Nationality American Role Lawmaker Political party Republican Party Republican Party | Occupation Businessman; Rancher Name Dan Flynn | |
Born February 21, 1943 (age 81) ( 1943-02-21 ) | ||
Residence Van, Texas, United States | ||
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Daniel A. Flynn (born February 21, 1943) is a businessman and rancher from Van, Texas, who has been since 2003 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 2 (Rains, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties).
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- State rep dan flynn talks border security dallas houston pension problems
- Legislation sponsored
- Redistricting
- Current legislative committees
- Professional experience
- Organizations
- References
Legislation sponsored
In December 2008, Flynn authored a bill requiring public documents to be in English only as a means of encouraging non-English speakers to learn English.
Redistricting
Late in 2010, Representative Bryan Hughes of Mineola in Wood County, claimed that Larry Phillips, a lawmaker from Sherman, told Hughes that Dan Flynn and Erwin Cain, the newly elected conservative representative from Sulphur Springs, would be adversely redistricted for the 2012 elections because they had declined to commit to the second-term reelection of Speaker Joe Straus, a Moderate Republican from San Antonio. In a hearing before the House Ethics Committee, chaired by another East Texas representative, Chuck Hopson of Jacksonville, an ally of Speaker Straus, Phillips denied having made such a claim to Hughes. Neither Hughes nor Phillips taped the conversation. No judgment was made by the committee because of the lack of corroborating witnesses.
Flynn survived the redistricting. On March 1, 2016, Flynn narrowly won re-nomination in the Republican primary. He polled 14,917 votes (51 percent) to intraparty rival Bryan Slaton's 14,336 (49 percent).
Flynn has been accused of lacking knowledge with regards to abortion.
Current legislative committees
Flynn has been a member of the committees on Defense and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security and Public Safety.
Professional experience
Flynn has had the following professional experience:
Organizations
Flynn has been a member of the following organizations: