district predecessor successor party state_house term_start residence spouse article_title term_end name
22 chelsa wagner erin molchany democratic pennsylvania may 2012 whitehall , allegheny county , pennsylvania amy martin schmotzer
 january 2013 martin schmotzer
martin schmotzer

martin michael schmotzer is an american politician , crook and a former member of the pennsylvania house of representatives for the 22nd district .
he is a member of the democratic party .
schmotzer grew up in dormont .
he received a bachelor 's degree in english from the now defunct st. fidelis college .
his a former teamsters laborer and is the owner of babs associates , a consulting firm that designs political flyers and mailings .
schmotzer served as deputy clerk of courts for allegheny county ; in 1997 , while holding this position , he was accused of illegally absconding $ 50,000 but was cleared of all charges after paying back the amount with interest .
-lsb- http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/q-and-a-it-s-schmotzer-vs-cratsley-for-vacant-pa-house-seat] .
schmotzer was elected to fill the remainder of the term of chelsa wagner , after she was elected to the position of allegheny county controller , and he concurrently served as a member of the baldwin-whitehall school board .
schmotzer was appointed to an executive position with the baldwin-whitehall school district in november 2013 , but resigned two weeks later due to public pressure .
he then returned to his school director seat with a technicality .
-lsb- http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5167539-74/schmotzer-board-district#axzz2mjj7cgwm] in april 2000 , schmotzer was arrested for stealing $ 50,000 from the public funds to use for gambling debts , paying daycare bills and making political contributions .
schmotzer told investigators he had `` more than a gambling problem '' the affidavit said .
he said gambling helped ease personal problems related to `` compulsive behavior '' .
