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In 2011, Flynn served on the House Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=2|title=Dan Flynn: Texas House of Representatives Member Page|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> He is a member of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, which audits the operations of state boards, commissions, and agency.<ref name=flynn/>

In 2011, Flynn served on the House Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=2|title=Dan Flynn: Texas House of Representatives Member Page|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> He is a member of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, which audits the operations of state boards, commissions, and agency.<ref name=flynn/>

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 [[redistricting|redistricted]] for the forthcoming primary election on March 6, 2012. The alleged redistricting threat against Flynn and Cain was based on their opposition to the second-term reelection of House Speaker [[Joe Straus]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[San Antonio]], who has depended on Democratic votes to remain the presiding officer of the chamber. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanindependent.com/158065/texas-house-ethics-panel-takes-no-action-on-alleged-redistricting-threats-by-vice-chair-phillips|title="Texas House Ethics Panel Takes No Action on Alleged Redistricting Threats by Vice-chair Phillips," November 23, 2010|publisher=americanindependent.com|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

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 [[redistricting|redistricted]] for the forthcoming primary election on March 6, 2012. The alleged redistricting threat against Flynn and Cain was based on their opposition to the second-term reelection of House Speaker [[Joe Straus]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[San Antonio]], who depended on Democratic votes to remain the presiding officer of the chamber. Straus steps down in January 2019. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanindependent.com/158065/texas-house-ethics-panel-takes-no-action-on-alleged-redistricting-threats-by-vice-chair-phillips|title="Texas House Ethics Panel Takes No Action on Alleged Redistricting Threats by Vice-chair Phillips," November 23, 2010|publisher=americanindependent.com|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

Flynn narrowly survived redistricting. On March 1, 2016, he won nomination in the Republican primary, 14,917 votes (51 percent) to intra-party rival Bryan Slaton's 14,336 (49 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar01_273_state.htm?x=0&y=6692&id=875|title=Republican primary returns|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=March 1, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>

Flynn narrowly survived redistricting. On March 1, 2016, he won nomination in the Republican primary, 14,917 votes (51 percent) to intra-party rival Bryan Slaton's 14,336 (49 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar01_273_state.htm?x=0&y=6692&id=875|title=Republican primary returns|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=March 1, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>