Danny Martiny
Danny Martiny | |
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Majority Leader of the Louisiana Senate | |
In office January 9, 2012 – January 13, 2020 | |
Preceded by | ??? |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 10th district | |
In office January 14, 2008 – January 13, 2020 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Kirk Talbot |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 79th district | |
In office May 1994 – January 14, 2008 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | June 27, 1951
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Nina McCarthy |
Children | 3 |
Education | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA) Loyola University, New Orleans (JD) |
Daniel R. Martiny, known as Danny Martiny (born June 27, 1951), is a politician and attorney from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, who served between 2008 and 2020 as a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 10th district, based in the New Orleans suburbs.[1] He was also the Senate Majority Leader from 2012 until 2020.
From 1994 to 2008, Martiny held the District 79 seat, also in Jefferson Parish, in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2] Martiny ran for the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007. Martiny won with 19,414 votes (68.9%) to 8,752 ballots (31.1%) for the independent candidate, Michael Zito.[3]
Martiny was born in New Orleans, the second of five children, to Wilfred "Wil" E. Martiny Doris Rault[4][5]
He operates his own law firm in Metairie; prior to his legislative service, he was also an assistant Jefferson Parish attorney from 1978 to 1994. He and his wife, the former Maureen "Nina" McCarthy, live in Kenner.[6] They have three sons.[7]
Martiny was elected to the House in a special election held on May 21, 1994, after the Republican incumbent, resigned. With 2,059 votes (60.8%), Martiny defeated two Republican rivals, Dan Kelly and Vincent Bruno.[8] Martiny won the 1995 primary.[9] Thereafter, Martiny was unopposed for his second and third terms in the House in 1999 and 2003. He was succeeded in the House by Republican .
During the 2010 legislative session Martiny sponsored a bill to make attendance at a cockfight a crime.[10]
Martiny has been a State Senator since 2007 for District 10. Has served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee from 2008 – 2012. Currently, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairman of the Louisiana Judicial Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Senate Judiciary A and Labor Committees. During his tenure in the House, Danny served as Vice Chairman of the House Environmental Committee and as the Governor's floor leader on environmental issues. From 2000-2008, he served as Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Financial disclosure discrepancy[]
In 2016, Martiny's law firm, Martiny & Associates, was paid $836,266 by the Sheriff's Office of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.[11] On his legally-mandated disclosure form, however, Martiny only disclosed $13,328 in payments from the sheriff.[11][12]
See also[]
- Alfred Clifton Hughes.
References[]
- ^ "Louisiana State Senate". legis.state.la.us. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Richard A. Webster, "Legislative preview — Bill would lighten load for overtaxed public defenders"". New Orleans CityBusiness, April 30, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Louisiana election returns, October 20, 2007". sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Obituary of Doris Rault Martiny". boards.ancestry.com. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "House District 79". enlou.com (Encyclopedia Louisiana). Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Danny Martinez for Senator". mdesigns.biz. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Louisiana election returns, May 21, 1994". sos.louisiana.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Louisiana election returns, October 21, 1995". sos.louisiana.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Ed Anderson, "Watching cockfight a crime under bill: Other proposals protect minors"". New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 17, 2010, p. 3A. Retrieved 2010-05-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Allen, Rebekah (April 13, 2018). "Louisiana Legislators Are Earning Big Money From Government Agencies — But Don't Have to Disclose It All". ProPublica. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ Martiny, Daniel R. (December 1, 2017). "Tier 2 Personal Financial Disclosure Statement (Annual)" (PDF). Louisiana Board of Ethics.
- 1951 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Archbishop Rummel High School alumni
- Living people
- Louisiana lawyers
- Louisiana Republicans
- Louisiana state senators
- Louisiana State University alumni
- Loyola University New Orleans alumni
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- People from Kenner, Louisiana