Jack Flanagan (born November 23, 1957) is a

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in the

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, and was the majority leader in the

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Biography

Flanagan is from

Mason, New Hampshire Mason is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,448 at the 2020 census. Mason, together with Wilton, is home to Russell-Abbott State Forest. History Mason was first known as "Number One", the easternmos ...

. He is the father of three adult daughters. Professionally, Flanagan has been employed by companies in the insurance industry, with a focus on Financial Management and Software Design/Implementation.

Political offices

From 2014 to 2015, Flanagan was majority leader (second to, and appointed by Speaker Shawn Jasper) in the

; due to that, Flanagan also served on the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. Flanagan is a

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, representing

Hillsborough 26 Hillsborough may refer to: Australia *Hillsborough, New South Wales, a suburb of Lake Macquarie Canada * Hillsborough, New Brunswick *Hillsborough Parish, New Brunswick * Hillsborough, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County *Hillsborough (electoral ...

since 2010. Previously, Flanagan was on the

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Board of Selectmen through 2013. During his tenure in the House, Flanagan served as Majority Leader and Vice Chairman for the Labor, Industrial, and Rehabilitative Services Committee. He filled the one year remaining on the term of a Brookline Town Selectman who had resigned. He then successfully ran for an additional three-year term, giving him four years of service on the board. Flanagan also served a total of eight years on the Brookline Finance Committee and, in his final year, he was elected chairman by his colleagues. During Jack's early years of service, while his children were school aged, he served on the Brookline School Board. He also served as Chairman during the final year of his two, three-year terms. In addition to serving on the Brookline School Board, Flanagan also served on the Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School Board for three years, including the final year as vice-chairman. During his nine years of service on the SAU 41 Board, a prerequisite for any school board member, Flanagan was chair during his final two years of service. On March 29, 2016, Flanagan announced his candidacy as a Republican for United States Congress in

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western, northern, and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord. It is currently represented in the Un ...

Political positions

In August 2015, Flanagan endorsed

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for president, who in September 2016 endorsed Flanagan for Congress. Jack Flanagan is a moderate Republican.

Notes

* Cites: * * http://www.brookline.nh.us/sites/brooklinenh/files/minutes/minutes-file/2011-06-06.pdf * http://www.puc.nh.gov/Regulatory/Docketbk/2014/14-380/COMMENTS/14-380%202015-08-04%20J%20FLANAGAN%20COMMENT.PDF * http://search.nh.gov/nhgov-search.htm?q=%22jack+flanagan%22&cmd=Search! * Citations for personal details.

References

External links

Official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Jack Living people Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives People from Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 1957 births Boston University alumni Southern New Hampshire University alumni 21st-century American politicians