Mike Flood

Republican Representative of Nebraska's 1st district

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February 23, 1975 (49 years old)

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American attorney and businessman
Served as U.S. Representative since July 2022
Previously served in the Nebraska Legislature, including as Speaker from 2007 to 2013
Raised in Norfolk, Nebraska; graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School
Holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law
Worked in radio during high school and college, and later owned a media company that includes 15 radio stations and seven television stations in Nebraska
Founded News Channel Nebraska, the state's only 24-hour news channel
Named to Time's "40 Under 40" list in 2010 as a rising star in American politics
Introduced and passed the nation's first 20-week abortion ban in the Nebraska Legislature
Successfully brokered a compromise to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline during a special legislative session in 2011
Withdrew from a 2014 gubernatorial race due to his wife's breast cancer diagnosis
Returned to the Nebraska Legislature in 2021 after being unopposed in the 2020 election
Won a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022, followed by reelection later the same year
Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Declined an offer to serve as President of the University of Nebraska system in 2024 to stay in Congress
Member of the Republican Study Committee and the Republican Main Street Partnership
Supported providing aid to Israel following a 2023 attack