Nicholas J. Pirro

Nicholas J. Pirro, Jr. (Born May 29, 1940) is a New York politician most notable for having served as county executive of Onondaga County, New York.

Pirro was born on Syracuse's North Side to Nicholas, Sr. and Camille.^[1] He attended Our Lady of Pompeii School and Christian Brothers Academy and graduated from Le Moyne College in 1964 with a degree in business management. He entered politics at age 22, serving as campaign manager for a bowling alley operator who was running for the Onondaga County Board of Supervisors. He served one term as supervisor^[2] and ten terms as county legislator.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

He served as Chairman of the County Legislature starting in 1980.^[13] After his predecessor announced his retirement in 1987, Pirro clinched the Republican nomination for County Executive and won the November election^[14][15] He served a total of five terms in office.^{[16][17][18][19]}

The Onondaga County Convention Center is named in his honor.^[20]

References

1. ^ "FAREWELL", The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York): A4 – A5, 2007-11-28 
2. ^ "Results of Supervisor Race", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 6, 1965-11-03 
3. ^ "County Legislature District Races", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 10, 1967-11-05 
4. ^ "County Legislature Democrats Win Nine Seats", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 14, 1969-11-05 
5. ^ "4 Wins Give GOP 19-5 County Legislative Power", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 16, 1971-11-05 
6. ^ "COUNTY LEGISLATURE", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 4, 1973-11-07 
7. ^ "GOP Keeps Majority", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 9, 1975-11-05 
8. ^ "Dems Take 13-11 Edge in Legislature", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 5, 1977-11-07 
9. ^ "Scramble Starts for Party Leadership", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): 6, 1979-11-07 
10. ^ "Campaign '81—County Legislature", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A8, 1981-11-04 
11. ^ "County Legislature Muscle Strengthened", The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York): A6, 1983-11-09 
12. ^ "County Voters Re-elect 24 Incumbents", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A14, 1985-11-06 
13. ^ "Pirro Set to Declare Candidacy", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A1, 1987-04-13 
14. ^ "VOTERS PICK NICK; HENNESSY STUNNED", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A1, 1987-11-04 
15. ^ "County Executive Pirro Is Settling into New Quarters", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A4, 1988-01-02 
16. ^ "GOP Loses City Council; Pirro Wins in Landslide", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A1, 1991-11-06 
17. ^ "LEWIS WINS AUDITOR RACE", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A1, 1995-11-08 
18. ^ "Voters in Geddes and Cicero Replace Their Supervisors", The Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York): A1, 1999-11-03 
19. ^ "GOP Keeps County Reins; City Democrats Add Seat", The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York): A1, 2003-11-05 
20. ^ "OnCenter Wants Facility to Be Named after Pirro", The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York): B1, 2007-10-07 

Political offices
Preceded by	Onondaga County, New York Supervisor from Syracuse Ninth Ward June, 1965 – December 31, 1967	Succeeded by (Position abolished)
Preceded by (Position created)	Onondaga County, New York Legislator, Sixteenth Election District January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1987	Succeeded by Alexander DeLucia
Preceded by John H. Mulroy	Onondaga County, New York Executive January 1, 1988 – December 31, 2007	Succeeded by Joanne M. "Joanie" Mahoney

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Name	Pirro, Nicholas J.
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