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