Dan Flynn
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Dan Flynn (born February 21, 1943) is a Republican businessman and rancher from Van, Texas who has been the state representative from District 2 in the Texas House of Representatives since 2003. This district encompasses Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt counties in the northeastern portion of Texas.[1] He is also the former interim county judge of Van Zandt County, based in Canton, Texas, located to the east of Dallas.[2]
In December 2008, Flynn attracted statewide attention when he introduced unsuccessful legislation which would have mandated that public documents be printed only in English.[3]
In 2011, Flynn served on the House Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committees.[4]He is a member of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, which audits the operations of state boards, commissions, and agency.[2]
Late in 2010, Representative Bryan Hughes of Mineola in Wood County, claimed that Larry Phillips, a Republican lawmaker from Sherman in north Texas, told Hughes that both Flynn and Erwin Cain, the newly-elected conservative representative from Sulphur Springs, would be significantly redistricted for the next primary election on March 6, 2012. The alleged redistricting threat was because they had opposed the second-term reelection of Texas House 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 threat to Hughes. Neither Hughes nor Phillips taped the conversation. No judgment was rendered by the committee because of the lack of corroborating witnesses.[5]
References
- ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas: Dan Flynn. lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved on November 16, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dan Flynn State Representative District 2. daflynn.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Representative files to make English state's official language," Daily Texan On-line
- ↑ Dan Flynn: Texas House of Representatives Member Page. house.state.tx.us. Retrieved on November 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Texas House Ethics Panel Takes No Action on Alleged Redistricting Threats by Vice-chair Phillips," November 23, 2010. americanindependent.com. Retrieved on September 28, 2011.
