What is Mike Flood?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mike Flood |image = File:Mike Flood 117th Congress.jpeg |state = [[Nebraska]] |district = {{ushr|NE|1|1st}} |term_start = July 12, 2022 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Jeff Fortenberry]] |successor = |office1 = Speaker of the [[Nebraska Legislature]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2007 |term_end1 = January 9, 2013 |predecessor1 = [[Kermit Brashear]] |successor1 = [[Greg L. Adams|Greg Adams]] |state_legislature2 = Nebraska |district2 = 19th |term_start2 = January 6, 2021 |term_end2 = July 11, 2022 |predecessor2 = [[Jim Scheer]] |successor2 = ''Vacant'' |term_start3 = January 5, 2005 |term_end3 = January 9, 2013 |predecessor3 = Gene Tyson |successor3 = Jim Scheer |birth_name = Michael John Flood |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|23}} |birth_place = [[Omaha, Nebraska]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |education = [[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Nebraska, Lincoln]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Michael John Flood''' (born February 23, 1975) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician. Flood is a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Nebraska's 1st congressional district]] since 2022. He was a member of the [[Nebraska Legislature]] from 2021 to 2022 and from 2005 until 2013. He was speaker of the Legislature from 2007 to 2013. He ran for [[Governor of Nebraska]] in 2014. In January 2022, Flood announced his candidacy for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to represent [[Nebraska's 1st congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/flood-challenges-fortenberry-says-indictment-puts-house-seat-at-risk/article_d2c49949-faa5-5f80-a9d7-8bb3eb7b7e9e.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1|title=Flood challenges Fortenberry, says indictment puts House seat at risk}}</ref> He won