Built in 1989, the 4,625-square-foot house sits on a large lot in an upscale, gated neighborhood with community tennis courts and a playground.
According to the agent, Chris Randall, the Flakes are now empty nesters and looking to downsize and Flake pursues a post-Senate career as a CBS contributor of sorts.
"The last child has left the nest and is serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico," he says.
Flake, the youngest of ten children, was born and raised in Snowflake, AZ, cofounded in 1878 by his great-great-grandfather, William Jordan Flake. He and his wife Cheryl have five children.
Reference > News & Insights https://www.realtor.com/news
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"According to the county assessor, Jeff Flake and his wife Cheryl paid $440,000 for the 4,625-square-foot home on November 30, 1999. The assessor's office values the house at $587,000 for 2017 tax purposes — down from $664,200 in 2016. The real estate website Zillow thinks its market value is $775,688, FWIW. Dunno how many bedrooms it has, but it has — count 'em! — 4.75 bathrooms, per Zillow. And a three-car garage.The home address is within the boundaries of Arizona's Sixth Congressional District that were in place during most of Flake's tenure in the House of Representatives. It even appears to be within the boundaries of the old First Congressional District, which Flake represented in his first term, before being redistricted when Arizona got two new House seats in advance of the 2002 election.
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* Notes on Politics: from > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake
Like so many city officials here in Mesa - City Manager Chris Brady and current Mayor John Giles, for example, Flake attended Brigham Young University, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations, and later his Master of Arts degree in political science.
- His Uncle Jake Flake and wife Mary Louise Skouson had 13 children. Franklin Lars "Jake" Flake served as a Senator in the Arizona State Legislature from 2005 until his death. Previous to his term as State Senator, he served as a Representative in the Arizona Legislature, including a stint as Speaker of the House. He was succeeded in the Arizona Senate by Sylvia Allen
- In the early 1980s, Jeff Flake became a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa, where he learned to speak Afrikaans. After returning to the United States,
- Flake served as Executive Director of the Goldwater Institute, before being elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district in 2001. He was preceded by Matt Salmon
- He served as the representative for the 1st district until renumbering following the 2000 census redefined the district to be Arizona's 6th congressional district, which he then represented until he entered the Senate in 2013.
- Flake sought the Republican nomination for the 2012 Senate election after incumbent Jon Kyl announced his retirement. He was succeeded by now-jailed Rick Renzi
- Flake announced on October 24, 2017, that he would not seek re-election in 2018; Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won his seat in the election, becoming the first Democratic member of the Senate from Arizona since Dennis DeConcini's election in 1988
- Throughout his Senate career, Flake suffered from consistently low approval ratings, including having a 32% and 51% approval and disapproval rating in April 2013, respectively, less than three months after taking office.[3] His disapproval ratings increased near the end of his term, with an 18% approval rating in 2017 and 51% disapproval rating in July 2018
- On January 29, 2019, Flake was hired by CBS as a contributor for CBS News
