Scott Martin (Pennsylvania politician)

Scott Martin
Martin in 2023
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byLloyd Smucker
Member of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners
In office
January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2016
Serving with Dennis P. Stuckey, Craig Lehman
Preceded byDick Shellenberger
Pete Shaub
Molly Henderson
Succeeded byJoshua Parsons
Personal details
BornPortsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAmber Martin
ResidenceLancaster County
Alma materMillersville University of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
WebsitePersonal website

Scott Martin is an American politician from Pennsylvania who has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district since January 3, 2017. He was previously a two-term Lancaster county commissioner and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican County Commissioners Caucus. Martin is married to Amber Martin and they have four children.[1] After a six-month exploratory committee, on December 11, 2021, Martin announced his intention to seek the office of governor of Pennsylvania. He suspended his gubernatorial bid on February 11, 2022, because of complications from a broken leg and other injuries suffered in an accident, resulting in surgery.

  1. ^ Field, Nick (November 10, 2015). "SD-13: Martin Announces Candidacy". PoliticsPA. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
    - "Pennsylvania 13th District State Senate Results: Scott Martin Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2016.