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George Flinn Jr.

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • MD, Radiology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, 1966-1969
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1962-1965
  • Attended, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961-1962

Professional Experience

  • MD, Radiology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, 1966-1969
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1962-1965
  • Attended, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961-1962
  • Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation, 1980-present
  • Owner/Radiologist, The Flinn Clinic, 1976-present
  • Former Intern, Barnes Hospital
  • Former Resident, Methodist Hospital
  • Employee, National Institute of Health, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Commander, United States Public Health Service

Political Experience

  • MD, Radiology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, 1966-1969
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1962-1965
  • Attended, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961-1962
  • Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Flinn Broadcasting Corporation, 1980-present
  • Owner/Radiologist, The Flinn Clinic, 1976-present
  • Former Intern, Barnes Hospital
  • Former Resident, Methodist Hospital
  • Employee, National Institute of Health, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Commander, United States Public Health Service
  • Former Commissioner, Shelby County, Tennessee, District 1
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2014, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee, District 8, 2016, 2018
  • Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 30, 2014
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 9, 2012
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2010
Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position