Michael Patrick Flanagan

Michael Patrick Flanagan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Dan Rostenkowski
Succeeded by	Rod Blagojevich
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1962 (1962-11-09) (age 49) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Michael Patrick Flanagan (born November 9, 1962) is an American politician from Illinois, and a Republican. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives.

Flanagan, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, served in the United States Army from 1984 to 1988 (at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma, and at Fort Benning in Georgia), and 1991 to 1992 (during the Gulf War). He learned Greek at the Defense Language Institute. Flanagan is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Flanagan was elected to represent the fifth district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, defeating 18-term Congressman and former Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski, becoming the first Republican to represent a significant portion of Chicago since 1967. Rostenkowski was under indictment during the election.^[1]

While a member of Congress, Flanagan served on the House Judiciary Committee, the House Government Reform Committee, and the Joint Committee on Telecommunications. He generally voted the Republican line.^[2]

While the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune both endorsed Flanagan for reelection in 1996, he was regarded as a heavy underdog against the Democratic challenger, State Representative Rod Blagojevich. As expected, the district reverted to form; Blagojevich soundly defeated Flanagan, and Bill Clinton easily carried the district. Flanagan's loss was one of the eight seats first-term Republican candidates lost in the 1996 election. The Republicans have only put up nominal challengers in the 5th since then.

He is currently the president of Flanagan Consulting LLC in Washington D.C.,^[3] and has been active in Illinois Boys State since 1979.^[4]

References

1. ^ GOP Targets Dem 'Scandal Babies', by Will Schultz, Time.com, July 8, 2008. Accessed August 30, 2008.
2. ^ http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/democrats-who-voted-no
3. ^ Flanagan Consulting, LLC: Michael P. Flanagan, Flanagan Consulting LLP. Accessed August 30, 2008.
4. ^ 2008 Illinois Boys State Yearbook

External links

• Michael Patrick Flanagan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Michael P. Flanagan at Flanagan Consulting LLC

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Dan Rostenkowski	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Succeeded by Rod Blagojevich

ELECTORAL HISTORY
Year	Office	Winning Candidate	Party	Pct	Opponent	Party	Pct
1994	U.S. House	Michael Flanagan	Republican	54%	Dan Rostenkowski (inc.)	Democrat	46%
1996	U.S. House	Rod Blagojevich	Democrat	64%	Michael Flanagan (inc.)	Republican	36%

Persondata
Name	Flanagan, Michael Patrick
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Date of birth	November 9, 1962
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
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