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