- Ed Flanagan
Infobox State Senator
honorific-prefix =
name =Sen. Ed Flanagan
honorific-suffix =
height =150px
state_senate =Vermont
district =Chittenden County
term_start =January 2005
term_end =present
preceded =
succeeded =
office2 =Vermont Auditor of Accounts
term_start2 =January 1993
term_end2 =January 2001
preceded2 =Alexander V. Acebo
succeeded2 =Elizabeth M. Ready
birth_date =birth date and age|1950|12|18
birth_place =
residence =Burlington, Vermont
party =Democrat
spouse =Isaac Lustgarten
website = [http://www.edflanagan.org/ edflanagan.org] :"For the Roman Catholic priest, seeEdward J. Flanagan ."Edward S. Flanagan, commonly known as Ed Flanagan, is an American politician from
Vermont . Since January 2005, he has served as a Vermont State Senator.Flanagan graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in history/political science in 1973, and earned a J.D. fromHarvard University in 1976. Beginning in 1977, Flanagan served in theCarter Administration as a policy analyst under Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareJoseph Califano , before returning to the private practice oflaw in Vermont.Flanagan served as Vermont's State Auditor from 1993 through 2001, becoming the first openly
gay , statewide-elected official in theUnited States . Flanagan was the Democratic nominee in theU.S. Senate contest in 2000, becoming the first openly gay individual to be nominated by a major party as acandidate for the U.S. Senate. In thatelection , Flanagan was defeated by incumbent U.S. SenatorJim Jeffords . His U.S. Senate campaign, like many of his campaigns before and since, won the backing of theGay & Lesbian Victory Fund .In 2004, Flanagan was elected to the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. He is a resident of
Burlington, Vermont .In November 2005, he was seriously injured in a car accident during a period of particularly bad weather. Having spent six months in hospital, he returned to the statehouse in early May 2006 and expressed his desire to get back to work. On
July 8 ,2006 , Flanagan announced his candidacy for a second term in the Vermont Senate. Democratic National ChairmanHoward Dean attended his annoucement. Ed Flanagan was subsequently reelected.On
December 4 ,2006 Flanagan had a second car accident when his car went off the road as he was turning onto I-89 in South Burlington, Vermont.Ed Flanagan lives with his long-term partner Isaac Lustgarten. He now serves as one of five openly gay members of the
Vermont Legislature , alongside representativesBill Lippert (D-Hinesburg),Robert Dostis (D-Waterbury), Steve Howard (D-Rutland), andJason Lorber (D-Burlington). [http://www.mountainpridemedia.org/oitm/issues/2006/12dec2006/news05_election.htm]ee also
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Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
*Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session References
* [http://www.edflanagan.org/ Personal website]
* [http://vermont-elections.org/2005-2006BioBook/2005Senate.pdf A collection of current Vermont state senator biographies, from the Secretary of State of Vermont]
* [http://timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051119/NEWS/511190330/1002/NEWS01 A news article from the Argus Times]
* [http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=5129055 "Senator announces re-election bid following near-fatal car crash", WCAX_TV July 9, 2006]External links
* [http://www.edflanagan.org/ Official campaign website]
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