| John Boccieri | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district |
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| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Regula |
| Succeeded by | Jim Renacci |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 33rd district |
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| In office 2007 - 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Hagan |
| Succeeded by | Joe Schiavoni |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district |
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| In office January 3, 2001-December 31, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Hood |
| Succeeded by | Mark Okey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1969 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stacey Kennedy-Boccieri |
| Residence | Alliance, Ohio[1] |
| Alma mater | St. Bonaventure University (B.S.) Webster University (M.A./M.P.A.) |
| Profession | Air Force Officer Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Boccieri (born October 5, 1969) is a one-term U.S. Representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. He was defeated by Republican Jim Renacci on November 2, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Boccieri was born in Youngstown, but currently calls Alliance home. He 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 second lieutenant. He also earned two master's degrees from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Boccieri flew 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 Operation Iraqi Freedom, causing him to take leaves of absence from the Ohio Legislature.
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 won a seat in the Ohio State Senate in District 33; he was unopposed.
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, a seat Regula had held for 36 years. When Regula announced his retirement in late 2007, Boccieri faced an open field. He defeated State Legislator Mary Cirelli with 64% of the vote in the Democratic primary. He faced and defeated State Senator Kirk Schuring in the general election.[2] He was the first Democrat to represent this district in 58 years[3].
On October 30, 2010, Boccieri ran offstage while former President Bill Clinton was giving a speech after learning that his pregnant wife was in labor.[4]
On November 2, 2010, Boccieri lost his bid for a second term in Congress after being defeated by Republican businessman Jim Renacci. He was defeated handily in an overwhelmingly Republican year; Boccieri received only 40% of the vote, compared to 52% for Renacci ( a Libertarian candidate took the remaining votes)[5].
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Ralph Regula |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 2009 - 2011 |
Succeeded by Jim Renacci |
| Ohio Senate | ||
| Preceded by Bob Hagan |
Ohio state Senator from 33rd district January 3, 2007 - December 31, 2008 |
Succeeded by Joe Schiavoni |