24 Facts About Marty Flynn

Marty Flynn is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Marty Flynn worked as a prison guard before winning election to the Pennsylvania House to represent the 113th district in 2012.

In 2021, Marty Flynn won a special election to represent the 22nd district of the Pennsylvania Senate.

Marty Flynn attended Scranton Preparatory School, and graduated in 1994.

Marty Flynn enrolled at the University of Scranton, and transferred to Marywood University.

Marty Flynn graduated from Marywood with a bachelor's degree in legal studies in 1999.

Marty Flynn competed in the Golden Gloves, and won the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves in the Novice 178-pound division in 1997.

Marty Flynn commuted from Scranton to North Philadelphia to train at a gym where he became the sparring partner for Bernard Hopkins while Hopkins trained for fights against Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad.

Marty Flynn debuted in amateur mixed martial arts in 2009.

Marty Flynn became a prison guard at the Lackawanna County Prison in August 2002.

Marty Flynn owned a bar from 2002 through 2009 and was co-owner of a paving company from 2004 to 2012.

In January 2012, Flynn announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's primary election for the 113th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Representative Kevin P Murphy.

Marty Flynn resigned his position with the Lackawanna County Prison and continued his candidacy.

Marty Flynn was assigned to the House Aging and Older Adult Services, Commerce, and State Government committees.

Marty Flynn faced a primary challenge in 2014 from Scranton truck driver Lee Morgan.

Marty Flynn co-sponsored a bill to legalize industrial hemp in 2015.

Marty Flynn was reelected without opposition when he ran for his fourth term in 2018.

Marty Flynn served on the Regional Recovery Task Force of Lackawanna County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marty Flynn won the party's nomination by a vote of 206 to 118.

Marty Flynn was succeeded in the state house by Thom Welby, his former chief of staff.

In February 2022, Marty Flynn filed legislation that would allow judges to compel people convicted of driving under the influence of having to pay child support for a child if their parent was killed by the drunk driver.

Marty Flynn gave chase and caught him with the help of an off-duty police officer who Marty Flynn alerted.

Marty Flynn said that he froze, but Bizzarro fidgeted, leading the assailant to draw on Bizzarro.

Marty Flynn had a loaded handgun, a SIG Sauer P229, stolen from his car in July 2021.