Daniel Martiny
| Daniel R. "Danny" Martiny | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 10 (Jefferson Parish) | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Art Lentini |
| Louisiana Senate Majority Leader | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 79 (Jefferson Parish) | |
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In office May 1994 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Kernan "Skip" Hand |
| Succeeded by | Tony Ligi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 27, 1951 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen McCarthy "Nina" Martiny |
| Children |
Ryan Daniel Martiny |
| Parents | Wilfred E. and Doris R. Martiny |
| Residence | Kenner, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Archbishop Rummel High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ryan Daniel Martiny
Jeffrey David Martiny
Archbishop Rummel High School
Louisiana State University
Daniel R. 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. Term-limited in the House, Martiny ran for the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007. Martiny polled 19,414 votes (68.9%) to 8,752 ballots (31.1%) for the "No Party" candidate, Michael Zito. No Democrat filed in the heavily Republican district.
Martiny was born in New Orleans, the second of five children, to the late Wilfred "Wil" E. Martiny (February 24, 1923 - March 20, 2012) who died of natural causes and Doris Rault (October 5, 1925 – January 27, 2008), who died of Alzheimer's disease. His maternal grandparents were Eugene J. Rault (1894–1977) and the former Eva Martin. His older brother, Martin Augustin Martiny, is a Roman Catholic priest and missionary to Kenya. His younger siblings are Brian and Eddie Martiny, and Michelle Martiny Lamb.
Martiny graduated in 1969 from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie and then received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1973 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1976, he procured his Juris Doctor from Loyola University. He continues to operate his own law firm in Metairie; prior to his legislative service, he was also an assistant Jefferson Parish attorney from 1978 to 1994. Active in the Catholic Church, Martiny holds the Medallion of the Order of St. Louis from the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He has also received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the conservative interest group, Morality in Media. He and his wife, the former Maureen "Nina" McCarthy, reside in Kenner. They have three sons.
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