeff	2016	Calls on Trump to drop out of race after Access Hollywood scandal
Flake, Jeff	2016	Does not vote for Trump
Flake, Jeff	2017	Announces he will not seek reelection; gives strong statement against GOP and Trump.
Flake, Jeff	2017	Refuses to endorse Roy Moore for US Senate; Donates money to Dem Doug Jones
Flake, Jeff	2017	Opposes Trump's Muslim ban
Flake, Jeff	2017	co-sponsors Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Flake, Jeff	2018	Votes for Kavanaugh confirmation to the SC after speculation that he'd oppose, considering nom's sexual assault allegations
Flake, Jeff	2018	Refuses to vote on Trump judicial nominees until Senate protects independence of Mueller Investigation
Flake, Jeff	2020	Endorses Biden over Trump
Flake, Jeff	2022	Appt as Amb to Turkey by Biden

[vcczar]

I'd say only 55% unfavorable. He almost makes up for some of his bad votes. He's an easy "no" for me until Trump's 2016 run, when Flake starts racking up some good actions.