Preceded by Randy Roach Succeeded by Chuck Kleckley | Name Dan Flavin | |
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Born May 31, 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-05-31 ) Political party Democrat-turned-Republican in 1997 Spouse(s) Lisa Joyce Jones Flavin Residence Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Alma mater Alfred M. Barbe High School
McNeese State University | ||
Daniel Thomas Flavin, known as Dan Flavin (born May 31, 1957), is a Realtor in Lake Charles, Louisiana, who served from 1996 to 2005 as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 36 (Calcasieu and Cameron parishes). Flavin was elected as a Democrat in the nonpartisan blanket primary held in October 1995. He defeated fellow Democrat Darrell Derouen, also of Lake Charles, 63-37 percent. In 1997, Flavin switched his partisan affiliation to Republican and won new terms in 1999 and 2003. He resigned in the first part of his third term in 2005.
Flavin graduated in 1975 from Alfred M. Barbe High School and thereafter attended McNeese State University, both in Lake Charles. He is a past chairman of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. Formerly with Century 21 in Lake Charles, he was the "Realtor of the Year” in Calcasieu Parish in 1987 and 1991, having been a past president of Greater Calcasieu Board of Realtors. He is also affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Flavin and his wife, the former Lisa Joyce Jones (born May 18, 1957), reside in Lake Charles.
Flavin filled the open House seat when the Democrat Randy Roach, later the mayor of Lake Charles, did not seek reelection in 1995. Flavin was unopposed in 1999. In 2003, he defeated a "No Party" candidate, 81-19 percent. Upon Flavin’s resignation, his fellow Republican Chuck Kleckley of Lake Charles was elected to succeed him. In the legislature, Flavin was involved in road projects, economic development, education, commerce, and insurance. He served on the Committees of Commerce, Retirement, Natural Resources, and the House Executive Committee.
In 2007, Flavin donated $500 to the 2008 reelection campaign of the Democrat former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. He also contributed to the reelection of Republican former U.S. Representative Charles Boustany, Jr., of Lafayette, Louisiana/
Flavin has deposited his legislative papers with his alma mater, McNeese State University.