Danny Martiny was the Senate Majority Leader from 2012 until 2020.
11 Facts About Danny Martiny
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From 1994 to 2008, Martiny held the District 79 seat, in Jefferson Parish, in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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Danny Martiny ran for the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20,2007.
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Danny Martiny won with 19,414 votes to 8,752 ballots for the independent candidate, Michael Zito.
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Danny Martiny operates his own law firm in Metairie; prior to his legislative service, he was an assistant Jefferson Parish attorney from 1978 to 1994.
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Danny Martiny was elected to the House in a special election held on May 21,1994, after the Republican incumbent, Kernan "Skip" Hand resigned.
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Thereafter, Danny Martiny was unopposed for his second and third terms in the House in 1999 and 2003.
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Danny Martiny was succeeded in the House by Republican Tony Ligi.
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Danny Martiny has been a State Senator since 2007 for District 10.
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Danny Martiny is a member of the Senate Judiciary A and Labor Committees.
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On his legally-mandated disclosure form Danny Martiny only disclosed $13,328 in payments from the sheriff.