Flake served one Senate term (2013-2019). He chose not to seek re-election in October 2017, citing 'the present coarseness of our national politics.' This profile grades his single Senate term — one of the more clearly closed records in the directory.
Sen. Jeff Flake kept 4 out of 10 major promises tracked—a 40% record. He broke three significant commitments: he did not restore congressional oversight of trade authority, he did not repeal the Affordable Care Act, and he did not address the federal deficit and debt. Three other promises were only partially kept. We don't yet have donor data or voting records linked to specific bills for this member, so we cannot show which industries or committees funded him or how his votes aligned with his top funders' interests.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Flake kept 40% of 10 promises tracked for the 2013–2019 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Jeffry Lane Flake's campaign-promise scorecard: 40% kept of 10 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/jeff-flake
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Flake maintained his long-standing anti-earmark record. He released annual 'Wastebook' reports cataloging spending he opposed and voted no on multiple omnibus packages including the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
Flake voted yes on Gorsuch (April 7, 2017) and Kavanaugh (Oct 6, 2018, after his famous 'further FBI investigation' demand the prior week). He voted to confirm dozens of Trump circuit-court nominees.
Flake introduced multiple resolutions to disapprove Trump's Section 232 tariffs, but none reached a floor vote during his term. The Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act (2018) did not advance.
Flake voted yes on the 'skinny repeal' amendment (failed 49-51, July 28, 2017). The ACA remained in force at end-of-term despite the TCJA zeroing the mandate penalty.
Flake voted yes on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub.L. 115-97), which passed the Senate 51-48 on Dec 20, 2017.
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