LBI and Ballotpedia are hiring.
Check out available positions HERE!




Martin Schmotzer

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Share this article:  E-mail this story Bookmark with Facebook Share on Google+ Share on twitter.com

Martin Schmotzer
MartinSchmotzer.jpg
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Retired
PartyDemocratic
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

Martin Schmotzer is a former Democrat member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2012-2013. He served the remainder of former Rep. Chelsa Wagner's term.

An April 24, 2012 special election was held to fill the seat. The vacancy was created when Wagner resigned in January after being elected Allegheny County controller in November 2011.[1][2] Schmotzer also ran unsuccessfully for the seat for the next term, falling in the Democratic primary held the same day.

Elections

2012

Special election

See also: State legislative special elections, 2012

Schmotzer defeated Chris Cratsley (R) in the special election on April 24, 2012, garnering 58.8% of the vote. Party ward leaders nominated candidates for the election.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22, Special Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgMartin Schmotzer 58.8% 4,230
     Republican Chris Cratsley 41.2% 2,961
Total Votes 7,191

General election

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Schmotzer ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 22. Schmotzer and Shawn Lunny were defeated by Erin Molchany in the Democratic primary on April 24.[5]

Recent news

BallotpediaAvatar bigger.png
 		Know more information about this profile?
Submit a bio

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google News search for the term "Martin + Schmotzer + Pennsylvania + House"

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

Martin Schmotzer News Feed


Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found


External links

Light Bulb Icon.svg.png
 		Suggest a link

References

  1. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Allegheny County controller Chelsa Wagner resigns House seat," January 16, 2012
  2. ↑ Philadelphia Enquirer, "Six Pennsylvania House seats to be filled in April," March 1, 2012
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Special Elections," Accessed April 7, 2012
  4. ↑ Allegheny County, SUMMARY REPORT, April 24, 2012
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Chelsa Wagner (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
2012–2013 		Succeeded by
Erin Molchany (D)
v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


Democratic (90) • Republican (111) • Vacancy (2) • Pennsylvania House of Representatives • Pennsylvania State Senate
Retrieved from "http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Martin_Schmotzer&oldid=1710359"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Encyclopedia
Calendars
Get Involved
Donate
Toolbox