Nicholas Anthony Micozzie is an American politician from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 who serves as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

. He is Republican Chairman of the House Insurance Committee and is also a member of the House Health and Human Services Committee.

Career

Micozzie got his start in public service at the local level, serving for many years as a councilman and then a commissioner

Commissioner

Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....

 in Upper Darby Township

Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Darby Township is a home rule township bordering West Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Although it retains the term "Township" in its legal name, presumably for historic reasons, it is the largest municipality of any type in Delaware County. Upper Darby is also home to the Tower Theater, a...

.

Personal

Born in Philadelphia, Micozzie graduated from St. Thomas More High School in the city. He earned a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s College

Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...

, Philadelphia and later attended Villanova University

Villanova University

Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

. He is also a U.S. Air Force veteran who reached the rank of staff sergeant.

Micozzie and his wife have three children, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

External links

• Representative Micozzie's site Representative Nicholas Micozzie's official web site
• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus site