[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF NICK ``SONNY'' NARDI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Nick ``Sonny'' 
Nardi, and in appreciation of his outstanding dedication to social 
justice and workers rights. I, along with the Parma Democratic Party, 
join in recognizing Sonny for his invaluable leadership in the 
Democratic Party, as he is being honored as the 2008 Parma Democrat of 
the Year.
  Sonny, a native of the Greater Cleveland area, has a multifaceted 
history of leadership and social service. He graduated from Parma High 
School in 1978 and joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
Local 416 here in Parma in 1981. Since joining Local 416, Sonny has 
demonstrated his dedication to workers rights in the various leadership 
roles he has held over the past twenty-seven years. From 1986 to 1989, 
he was the Trustee and Business Agent. He became Vice President of 
Local 416 in 1992, a position he held for three years, until becoming 
Secretary-Treasurer in 1996. Sonny held the position of Secretary-
Treasurer for ten years and just last year, he became Local 416's 
President and Principal Officer.
  His commitment to workers rights and to the local Democratic Party 
has earned him the honor of being one of only two Super-Delegates of 
the 1.4 million Teamster membership. From 2003-2006, Sonny served on 
the Labor Advisory Council for Governor Taft and was also appointed to 
the RTA Board of Trustees. His experience as a true leader in the local 
Democratic Party earned him an appointment to the Executive Committee 
for the Democratic Party in 2006. In 2007, the same year he became 
Local 416's President and Principal Officer, Sonny was chosen to 
represent Ohio as a member of the Democratic National Committee.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of Nick 
``Sonny'' Nardi, and in recognition of his invaluable dedication to 
workers rights and to the local Democratic Party. May his commitment to 
social justice serve as an example for all of us to follow.

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