Opinion of Jeff Flake

[Lyin' Steve]

FF.  One of the good guys.

Also love his shirtless bipartisan island survivor series with Martin Heinrich.

[Lyin' Steve]

Other than his island adventures, the main things I know Jeff Flake for are his rabid anti-earmarkism, including a weekly series of press releases in his freshman days where he would publicly shame other congressmen for their wasteful earmarks (the most freshman-congressman thing ever), and his sincere, devoted work on immigration reform.  I also remember watching him talk about some obscure environmental issues once and he seemed like a sincere guy who really knew what he was talking about.

Other than that, he's generic R.  But that's what congress is.  You get in there, pick a few things you care about and really want to accomplish, and work on those while generally toeing the line on other issues to try to earn the respect of leadership and increase your influence/power.