Mike Flynn, American online journalist and conservative activist, Died at 48

Mike Flynn was born in Quincy, Illinois and died on June 23, 2016.

He was an American online journalist.

He was known for as original editor of the Big Government website at Breitbart News.

Flynn ran for Congress during the Illinois’s 18th congressional district special election, in 2015, winning 27.8% of the vote in the Republican primary.

Mike was endorsed by conservative activists such as Ted Cruz, Mark Levin, Congressman Steve King, Congressman Louie Gohmert, Richard Viguerie, Stephen Moore, and Erick Erickson.

During 2016, Mike Flynn served as a member of the Cruz for President Illinois Leadership Team and was scheduled to be a Ted Cruz delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

He was a sixth-generation native of Central Illinois.

He had testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress and dozens of state legislatures.

Flynn’s research has been cited by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Mike Flynn passed away at 48 yrs old.