[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 123 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVE NICHOLAS J. CELEBREZZE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 13, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of State 
Representative Nicholas J. Celebrezze of Ohio's 15th House District.
  Representative Celebreeze graduated from the University of Akron in 
Ohio with a bachelor's degree with Honors from the Bliss Institute of 
American Politics. He later received his Juris Doctorate from the 
Cleveland Marshall College of Law. In 2004, he was admitted to practice 
law in Ohio. He currently owns and operates a local, family-owned law 
firm.
  Before being elected to the Ohio General Assembly, Representative 
Celebrezze was a Parma City Councilman for six years, chairing the 
Planning Committee which created a regional approach that led to $3.7 
million of improvements towards solving the City's long history of 
standing sewer problems. While on the Parma City Council, his 
background as a former Cuyahoga County Adult Probation Officer and 
Assistant County Prosecutor motivated him to advocate for a strong 
sense of community safety and to become involved in a successful 
campaign to build two new local fire stations.
  Now as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Representative 
Celebrezze sits on the Local Government and Transportation, Public 
Safety, and Homeland Security Committees. In addition to his 
legislative duties, Representative Celebrezze is also active in the 
community participating in Parma Jaycees, the Parma and Ohio Bar 
Associations, the North East Ohio City Council Association, the 
Justinian Forum, is the elected Chairman of the Partisan Ohio Sports 
Club, and was named the official color commentator for the local PACTV 
televised high school soccer games in 2011.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the 
achievements of State Representative Nicholas J. Celebrezze.

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