Danny Martiny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Danny Martiny

politician and attorney

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1951

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Danny Martiny

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  • Martiny, known as Danny Martiny (born June 27, 1951), is a politician and attorney from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, who has served since January 14, 2008, as a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate from District 10, based in the New Orleans suburbs.
  • Since 2012, he has been the Senate Majority Leader. From 1994 to 2008, Martiny held the District 79 seat, also in Jefferson Parish, in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
  • Martiny ran for the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007.
  • Martiny won with 19,414 votes (68.9%) to 8,752 ballots (31.1%) for the independent candidate, Michael Zito.Martiny was born in New Orleans, the second of five children, to Wilfred "Wil" E.
  • Martiny Doris RaultHe operates his own law firm in Metairie; prior to his legislative service, he was also an assistant Jefferson Parish attorney from 1978 to 1994.
  • He and his wife, the former Maureen "Nina" McCarthy, live in Kenner.
  • They have three sons.Martiny was elected to the House in a special election held on May 21, 1994, after the Republican incumbent, Kernan "Skip" Hand resigned.
  • With 2,059 votes (60.8%), Martiny defeated two Republican rivals, Dan Kelly and Vincent Bruno.
  • Martiny won the 1995 primary.
  • Thereafter, Martiny was unopposed for his second and third terms in the House in 1999 and 2003.
  • He was succeeded in the House by Republican Tony Ligi. During the 2010 legislative session Martiny sponsored a bill to make attendance at a cockfight a crime.Martiny has been a State Senator since 2007 for District 10.
  • Has served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee from 2008 – 2012.
  • Currently, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairman of the Louisiana Judicial Compensation Committee.
  • He is a member of the Senate Judiciary A and Labor Committees.
  • During his tenure in the House, Danny served as Vice Chairman of the House Environmental Committee and as the Governor's floor leader on environmental issues.
  • From 2000-2008, he served as Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee.

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