▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁attended ▁civil ian ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁Arbe iter - S amar iter - B und ▁Er lang en - H ö ch stadt . ▁He ▁studied ▁social ▁science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Er lang en - N ure m berg ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁scientific ▁employee ▁at ▁the ▁Bundes agent ur ▁für ▁Arbeit . ▁ ▁Flor ian ▁Jan ik ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁Syl via ▁Jan ik ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children , ▁L otta ▁Jan ik ▁( born ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Max ▁Jan ik ▁( born ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Jan ik ▁joined ▁the ▁SP D ▁and ▁became ▁member ▁of ▁Er lang en ' s ▁town ▁council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁his ▁coal ition ▁party . ▁In ▁the ▁mayor ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁got ▁ 3 7 . 2 % ▁of ▁all ▁votes . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁ball ot ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁won ▁against ▁the ▁previous ▁mayor ▁Sieg fried ▁B alle is ▁( CS U ). ▁His ▁term ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁Aus