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