Marty Flynn

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Marty Flynn
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
Preceded byJohn Blake
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 113th district
In office
January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)[1] – June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
Preceded byKevin P. Murphy
Succeeded by[to be determined]
Personal details
Born (1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 46)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceScranton, Pennsylvania

Martin "Marty" Flynn (born September 18, 1975) is an American politician. A Democrat, he has been a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 22nd district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives[]

Flynn was elected to represent the 113th legislative district in 2012 to replace Kevin P. Murphy.[2] He serves on the Aging and Older Adult Services, Consumer Affairs, Commerce, and State Government Committees.

On October 15, 2014, Flynn was involved in a shootout that resulted from a botched armed robbery near the Capitol.[3]

On May 9, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Flynn, a member of the Regional Recovery Task Force, came under fire for his retort against critics on his personal Facebook page, stating “Keep talking about how bad we Democrats are and WE will STOP supporting YOUR businesses. You want to make it PERSONAL and we WILL”. He later removed the post and apologized.[4]

Pennsylvania Senate[]

2021 special election[]

Main article: 2021 Pennsylvania elections

On February 14, Democratic State Senator John Blake announced he would be resigning as Senator of the 22nd senatorial district to take a position with Congressman Matt Cartwright. On March 13, Democrats held a special convention where Flynn won the party's nomination.[5] Flynn won the special election on May 18.[6]

Pennsylvania Senate, District 22 special election, 2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Flynn 29,635 51.18
Republican Chris Chermak 22,261 38.45
Green Marlene Sebastianelli 5,338 9.22
Libertarian Nathan Covington 669 1.16
Total votes 57,903 100.00
Democratic hold

Tenure[]

Flynn was sworn in to the Senate on June 9.[8]

Committee Assignments[]

  • Finance, Minority Chair[9]
  • Appropriations[9]
  • Community, Economic & Recreational Development[9]
  • Transportation[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2013 - 197TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Swift, Robert (December 30, 2012). "NEPA sends new faces to Harrisburg". The Times-Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Statehouse Shootout: Pa. lawmaker exchanges gunfire with would-be robber". Fox News. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ DuPuis, Roger (May 10, 2020). "Controversy for bipartisan recovery task force after Flynn blasts businesses". Times Leader. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Hofius, Sarah (March 13, 2021). "Local Democrats choose Flynn to run for state Senate seat". Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice. Retrieved March 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Marty Flynn wins State Senate special election". wnep.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "2021 Special Election 22nd Senatorial District". Pennsylvania Elections. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Krawczeniuk, Borys (June 9, 2021). "Flynn sworn in as new state senator". Scranton Times-Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c d "Senator Marty Flynn". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
Political offices
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 22nd district
2021-Present 		Incumbent
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 113th district
2013–2021 		Succeeded by
[to be determined]
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