Scott Martin (Pennsylvania politician)

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 11, 2021, Martin announced his intention to seek the office of Governor of Pennsylvania.

Scott Martin
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
Residence(s)Lancaster County
Alma mater
WebsitePersonal Site

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]

Charter schools

As Education Committee chair, Martin introduced legislation opposed by school boards and teachers’ unions that seeks to make it easier to open charter schools and accelerate state taxpayer subsidies for private and parochial schools by hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming years.[9] Also the bill says Charter schools would no longer be able to advertise themselves as “cost-free” or “free,” as they often do in marketing themselves now. Additionally, it would add transparency and accountability measures for charters to follow, as well as allow all secondary schools to offer dual-enrollment programs with colleges.[10]

Committee assignments

  • Education, Chair[11]
  • Appropriations[11]
  • Environmental Resources & Energy[11]
  • Judiciary[11]

Electoral history

Pennsylvania Republican 13th State Senate Primary Results, 2016[12]
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[13]
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[14]
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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Janesch, Sam (June 29, 2018). "On Politics: Smucker expands tele-town hall accessibility; state bills advance to Wolf's desk". LancasterOnline.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. Levy, Marc. "State Sen. Scott Martin of Lancaster joins GOP field for Pennsylvania governor". inquirer.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. Writer, GILLIAN McGOLDRICK | Staff. "Martin proposes a charter school reform bill". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. "Senator Scott Martin". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  12. "General Primary - Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  13. "General Election - Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  14. "General Election 2020- Totals". vr.co.lancaster.pa.us. Retrieved October 25, 2021.


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