Flynn Elected to Serve on NCSL Executive Committee

Published: 08-15-07

(AUSTIN) - Last week, while attending the National Conference of State Legislatures' Annual Meeting, in Boston, Rep. Dan Flynn (R - Van) was elected to the NCSL Executive Committee as a member-at-large.

"I am pleased Dan will be helping guide this bipartisan organization that serves legislators and staff of the nation's 50 states," Speaker Tom Craddick (R - Midland) said. "Dan is a hard-working, energetic legislator who has long been an active participant on NCSL standing committees and at NCSL meetings. He will serve this committee well." Rep. Flynn was one of many state legislators who were nominated for the position.

"I am especially happy that another member of the Texas House has been chosen to serve in this capacity. I want to thank Rep. Leo Berman for his service on the Executive Committee for the past three years," Craddick added. Rep. Berman (R - Tyler) has served three consecutive one-year terms on the Executive Committee."

"I am honored to receive this distinct honor. Working with NCSL and helping to guide the policies our state and the rest of the nation adopt is, by far, one of the most enjoyable facets of my job as a State Legislator," Rep. Flynn said. "As a member of the Executive Committee, I am eager to present and bring back to Texas innovative public policy ideas on transportation, taxes, and infrastructure. Understanding how each state works to serve its citizenry is vital to Texas and will certainly prepare me to better serve the public."

The Executive Committee is the NCSL governing body and is in charge of the organization's operations, committees and publications. The Executive Committee is made up of 60 elected members -- seven officers, 30 at-large members who are legislators, 16 legislative staff members and three ex-officio members. Legislative staff are only allowed to vote on matters of organization, not of public policy. The committee meets four times a year.