Mike Fleck

Michael E. Fleck (born 1973) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 81st legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring Larry Sather, taking office on January 2, 2007. Mike Fleck ran unopposed until 2014 when fellow republican and write-in candidate Richard Irvin defeated him in the Republican primary election. Fleck was able to narrowly win the Democratic party nomination as a write-in candidate but lost to Irving in the general election.

Early life

Fleck attended Southern Huntingdon County High School and earned a degree in history and a minor in youth ministry in 1995 from Liberty University. He has attended graduate courses at Shippensburg University. From 1999 to 2004 he worked as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Huntingdon County. Prior to elective office, Fleck worked for Raystown Developmental Services.

Personal life

Fleck came out as a gay man on December 1, 2012. He and Democratic Rep. Brian Sims share the designation of the first openly gay members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Fleck was one of just two openly gay Republican state legislators in the United States, alongside Ohio state representative Tim Brown.