| − | '''Dan Flynn''' (born February 21, 1943) is a businessman and rancher from Van, [[Texas]], who has been since 2003 a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of his state's House of Representatives from District 2, which encompasses Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt counties in the northeastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5543&searchparams=chamber%3D%26city%3D%26countyID%3D0%26district%3D%26first%3DDan%26gender%3D%26last%3DFlynn%26leaderNote%3D%26leg%3D%26party%3D%26roleDesc%3D%26Committee%3D|title=Legislative Reference Library of Texas: Dan Flynn|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> He is also the former interim county judge of Van Zandt County, based in Canton, Texas, located to the east of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]].<ref name=flynn>{{cite web|url=http://www.daflynn.com/bio.htm|title=Dan Flynn State Representative District 2|publisher=daflynn.com|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> | + | '''Dan Flynn''' (born February 21, 1943) is a [[Republican Party|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5543&searchparams=chamber%3D%26city%3D%26countyID%3D0%26district%3D%26first%3DDan%26gender%3D%26last%3DFlynn%26leaderNote%3D%26leg%3D%26party%3D%26roleDesc%3D%26Committee%3D|title=Legislative Reference Library of Texas: Dan Flynn|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> He is also the former interim county judge of Van Zandt County, based in Canton, Texas, located to the east of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]].<ref name=flynn>{{cite web|url=http://www.daflynn.com/bio.htm|title=Dan Flynn State Representative District 2|publisher=daflynn.com|accessdate=November 16, 2011}}</ref> |
| | In December 2008, Flynn attracted statewide attention when he introduced unsuccessful legislation which would have mandated that public documents be printed only in English.<ref>"Representative files to make English state's official language," Daily Texan On-line</ref> | | In December 2008, Flynn attracted statewide attention when he introduced unsuccessful legislation which would have mandated that public documents be printed only in English.<ref>"Representative files to make English state's official language," Daily Texan On-line</ref> |