Flake visits Institute, discusses faith

Dominic DeCono

Sometimes politics and religion can be discussed at once.

That’s what Republican Congressman Jeff Flake did Sep 8. at the MCC Institute building when he took time from his schedule to talk about life experiences and how important faith was to him.

“My passions in life are politics and my faith. I wouldn’t be able to serve my constituents well without the compassion I have learned through my church,” he said. 

Flake, who is a member of the Church or Later-Day Saints, is the congressman from the 6th congressional district of Arizona and is currently running for U.S Senate to replace retiring Senator Jon Kyl (R)-AZ.

When asked why he was running for office, Flake said it was about responsible leadership for the citizens of Arizona.

“Someone has to stand up for what’s right and bring strong conservative leadership like Jon Kyl has been doing while he’s been Senator,” he said.

The congressman edged out real-estate businessman Wil Cardon in the Republican primary in order to secure the nomination and faces Democrat Richard Carmona in the general election.

“The differences between my opponent and me are pretty clear. He agrees with many of the ideas Barack Obama has and I don’t. He is for Obamacare and I am against it,” he said.

Although Flake won his primary election by a comfortable margin, a poll done by Public Policy Polling had Flake and Carmona in a very tight race with Flake polling 44-43 percent with 13 percent undecided.

Flake has served as a member of the U.S House of Representatives since 2001 and believes he can bring the same kind of values Senator Kyl has.

“My platform is about limited government, free trade through a business friendly environment and less regulation to allow our economy to grow,” he said.

Flake also made mention about how there is much more agreement between Democrats and Rebpublicans in Washington than most people see and hear about from the media.

“There is alot more bi-partisan ship between the parties than most people see. I believe the media perpetuates more negativity from Washington than what actually occurs,” he said.

  • Mesa Legend Staff

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