Shawn T. Flaherty is a former Democratic member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

for the 30th legislative district. He was first elected in a special election in 2006 to fill the remainder of Jeff Habay's term. That November, Flaherty was defeated by Randy Vulakovich. Flaherty, the eldest son of former Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty, graduated from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

in 1981 and earned a law degree from the

Duquesne University School of Law The Thomas R. Kline School of Law is the law school of Duquesne University, a private Catholic university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Sch ...

in 1985. He founded the Pittsburgh-based law firm Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo LLC with attorney and former Steeler Dwayne D. Woodruff.

External links

Flaherty Fardo, LLC - Shawn T. Flaherty
attorney profile
Flaherty Fardo, LLC - Shawn T. Flaherty
Lawfirm Website
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Representative Shawn Flaherty
official Party website (archived)

References

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