Mike Fleck

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Michael E. Fleck
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Mike Fleck
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 81st district
In office
January 2, 2007 – November 12, 2014
Preceded by Larry O. Sather
Succeeded by Richard Irvin
Personal details
Born 1973 (age 51–52)
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania[1]
Political party Republican
Residence Three Springs, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Liberty University
Shippensburg University
Religion Christianity

Michael E. Fleck (born 1973) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 81st legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring Larry Sather,[2] taking office on January 2, 2007.[3]

On December 1, 2012 Fleck came out as gay, making he and Rep. Brian Sims (D - 182), the first openly gay state legislators in Pennsylvania.[4] Fleck was the only out Republican legislator in the United States at the time. His coming out announcement was ranked as one of the “2012’s Top Coming Out Stories” along with journalist Anderson Cooper, actor Matt Bomer and Good Morning America’s Sam Champion.[5][6]

Mike Fleck ran unopposed until 2014 when fellow republican and write-in candidate Richard Irvin defeated him in the Republican primary election. Fleck was able to narrowly win the Democratic party nomination as a write-in candidate [7][8] but lost to Irvin in the general election.[9]

The 2014 election was one of the most followed legislative races in the country, with Fleck being profiled in the New York Times[10] and Governing Magazine naming him as one of the "Top 12 Legislators to Watch in 2014."[11]

In December 2014, Fleck was appointed to newly elected Governor Tom Wolf's transition committee. [12] In June 2015, Fleck joined the Wolf Administration as the Director of the Bureau of Workforce Partnerships and Operations, with the Department of Labor and Industry, overseeing the state's 67 Careerlink Sites.[13]

There are two Mike Fleck's involved in Pennsylvania politics.[14] The other being a campaign consultant from Easton, PA; his offices were raided by the FBI in July 2015 regarding his ties to US Senate Candidate/Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski;[15] in April 2016 he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit exhortation and bribery.[16]

Early life

Fleck attended Southern Huntingdon County High School and earned a degree in history and a minor in youth ministry in 1995 from Liberty University.[17] He has attended graduate courses at Shippensburg University.[18] From 1999 to 2004 he worked as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Huntingdon County.[19] Prior to elective office, Fleck worked for Raystown Developmental Services.[18]

Legislative Record

Fleck was viewed a moderate republican.[4][20] One of Fleck’s main priorities was Charter School Reform.[21][22] Fleck also fought Republican Governor Tom Corbett’s proposal to privatizing prison nurses.[23][24] Corbett eventually dropped the proposal.[25] In 2012, Fleck introduced a “Correction’s Officer’s Bill of Rights”.[26] In 2012, Fleck’s legislation to merge the Securities Commission into the Department of Banking was passed, creating the Department of Banking and Securities.[27]

Personal life

Fleck came out as a gay man on December 1, 2012.[19] He and Democratic Rep. Brian Sims share the designation of the first openly gay members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[4] Fleck was one of just two openly gay Republican state legislators in the United States, alongside Ohio state representative Tim Brown.

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