Mike Fleck
| Michael E. Fleck | |
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Michael E Fleck
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 81st district |
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In office January 2, 2007 – November 12, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Larry O. Sather |
| Succeeded by | Richard Irvin |
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| Born | 1973 (age 44–45) Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Three Springs, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater |
Liberty University Shippensburg University |
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, taking office on January 2, 2007.
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. 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.
Mike Fleck ran unopposed until 2014 when fellow Republican and write-in candidate Richard Irvin defeated him in the Republican primary election. Fleck narrowly won the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate, but lost to Irvin in the general election.
The 2014 election was one of the most followed legislative races in the country, with Fleck being profiled in the New York Times and Governing Magazine naming him as one of the "Top 12 Legislators to Watch in 2014."
In December 2014, Fleck was appointed to newly elected Governor Tom Wolf's transition committee. 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.
Fleck attended Southern Huntingdon County High School and earned a degree in history and a minor in youth ministry in 1995 from Liberty University. He has attended graduate courses at Shippensburg University. From 1999 to 2004 he worked as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Huntingdon County. Prior to elective office, Fleck worked for Raystown Developmental Services.
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