Dan Flynn
| Dan Flynn | ||
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| Texas State House, District 2 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 10 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 5, 2002 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | November 21, 1943 | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Flynn has worked in a number of positions, including Consultant/Member Relations for American Bankers Association, Owner/Publisher of Area Dispatch, Senior Management Financial Consultant for BHL and Associates, and President/Chief Executive Officer of the Merchants Financial Corporation.[1]
Biography
Flynn previously served as the vice chairman of the House Financial Institutions Committee on the State Affairs Committee. [2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Flynn served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety | ||||
| • Investments & Financial Services, Vice-chair | ||||
2011-2012
Flynn served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Defense & Veterans' Affairs | ||||
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
In his newsletter, Flynn outlines his campaign themes:
- "It is my pledge and desire to continue to improve Texas and maintain our position as the leader of the nation by promoting sound social and economic policy. I will continue to be guided by the wishes and desires of the residents of House District 2 and the State holding to the conservative principles I believe will best benefit all the citizens of Texas and their families."
Debates
2012
- On May 8, the District 2 Republican candidates participated in a debate sponsored by the Hunt County African American Leadership Conference and the Texas A&M University-Commerce Colony of Phi Iota Alpha. Audio of the debate can be found here.
Debt negotiations
Flynn is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[3] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.
TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[4]
Sponsored legislation
- HB 81 - Relating to the use of public funds to print certain public documents in a language other than English and other bilingual requirements.
- HB 1583 - Relating to the abolishment of the Office of State-Federal Relations as an independent agency and the transfer of the duties and functions of that agency to the office of the governor.
- HB 3199 - Relating to steroid testing of certain public school students.
- HB 3777 - Relating to a perpetual license to carry a concealed handgun.[5]
Elections
2012
Flynn ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 2. Flynn defeated George Alexander in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Texas House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Flynn Incumbent |
59.5% | 11,070 |
| George Alexander | 40.5% | 7,532 |
| Total Votes | 18,602 | |
2010
Flynn won election unopposed to the District 2 seat in the November 2 general election.[9]
In the March 2 primary election, Flynn defeated his Republican primary opponent Richard Linkenauger by a margin of 10,841-5,754.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 2 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dan Flynn (R)
|
26,604 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Flynn won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd District, defeating Michael French (L). Flynn received 39,258 votes in the election while French received 6,906 votes.[11] Flynn raised $238,037 for his campaign.[12]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dan Flynn (R)
|
39,258 | 85.04% | ||
| Michael French (L) | 6,906 | 14.95% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Flynn raised a total of $336,481 in 2010. Below are Flynn's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[13]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Texas Credit Union League | $26,500 |
| Bob & Doylene Perry | $20,000 |
| Bob Perry | $10,000 |
| Texas Bankers Association | $8,500 |
| Trevor Ahlberg | $7,000 |
2008
Below are Flynn's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[14]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Texas Credit Union League | $9,873 |
| Texas Bankers Assoc | $7,500 |
| Bank of America | $6,000 |
| Texas Assoc of Home Builders | $5,044 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $5,000 |
2006
Below are Flynn's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2006 election:[15]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| AT&T | $8,026 |
| Perry, Bob J. | $8,000 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $7,500 |
| Texas Association of Mortgage Brokers | $7,250 |
| Texas Credit Union League | $7,000 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Dan + Flynn + Texas+ House
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Dan Flynn News Feed
- Texas Lawmakers: Put Dangerous Chemical Site Info Online - ClaimsJournal.com
- Texas may compile public database of hazardous chemical sites - Dallas Morning News
- Community Notes - Greene County Daily World
- Legislative response to West blast begins with plans for registry of ... - Dallas Morning News
- $1 Billion to $1.5 Billion Tax Cut Bill in Texas House, Senate This Week - Texas Insider
- St. Lucie County Community Calendar, updated June 17 - TCPalm
- St. Lucie County Community Calendar, updated June 18 - TCPalm
- Capital appreciation bonds draw critics, but Dallas-area school districts say ... - Dallas Morning News
- New Mexico's AG Says Horses Are on Too Many Drugs to be Slaughtered - Food Safety News
- Lindale pastor thankful for overwhelming support of play 'In God We Trust ... - KETK
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Scorecards
Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index
Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy."[16] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Dan Flynn received a grade of A+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Champion. Flynn was named a "2011 Taxpayer Champion," which is "the top award presented by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to legislators based on their rating on the most recent Fiscal Responsibility Index."[17]
Personal
A graduate of McCallum High School in Austin, he currently works as a businessman and rancher. [18]
External links
- Texas House member page
- Dan Flynn campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Flynn
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004 ,2002, 1998
- Texas State Directory - Dan Flynn
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 2 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Dan Flynn on Facebook
- Dan Flynn on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Dan Flynn
- ↑ Texas Tribune - Rep. Dan Flynn
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed September 26, 2011
- ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Flynn
- ↑ Texas GOP list of candidates for 2012 Elections
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State Election History
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Results for March 2, 2010 primary in Texas
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 2 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2006 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
- ↑ Empower Texans, "2011 Taxpayer Champions
- ↑ Texas Tribune - Rep. Dan Flynn
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