Thom Welby
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thom Welby
| image = File:Gov. Wolf Historic Investment in Education is Major Step Toward Brighter Future for Pennsylvania (52304631428) (cropped).jpg
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 113th
| term_start = November 17, 2021
| predecessor = Marty Flynn
| party = Democratic
| termend = {{end date|2022|11|30}}
| successor = Kyle Donahue
}}
Thom Welby is an American politician and broadcaster. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 113th district from 2021 until 2022.
Career
Before working for Marty Flynn, Thom Welby worked in both radio and television broadcasting.{{cite news |last1=Hiller |first1=Mark |title=Thom Welby declares victory in 113th District race |url=https://www.pahomepage.com/election/your-local-election-headquarters/thom-welby-declares-victory-in-113th-district-race/ |access-date=November 25, 2021 |work=PAhomepage.com |date=November 3, 2021}} In 2013, he started working for Flynn. When Flynn was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in a special election early in 2021, Welby decided to run for his now-vacant seat in the Pennsylvania State House. He handily defeated Republican Challenger Dominick Manetti in the Special Election on November 2, 2021, and was sworn in on November 17 of the same year.{{cite news |title=Democrat Thom Welby declares victory for State House 113th District |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/democrat-thom-welby-declares-victory-for-state-house-113th-district-dominick-manetti-bonnie-flaherty/523-82dcb669-dadf-48aa-b193-a60caf206f55 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |work=wnep.com |date=November 2, 2021}}
Welby currently sits on the Game & Fisheries and Liquor Control committees.{{Cite web|title=Representative Thom Welby|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/House_bio.cfm?id=1931|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=English}}
Welby had declined to run for a full term, opting solely to finish Flynn's unexpired term. He was succeeded by Kyle Donahue.{{Cite web |last=Hofius |first=Sarah |date=2022-11-08 |title=Donahue captures race for 113th District |url=https://www.tiogapublishing.com/news/state/donahue-captures-race-for-113th-district/article_439d1599-63ed-5bad-9ee6-229b81cd2379.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Tioga Publishing |language=en}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
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