John Boccieri

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John Boccieri
John Boccieri
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, 16th district
Member of the Ohio State Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
2007 -
Born October 5, 1969 (1969-10-05) (age 38)
Youngstown, Ohio
Political party Democratic
Spouse Stacey Kennedy-Boccieri
Religion Roman Catholic

John Boccieri is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 33rd District since 2007. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 through 2006.

Boccieri attended St. Bonaventure University in New York; after graduation, he played minor league baseball in the Frontier League. Following one season of baseball, he began his career in government.

After working as staff for several members of the Ohio House of Representatives, Boccieri joined the United States Air Force as a lieutenant. He also earned a master's degree from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

After leaving the active duty Air Force, he re-entered politics, running for and winning the 61st District of the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000. In 2006, he wan a seat in the Ohio State Senate in District 33; he was unopposed. He continues to fly the C-130 Hercules as a member of the Air Force Reserve. He has been forward deployed several times and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and the Iraq War, forcing him to take leaves of absence from the Ohio House of Representatives.

[edit] Run for US Congress

There had been speculation throughout 2007 that Boccieri would challenge U.S. Representative Ralph Regula to represent the 16th District in the U.S. House, which Regula had held for 30 years. When Regula announced his retirement in late 2007, Boccieri faced an open field. Boccieri filed his candidacy paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission in Washington on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 in preparation of making a formal announcement of his bid. The deadline for filing signed petitions with the Board of elections is January 4, 2008.

Primary Election

Boccieri defeated State Legislator Mary Cirelli with 64% of the vote in the Democratic primary. He will face State Senator Kirk Schuring this November. The 16th Congressional district has had a Republican in the seat for over 30 years.

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