Raised in Chicago, Sean Flynn’s journey to public service hasn’t necessarily been a straight line. He worked odd jobs for a while before getting his barber’s license and then worked as a barber for eight years. Flynn then returned to school, first at Olive Harvey City College and then at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where he received his master’s degree.

He later went on to work in city government, first for Ald. David Moore and later for Ald. Leslie Hairston. Flynn’s campaign has been focused on crime reduction, specifically through addressing “concerns around mental health and invest[ing] in more mentoring and community programs to better combat the issues at hand,” according to his campaign website.

He said the ward needs a pair of fresh eyes and that he will offer a new perspective on the problems and potentials for development and beautification. “Ald. Harris did the best she could with what she had,” Flynn said in an interview with Block Club Chicago. “However, this is a different age we’re living in. You need new solutions to solve these complex problems. Doing it the same old way that’s been done is not going to get it done.”

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