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Flanzer was born on October 15, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a Captain in the Strategic Air Command in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1961. He also attended Brooklyn Law School. By the 1970s, he was a dentist practicing in the Manhattan Beach area of Brooklyn. | Flanzer was born on October 15, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Abraham and Edith Flanzer. He had siblings Shirley and Arnold. Flanzer served as a Captain in the Strategic Air Command in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1961. He also attended Brooklyn Law School. By the 1970s, he was a dentist practicing in the Manhattan Beach area of Brooklyn. | ||
Flanzer became interested in the free market approach to politics after studying [[Ayn Rand]]'s philosophy of objectivism at the [[Nathaniel Branden Institute]] in New York. He first became involved in the Libertarian Party in 1973 during [[Fran Youngstein]]'s campaign for Mayor of New York City. In 1974, he became the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]'s first candidate for State Comptroller. | Flanzer became interested in the free market approach to politics after studying [[Ayn Rand]]'s philosophy of objectivism at the [[Nathaniel Branden Institute]] in New York. He first became involved in the Libertarian Party in 1973 during [[Fran Youngstein]]'s campaign for Mayor of New York City. In 1974, he became the [[Libertarian Party of New York]]'s first candidate for State Comptroller. | ||