Matt Flynn
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Matt Flynn is a lawyer and politician in the United States. He moved to Milwaukee when he was 15. He attended Yale University on a scholarship and, after a stint in the Navy, attended the University of Wisconsin Law School on the GI Bill. He then served as a clerk to federal appellate judge, 1975-'76; and lost races for U.S. House, in 1978 to Jim Sensenbrenner, author of the Patriot Act, and 1988 to Jim Moody, and narrowly lost the U.S. Senate Democratic primary to Ed Garvey in 1986. In 2004, Flynn ran a very strong primary race for U.S. Congress, but lost to State Senator Gwen Moore, though Flynn beat two other primary opponents. He now is a lawyer with the Quarles and Brady law firm. Flynn is the former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He was a co-chairman of Sen. John Kerry’s Wisconsin campaign for the presidency during the primary.
The Shepherd Express newspaper [1] describes Flynn as such : "Flynn is an excellent politician from a campaign point of view. When he's going door-to-door, he's smooth, articulate, and not afraid to challenge someone who disagrees with him. He has a tremendous ability to remember people's names, a key to any good pol. His handshake is as forceful as his political views and persuasiveness. It's the so-called retail politics (door-to-door campaigning) that Flynn excels in. On the trail he pumps himself up by repeating "this is great, this is great" as he walks from door-to-door."
[edit] Electoral history
- 2004 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - Democratic Primary
- Gwen Moore (D), 54%
- Matt Flynn (D), 35%
- Tim Carpenter (D), 10%
- 1988 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - Democratic Primary
- Jim Moody (D), 54%
- Matt Flynn (D), 46%
- 1986 Race for U.S. Senate - Democratic Primary
- Ed Garvey (D) 50.5%
- Matt Flynn (D) 49.5%
- 1978 Race for U.S. House of Representatives
- Jim Sensenbrenner (R), 53%
- Matt Flynn (D), 47%
