John J. Flanagan

Who is John J. Flanagan?

John J. Flanagan, Jr. represents the 2nd District of the New York State Senate, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of both the Towns of Brookhaven and the Huntington, all located in Suffolk County, New York. Flanagan succeeded his father, John J. Flanagan, Sr., who served in the New York State Assembly from 1973 to 1986, when Flanagan, Jr. was first elected at age 25, serving until 2002, when he was elected to the New York State Senate.

Flanagan was raised in Huntington, New York, and attended Harborfields High School. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1983 with a B.A. in Economics. He received a law degree from Touro Law School in 1990 and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1991. Flanagan has become involved in state budget issues after having served as the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee while in the Assembly.

Senator Flanagan recently joined with Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee announced that the life-saving “Breast Density Information” law they jointly sponsored to help in the fight against breast cancer is now in effect in New York State.