Kevin Flynn (politician)

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Kevin Daniel Flynn is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Oakville for the Ontario Liberal Party.

Flynn initially ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1985, as a New Democrat. He finished a distant third in Oakville, where the NDP has a limited base of support. Later in the year, he was elected as an Oakville town councillor and a Halton regional councillor, and would remain in these positions until his election to the provincial assembly in 2003. He developed a reputation for both fiscal conservatism and social responsibility while in municipal government. Flynn has also served as Chair of the Financial Department for the Royal Botanical Gardens, and owned a small business.

He ran for the provincial riding again as a Liberal in the provincial election of 1999, this time finishing second to incumbent Progressive Conservative Gary Carr.

Carr retired in 2003, and later joined the federal Liberal Party. Flynn ran for the seat again, this time defeated Progressive Conservative Kurt Franklin by about 3500 votes. On February 4, 2004, he was named Parliamentary Assistant to Chris Bentley, the Ontario Minister of Labour.

Flynn has worked to ensure the protection of environmentally-sensitive land in his riding. In November 2004, he was applauded by the local media for his work in reserving 1286 acres (5 km²) of land as greenspace.