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Giovanni Capriglione's Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (TX) - District 98

Contact Information

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Post Office BOX 92007
Southlake, TX 76092

Room E1.506
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 770
Keller, TX 76244

1100 Bear Creek Parkway
Keller, TX 76248

Full Name:

Giovanni Capriglione

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Elisa; 3 Children: Christina, Helen, Natalie

Birth Date:

03/08/1973

Home City:

Southlake, TX

MBA, Finance, Santa Clara University, 2000-2003

BS, Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1991-1995

Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 98, 2012-present

Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 98, 2010, 2022, 2024

Former Member, General Investigating and Ethics Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Government Transparency & Operation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Investments & Financial Services Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local and Consent Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Article I, IV & V, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Article VI, VII & VIII, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Bond Indebtedness, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Resiliency & Invest, Texas State House of Representatives

Owner/Principal, Texas Adventure Capital Limited Liability Company, 2010-present

Vice President, Pacesetter Capital Group, 2003-2010

Design Engineer, Agere Systems Incorporated, 2001-2003

Applications Engineer, Lucent Technologies, Incorporated, 1991-2001

Applications Engineer, Enable Semiconductor, 1997-1999

Hardware Engineer, Cabletron Systems, 1995-1996

Vice President, Tarrant Republican Club, 2010-present

Volunteer, All Pro Dad, present

Member, Board of Directors, Carroll Education Foundation, present

Member, Budget and Finance Committee, Carroll Independent School District, present

President, Cross Timber Hills Home Owners Association, present

Faith Formation Teacher, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, present

Member, Heritage Alliance, present

Member, National Rifle Association, present

Coach, Odyssey of the Mind Academic Program, present

Member, Southlake Chamber of Commerce, present

Co-Founder, Southlake Lions Club

Delegate, Texas Republican Assembly Delegate, 2011

Awards:

* "Champion for Free Enterprise' by the Texas Association of Business
* "Exemplary Conservative' by Conservative Roundtable of Texas
* "People's Champion Award' by Texans for Accountable Government
* "Top 3 Sophomore Power Ranking' by Capitol Inside
* "Watchdog Hall of Fame' by DMN Watchdog
* "Open Government Champion' by Corpus Christi Caller-Times
* "Courageous Conservative' by the Texas Conservative Coalition
* "Fighter for Free Enterprise' by the Texas Association of Business
* "Lonestar Conservative Leader' by the Texas Conservative Roundtable

Priority Issues:

* Strengthening Texas' Economy -- Pro-Job/Pro-Growth Strategy
* No increase in the tax rate, no new fees
* Promoting Pro-Life Policies
* Promoting Quality Education
* Increasing Transparency of Government
* Border Security and Immigration
* Protecting Our Right to Keep & Bear Arms

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