Family Name
The Flaherty name helped a number of others get elected to public office, even when they were not related. Flaherty's brother, Jim, became a County Commissioner in Allegheny County and later a Judge on Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court. Jim Flaherty's son, Mark Patrick Flaherty, was elected Allegheny County Controller in 2004.
Tom Flaherty, who is no relation, was elected Pittsburgh City Controller and then Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. John Flaherty, a lawyer and also no relation to Pete, was elected a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and then Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Pete Flaherty's son, Shawn, was elected to succeed Jeff Habay, for the remainder of Habay's term, after Habay was convicted of criminal activity and sentenced to jail in 2006.
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Famous quotes containing the word family:
“Though a family be a thousand, there can be only one in charge.”
—Chinese proverb.
“If family violence teaches children that might makes right at home, how will we hope to cure the futile impulse to solve worldly conflicts with force?”
—Letty Cottin Pogrebin (20th century)