Nicholas John "Nick" Celebrezze (born November 22, 1977) is an Ohio Politician and lawyer. He has served in local government and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 15th District from his appointment in 2012 until 2019. He is a member of Cleveland's famed

Celebrezze family The Celebrezze family is an Italian-American family based in Cleveland, Ohio prominent in the fields of law and politics. They are considered a political dynasty, as three generations have held various forms of office on the federal, state, and loca ...

, which is known for being an area

political dynasty A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ...

Life and career

Celebrezze was born in Parma, Ohio on November 22, 1977 to Daria and

James Celebrezze James Patrick Celebrezze (February 6, 1938 – February 10, 2021) was an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party, who served as a judge of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, common pleas court (domestic relations division). His daught ...

. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a judge and former politician. Celebrezze completed his undergraduate career at the University of Akron. He received his JD from

Cleveland–Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to Cleveland Law School (founded in 1897), which merged in 1946 with the Jo ...

. He began practicing law in 2004 and owns his own firm in Parma. He served on Parma's Charter Commission in 2003. He later served as a councilmember for Ward 3 in Parma.

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2012, Celebrezze announced that he would seek to succeed

Timothy J. DeGeeter Timothy J. DeGeeter (born June 16, 1969) is an Ohio lawyer and politician who serves as the Mayor of Parma, Ohio. Career After being raised in South Bend, Indiana, DeGeeter attended Holy Cross College before transferring to John Carroll Un ...

in the Ohio House of Representatives. DeGeeter, would be leaving his post to seek the position of Mayor of Parma, Ohio. After winning, he resigned from his House seat, and House Democrats subsequently appointed Celebrezze to the seat. He was seated on January 16, 2012. He is on the Local Government and Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security committees. Celebrezze won a full term to his seat in 2012, defeating Patricia Gasconye with 63% of the vote. He then served two more full terms, and decided not to seek reelection in 2018, citing family concerns.

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* 1977 births Living people Cleveland State University College of Law alumni Ohio city council members Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio lawyers People from Parma, Ohio University of Akron alumni Celebrezze family 21st-century American politicians American people of Italian descent {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub