John Boccieri | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 59th district | |
In office September 29, 2015 –December 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ron Gerberry |
Succeeded by | Don Manning |
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Ohio's 16th district | |
In office January 3,2009 –January 3,2011 | |
Preceded by | Ralph Regula |
Succeeded by | Jim Renacci |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 33rd district | |
In office January 1,2007 –December 31,2008 | |
Preceded by | Bob Hagan |
Succeeded by | Joe Schiavoni |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 61st district | |
In office January 3,2001 –December 31,2006 | |
Preceded by | Ron Hood |
Succeeded by | Mark Okey |
Personal details | |
Born | John Stephen Anthony Boccieri October 5,1969 Youngstown,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Stacey Kennedy |
Residence(s) | Poland,Ohio,U.S. |
Alma mater | St. Bonaventure University (BS) Webster University (MA,MPA) |
Profession | Air Force Officer Politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1994–1998 (Air Force 1998-present (Air Force Reserve) |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 911th Airlift Wing |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
John Stephen Anthony Boccieri (born October 5,1969) is an American politician who was appointed to fill the 59th district seat in the Ohio House of Representatives on September 29,2015. He left office after an unsuccessful run for Ohio State Senate in 2018. He served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district from 2009 to 2011,and lost his 2010 bid for reelection to Republican Jim Renacci. He is a member of the Democratic Party,and previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. Boccieri resides in Poland,Ohio. [1]
Boccieri was born in Youngstown where he graduated from Ursuline High School in 1988. He attended St. Bonaventure University in New York,graduating with a B.S. in 1992,after which he played minor league baseball in the Frontier League. [2] 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 (M.A. 1992,M.P.A. 1996) from Webster University in St. Louis,Missouri. [3] 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.
In the 111th Congress,Boccieri voted for the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009,the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, [4] an economic stimulus package,and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, [5] landmark health care reform legislation.
In his memoir, A Promised Land ,Barack Obama described Boccieri as a "rising star" of the Democratic Party and one of the political neophytes who decided to support the healthcare reform bill despite political risks. [6]
See also:United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio,2008 §District 16
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 Representative Mary Cirelli with 64% of the vote in the Democratic primary. He faced and defeated State Senator Kirk Schuring in the general election. [7] He was the first Democrat to represent this district in 58 years. [8]
See also:United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio,_2010 § District 16
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. [9]
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 election cycle;Boccieri received only 41% of the vote,compared to 52% for Renacci (a Libertarian candidate took the remaining votes). [10]
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