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==Background==
==Background==
Flavin graduated in 1975 from Alfred M. Barbe High School in Lake Charles and thereafter attended McNeese State University. He is a past chairman of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. Formerly with Century 21 Real Estate in Lake Charles, he was the "Realtor of the Year” for Calcasieu Parish in 1987 and 1991, having been a past president of the Greater Calcasieu Board of Realtors. He is also affiliated with the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is a member of the Our Lady Queen of Heaven [[Roman Catholic]] Church. Flavin and his wife, the former Lisa Joyce Jones (born May 18, 1957; their dates of birth are thirteen days apart.), reside in Lake Charles.<ref>House District 36, enlou.com, accessed December 10, 2009; no longer on-line.</ref>
Flavin graduated in 1975 from Alfred M. Barbe High School (pronounced BARB), a public institution in Lake Charles and thereafter attended McNeese State University. He is a past chairman of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. Formerly with Century 21 Real Estate in Lake Charles, he was the "Realtor of the Year” for Calcasieu Parish in 1987 and 1991, having been a past president of the Greater Calcasieu Board of Realtors. He is also affiliated with the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is a member of the Our Lady Queen of Heaven [[Roman Catholic]] Church. Flavin and his wife, the former Lisa Joyce Jones (born May 18, 1957; their dates of birth are thirteen days apart.), reside in Lake Charles.<ref>House District 36, enlou.com, accessed December 10, 2009; no longer on-line.</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==
Flavin first filed for the open House seat when the Democrat Randy Roach, later the [[mayor]] of Lake Charles, did not seek reelection in 1995. Flavin was unopposed in 1999. In 2003, he defeated a "No Party" candidate, 81-19 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 1999.</ref> Upon Flavin’s resignation, his fellow Republican Charles Edward "Chuck" Kleckley of Lake Charles was elected to succeed him.<ref name=members/> In the legislature, Flavin was involved in road projects, economic development, education, commerce, and insurance. He served on the Committees of Commerce, Retirement, and Natural Resources, and the House Executive Committee.<ref name=mcneese>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/Archive/swlalegdel.htm|title=McNeese State University: Southwest Louisiana Legislative Delegation Archives|publisher=library.mcneese.edu|accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
Flavin first filed for the open House seat when the Democrat Randy Roach, later the [[mayor]] of Lake Charles, did not seek reelection in 1995. Flavin was unopposed in 1999. In 2003, he defeated a "No Party" candidate, 81-19 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 1999.</ref> Upon Flavin’s resignation, his fellow Republican Charles Edward "Chuck" Kleckley of Lake Charles was elected to succeed him.<ref name=members/> In the legislature, Flavin was involved in road projects, economic development, education, commerce, and insurance. He served on the Committees of Commerce, Retirement, and Natural Resources, and the House Executive Committee.<ref name=mcneese>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/Archive/swlalegdel.htm|title=McNeese State University: Southwest Louisiana Legislative Delegation Archives|publisher=library.mcneese.edu|accessdate=January 5, 2020}}</ref>