Jack Flynn, brings over 25 years of experience as a congressional lobbyist, national union political director, state government commissioner and grassroots coordinator. His clients include national unions and industry coalitions. Until recently, he served as president of the National Democratic Club in Washington, DC.

Before starting the Flynn & Associates consulting firm in 1996, Mr. Flynn was the legislative and political director of the 500,000-member International Union of Operating Engineers and a key participant in the lobbying and political programs of the AFL-CIO. He also served as Deputy Industrial Commissioner for New York State from 1977 through 1980. Mr. Flynn has worked in political campaigns at the national and state level.

Mr. Flynn has a unique perspective on the political and economic issues effecting both labor unions and corporations. He is a proven coalition builder.

Recently, he has been actively involved with a major labor-management coalition on climate change. He has conducted lobbying and grassroots programs for a major domestic airline, an international shipping service, major utilities and auto manufacturers. While with the Operating Engineers, he was a founding member of a major labor-management coalition concerned with chlorine chemistry jobs and investments and remains active in that alliance. Mr. Flynn was licensed as an industrial combustion engineer and served on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' codes and standards committee for medical waste incinerators.

Mr. Flynn holds a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from the State University of New York and has pursued graduate studies in political science and legislative affairs. He resides in Annapolis with his wife Kathleen.