{{short description|American politician}} {{For|those of a similar name|Sean Flaherty (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Shawn Flaherty | caption = | state_house = Pennsylvania | district = 30th | term_start = May 2, 2006<ref>{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 2006 - 190TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 29|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 2006-05-02|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2006/0/20060502.pdf}}</ref> | term_end = November 30, 2006<ref>Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006</ref> | predecessor = Jeff Habay | successor = Randy Vulakovich | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democrat | alma_mater = | occupation = | spouse = unmarried | children = 4 children | website = }}
'''Shawn T. Flaherty''' is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district. He was first elected in a special election in 2006 to fill the remainder of Jeff Habay's term.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Shawn Flaherty's problem -- and ours | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette | publisher = PG Publishing Co | date = 2006-03-12 | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06071/668586-156.stm | accessdate =2009-01-28 }}</ref><ref name=2006special>{{cite web| title = 2006 Special Election for the 30th Legislative District - Representative in the General Assembly| work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State| year = 2004| url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=22&OfficeID=13| accessdate = 2009-01-09}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> That November, Flaherty was defeated by Randy Vulakovich.<ref name=2006general>{{cite web| title = 2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly| work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State| year = 2004| url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| accessdate = 2009-01-09| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081127151803/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=13| archivedate = 2008-11-27}}</ref>
Flaherty, the eldest son of former Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1981 and earned a law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law in 1985.<ref name=bio /> He founded the Pittsburgh-based law firm Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo LLC with attorney and former Steeler Dwayne D. Woodruff.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title = Biography |work = Official Website |publisher = Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus |url = http://www.pahouse.com/flaherty/ |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060815004851/http://www.pahouse.com/flaherty/ |archivedate = 2006-08-15 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
== External links == *[http://pghfirm.com/about-flaherty-fardo/our-attorneys/shawn-t-flaherty-esq/ Flaherty Fardo, LLC - Shawn T. Flaherty] '''attorney profile''' *[http://pghfirm.com/ Flaherty Fardo, LLC - Shawn T. Flaherty] '''Lawfirm Website''' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060815004851/http://www.pahouse.com/flaherty/ Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Representative Shawn Flaherty] '''official Party website (archived)'''
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