Michael Patrick Flanagan
| Michael Patrick Flanagan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Rostenkowski |
| Succeeded by | Rod Blagojevich |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 9, 1962 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago (B.A., J.D.) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1984-1988 1991-1992 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Michael Patrick Flanagan (born November 9, 1962) is a former captain in the United States Army, a practicing attorney, and a Republican Party politician from Chicago, Illinois.
Flanagan is best known for his victory over eighteen-term Congressman Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski in the 1994 United States midterm elections. His was one of fifty-four Republican victories in the House of Representatives that allowed the party to take control of both houses of Congress, as part of the Republican Revolution.
Flanagan was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 9, 1962, the second of five sons in a family of Irish-descent. He graduated from Lane Technical High School, and he earned a B.A. from Loyola University in 1984 and a J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1988. He served in the United States Army as a field artillery officer from 1984 to 1988 (at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, and at Fort Benning in Georgia), and 1991 to 1992 (during the Gulf War), achieving the rank of captain.
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