Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas - As early voting kicked off Monday morning State Representative
Dan Flynn received two major endorsements from nationally syndicated conservative leaders; Kelly Shackelford President and CEO of Liberty Institute and Tom Pauken former Reagan advisor & past RPT Chairman.
The quality of character stepping forward to endorse Representative Flynn speaks volumes to the kind of social and political consistency associated with the Representative and his time as a public servant. Kelly Shackelford current President and CEO of Liberty Institute is a nationally renowned pioneer in establishing a voice for religious freedom in the United States.
He has championed three landmark 1st Amendment and religious liberty cases in recent years and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense. In his endorsement of Representative Flynn Shackelford states There is simply no more solid a conservative than Dan Flynn. He is a rock-solid conservative you can count and that is rare these days. Hes a real treasure.
Along with the endorsement by Shackelford Representative Flynn also received the endorsement of past RPT Chairman and Reagan administration director for the Action Agency Tom Pauken. Pauken founded the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program and implemented Nancy Reagans Just Say No to Drugs campaign.
For his commendable service as director of Action Pauken was awarded the Ronald Reagan Medal of Honor by his fellow Reagan administration alumni. From 1994 to 1997 Pauken served the state of Texas as the RPT Chairman and grew the base and built up a Republican majority within Texas. I am pleased to endorse Dan Flynn for re-election to the Texas State House of Representatives.
Dan has been a consistent conservative in the Texas Legislature who has stood for principle throughout his time in Austin. As a former Reagan Administration official I have great respect for public officials who are willing to do what is right even when it is not politically advantageous for them.
Upon learning of the endorsements Representative Flynn announcedI am honored and humbled by the endorsement of two such phenomenal individuals. They represent the success of the conservative social movement in the United States and in Texas. To be seen as equally principled and as influential as these two gentlemen - it is truly an amazing honor.
Representative Flynn continues to garner endorsements from past and present officials and organizations. With endorsements rolling in from Texans for Lawsuit Reform Comptroller Susan Combs Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Attorney General Greg Abbott the Texas Realtors Association and Texas Hospital Association Flynn has gathered support across the board for his re-election.
The endorsements from grassroots organizations like Young Conservatives of Texas and political watchdog Texans for Fiscal Responsibility reassures voters of the Representatives fiscally conservative stance on policy and legislation as well as his support for policy that encourages growth of business and industry throughout the state.