Shawn T. Flaherty is a former

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

member of the

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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 Randy Vulakovich is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 38th district from January 6, 2015 to January 1, 2019. He previously served in the 40th legislative district. He was elected in a specia ...

. 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. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

in 1981 and earned a law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law 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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