Scott Martin (Pennsylvania politician)

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Scott Martin
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Martin in 2021
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byLloyd Smucker
Member of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
In office
January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2016
Serving with Dennis P. Stuckey, Craig Lehman
Preceded byDick Shellenberger
Pete Shaub
Molly Henderson
Succeeded byJoshua Parsons
Personal details
BornLancaster, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Amber Martin
ResidenceLancaster County
Alma mater
WebsitePersonal Site

Scott Martin is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district since 2016. He previously served as Lancaster County Commissioner and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican County Commissioners Caucus. Scott Martin is married to Amber Martin and they have four children.[1][2] On December 11th, 2021, Martin announced his intention to seek the office of Governor of Pennsylvania.

Early life and education[]

Martin was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School and Millersville University with a degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice.

He played professional football in the Arena Football League.[3]

Political positions[]

Pediatric cancer[]

Martin authored legislation which was later signed into law as Act 73 of 2017, which allows Pennsylvanians to voluntarily donate $5 to the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund when electronically renewing a driver's license, photo identification card or vehicle registration.[4][5][6]

Martin has pushed for legislation that would allow Pennsylvania businesses to apply for tax credits if they make a donation to certain Pennsylvania medical centers for the purposes of pediatric cancer research/treatment. The total amount of tax credits cannot exceed $10 million in any one fiscal year and the program would last ten years.[7]

Marijuana[]

Martin is against the legalization of cannabis in Pennsylvania.[8]

Committee assignments[]

  • Education, Chair[9]
  • Appropriations[9]
  • Environmental Resources & Energy[9]
  • Judiciary[9]

Electoral history[]

Pennsylvania Republican 13th State Senate Primary Results, 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Martin 17,142 49.23
Republican Neal Rice 12,654 36.34
Republican Ethan Demme 4,977 14.29
Write-In 49
Total Votes 34,822 100
Pennsylvania 13th State Senate General Results, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Martin 66,595 57.78
Democratic Greg Paulson 48,476 42.06
Write-In 180
Total Votes 115,251 100
Pennsylvania 13th State Senate General Results, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Martin 73,204 55.55
Democratic Janet Diaz 58,419 44.33
Write-In 145
Total Votes 131,768 100

References[]

  1. ^ Field, Nick (November 10, 2015). "SD-13: Martin Announces Candidacy". PoliticsPA. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania 13th District State Senate Results: Scott Martin Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Scott Martin". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  4. ^ MediaNews Group (February 4, 2019). "Local lawmakers introduce pediatric cancer bills". Daily Local News.
  5. ^ Janesch, Sam (June 29, 2018). "On Politics: Smucker expands tele-town hall accessibility; state bills advance to Wolf's desk". LancasterOnline.
  6. ^ "Governor Signs Martin Bill into Law Encouraging Private Donations to Fight Pediatric Cancer". Pennsylvania Senate Republicans. June 29, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Martin Hosts Capitol Event Highlighting Bipartisan Efforts to Fight Pediatric Cancer". Senator Scott Martin. February 4, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  8. ^ LNP, SCOTT MARTIN. "Risks of legalization far outweigh benefits". LancasterOnline.
  9. ^ a b c d "Senator Scott Martin". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Primary - Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "General Election - Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  12. ^ "General Election 2020- Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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2017–present 		Succeeded by
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