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BIOGRAPHY
Ed Flanagan (Edward S. Flanagan), born December 18, 1950, is an American politician from Vermont. Since
January 2005, he has served as a Vermont State Senator.
Flanagan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in history/political science in 1973, and
earned a J.D. from Harvard University in 1976. Beginning in 1977, Flanagan served in the Carter
Administration as a policy analyst under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano, before
returning to the private practice of law in Vermont.
Flanagan served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts from 1993 through 2001, becoming the first openly gay,
statewide-elected official in the United States. As Vermont State Auditor he transformed a backwater office
into an aggressive consumer watchdog for taxpayers and those who must rely on government services. He
took on the establishment time and again: fighting for health care consumers against insurance company
abuses, for honest government against no-bid contracts given to political contributors, for working parents
against dangerous conditions at child care centers, for Vermont seniors and veterans against shameful
nursing care, and for the business community against the unfair distribution of tax credits.
Flanagan was the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate contest in 2000, becoming the first openly gay
individual to be nominated by a major party as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Although Flanagan was
defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, his U.S. Senate campaign, like many of his campaigns
before and since, won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
In 2004, Flanagan was elected to the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. He
is a resident of Burlington, Vermont. During his present Senate term he sponsored the first universal access
health care bill.
In November 2005, Flanagan was seriously injured in a car accident during a period of particularly bad
weather. Having spent six months in hospital, he returned to the statehouse in early May 2006 and
expressed his strong support for health care reform. His return speech was greeted with standing ovations.
On July 8, 2006, Flanagan announced his candidacy for a second term in the Vermont Senate. He won
re-nomination by a wide margin in the Democratic primary election held on September 12 and goes into the
general election well placed to hold his seat.
Ed Flanagan lives with his long-term partner Isaac Lustgarten.
Ed Flanagan (Edward S. Flanagan), born December 18, 1950, is an American politician from Vermont. Since
January 2005, he has served as a Vermont State Senator.
Flanagan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in history/political science in 1973, and
earned a J.D. from Harvard University in 1976. Beginning in 1977, Flanagan served in the Carter
Administration as a policy analyst under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano, before
returning to the private practice of law in Vermont.
Flanagan served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts from 1993 through 2001, becoming the first openly gay,
statewide-elected official in the United States. As Vermont State Auditor he transformed a backwater office
into an aggressive consumer watchdog for taxpayers and those who must rely on government services. He
took on the establishment time and again: fighting for health care consumers against insurance company
abuses, for honest government against no-bid contracts given to political contributors, for working parents
against dangerous conditions at child care centers, for Vermont seniors and veterans against shameful
nursing care, and for the business community against the unfair distribution of tax credits.
Flanagan was the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate contest in 2000, becoming the first openly gay
individual to be nominated by a major party as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Although Flanagan was
defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, his U.S. Senate campaign, like many of his campaigns
before and since, won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
In 2004, Flanagan was elected to the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. He
is a resident of Burlington, Vermont. During his present Senate term he sponsored the first universal access
health care bill.
In November 2005, Flanagan was seriously injured in a car accident during a period of particularly bad
weather. Having spent six months in hospital, he returned to the statehouse in early May 2006 and
expressed his strong support for health care reform. His return speech was greeted with standing ovations.
On July 8, 2006, Flanagan announced his candidacy for a second term in the Vermont Senate. He won
re-nomination by a wide margin in the Democratic primary election held on September 12 and goes into the
general election well placed to hold his seat.
Ed Flanagan lives with his long-term partner Isaac Lustgarten.
