Scott Martin (Pennsylvania)

Scott Martin

Republican Party

Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Scott Martin (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 13. He assumed office on December 1, 2016. His current term ends on November 30, 2028.

Martin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair
• Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
• Senate Game & Fisheries Committee

2021-2022

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee, Chair
• Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
• Health & Human Services Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee

2019-2020

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Health & Human Services Committee
• Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
• Senate Local Government Committee, Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Urban Affairs & Housing Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Incumbent Scott Martin defeated Trex Proffitt in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Martin (R)	59.8	72,381
		Trex Proffitt (D)	40.2	48,634
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	109

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 121,124
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Trex Proffitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trex Proffitt (Write-in)	72.0	1,806
		Other/Write-in votes	28.0	701

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,507
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Incumbent Scott Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Martin	99.6	20,989
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	80

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,069
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro defeated Doug Mastriano, Matt Hackenburg, Christina Digiulio, and Joseph Soloski in the general election for Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Shapiro (D)	56.5	3,031,137
		Doug Mastriano (R)	41.7	2,238,477
		Matt Hackenburg (L)	1.0	51,611
		Christina Digiulio (G)	0.5	24,436
		Joseph Soloski (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania)	0.4	20,518

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,366,179
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eddie Wenrich (Independent)
• Christina Olson (Green Party of Pennsylvania)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Shapiro	100.0	1,227,151

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,227,151
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tega Swann (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Mastriano	43.8	591,240
		Lou Barletta	20.3	273,252
		Bill McSwain	15.8	212,886
		David White	9.6	129,058
		Melissa Hart	4.1	54,752
		Joe Gale	2.1	27,920
		Jake Corman III (Unofficially withdrew)	1.9	26,091
		Charlie Gerow	1.3	17,922
		Nche Zama	1.2	16,238

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,349,359
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Monn (R)
• Guy Ciarrocchi (R)
• Scott Martin (R)
• Jason Richey (R)
• John Ventre (R)

2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Incumbent Scott Martin defeated Janet Diaz in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Martin (R)	55.6	73,371
		Janet Diaz (D)	44.4	58,524

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Janet Diaz defeated Craig Lehman in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Diaz	54.1	12,490
	Submit photo	Craig Lehman	45.9	10,616

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,106
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Incumbent Scott Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Martin	100.0	23,386

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,386
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016. Incumbent Lloyd Smucker (R) did not seek re-election.

Scott Martin defeated Gregory Paulson in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 general election.

Pennsylvania State Senate District 13, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Martin	57.87%	66,595
	Democratic	Gregory Paulson	42.13%	48,476
Total Votes				115,071
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

Gregory Paulson ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.

Pennsylvania State Senate District 13, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Gregory Paulson  (unopposed)

Scott Martin defeated Ethan Demme and Neal Rice in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 13 Republican primary.

Pennsylvania State Senate District 13, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Martin	49.30%	17,142
	Republican	Ethan Demme	14.31%	4,977
	Republican	Neal Rice	36.39%	12,654
Total Votes				34,773

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Scott Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Scott Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Scott Martin campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Pennsylvania State Senate District 13	Won general	$2,163,343	$2,323,704
2020	Pennsylvania State Senate District 13	Won general	$2,211,672	N/A**
2016	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 13	Won	$517,204	N/A**
Grand total			$4,892,219	$2,323,704
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. CeaseFirePA Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gun safety. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2021

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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conservation Voters of PA Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Humane PA Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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2016

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Joe Pittman

Minority Leader:Jay Costa

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Joe Picozzi (R)

District 6

Frank Farry (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

Nick Miller (D)

District 15

Patty Kim (D)

District 16

Jarrett Coleman (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

Lynda Culver (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Greg Rothman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

James Malone (D)

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

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