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]

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