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Giovanni earned his bachelor's degree in physics and his master's in business administration from Santa Clara University. He lives with his wife, Elisa, and their three daughters in Southlake.

Giovanni is a small business owner who runs a firm specializing in small business investing. He was previously a senior vice president at an investment firm and held various positions at computer engineering companies focused on semiconductor design and internet products.

Ballotpedia: Giovanni Capriglione

Giovanni Capriglione currently serves as the Texas House of Representatives member representing District 98. He was first elected in 2012 and is serving his sixth term.

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Supports the “Texas Data Privacy and Security Act” to provide strong consumer data privacy protections.

Supports House Bill 4 (HB4), the "Texas Data Privacy and Security Act," which improves the consumer data privacy and protections.

Believes government regulations, high taxes, and frivolous lawsuits harm the economy and job growth.

Believes "government regulations, high taxes, and frivolous lawsuits" harm the economy and job growth.

Plans to create new revenue without tax increases.

Believes Texas can create new revenue without tax increases.

As a state representative, led efforts to give voters the right to veto attempts to raise property taxes and coauthored a bill to increase the homestead exemption.

- Supports House Bill 4 (HB4), the "Texas Data Privacy and Security Act," which improves the consumer data privacy and protections.
- Believes "government regulations, high taxes, and frivolous lawsuits" harm the economy and job growth.
- Believes Texas can create new revenue without tax increases.
- Supports reducing property taxes.
- As a state representative, led efforts to give voters the right to veto attempts to raise property taxes and coauthored a bill to increase the homestead exemption.

Economy

Believes in strict immigration enforcement and stopping Texas cities from "harboring illegal immigrants."

As a representative, created a bill that would prevent cities from "harboring illegal immigrants."

As a state representative, voted for $5.1 billion to secure the Texas-Mexico border, including $1 million for physical barriers.

Supports securing the southern border; voted for $5.1 billion to secure the Texas-Mexico border, including $1 million for physical barriers.

As a House Representative, voted to criminalize obstructing emergency response vehicles, and supported enhanced law enforcement training.

Voted to criminalize obstructing emergency response vehicles and supported enhanced law enforcement training.

As a state representative, led efforts to pass ethics reform bills, including a searchable database of state and local contracts.

Led efforts to pass government ethics reform bills, including a searchable database of state and local contracts.

Supports gun ownership and Second Amendment rights, and as a legislator, helped pass pro-gun legislation in 2021.

Promises to "fight hard to crack down on companies that threaten the safety and security of the people of Texas."

Promises to "crack down on companies that threaten the safety and security of the people of Texas."

As a state representative, sponsored SB 19, prohibiting the state from entering into contracts with companies that discriminate against the lawful firearm or ammunition industries.

Sponsored Senate Bill 19 (SB19), which prohibits the state from entering into contracts with companies that discriminate against the lawful firearm or ammunition industries.

- As a representative, created a bill that would prevent cities from "harboring illegal immigrants."
- Supports securing the southern border; voted for $5.1 billion to secure the Texas-Mexico border, including $1 million for physical barriers.
- Voted to criminalize obstructing emergency response vehicles and supported enhanced law enforcement training.
- Led efforts to pass government ethics reform bills, including a searchable database of state and local contracts.
- Opposes gun control.
- Promises to "crack down on companies that threaten the safety and security of the people of Texas."
- Sponsored Senate Bill 19 (SB19), which prohibits the state from entering into contracts with companies that discriminate against the lawful firearm or ammunition industries.

Public Safety

As a state representative, voted to defund Planned Parenthood and authored the Abortion Trigger Ban Bill, which banned abortion in Texas when Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Opposes abortion access; voted to defund Planned Parenthood and authored the Abortion Trigger Ban Bill, which banned abortion in Texas when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.

As a state representative, passed a bill providing more transparent and accurate reporting of abortion complications.

Helped pass a bill providing more transparent and accurate reporting of abortion complications.

- Opposes abortion access; voted to defund Planned Parenthood and authored the Abortion Trigger Ban Bill, which banned abortion in Texas when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.
- Opposes vaccine mandates.
- Helped pass a bill providing more transparent and accurate reporting of abortion complications.

Healthcare

Believes in "more local control of our school districts and...efforts to ensure tax dollars make it directly to the classroom."

Supports "more local control of our school districts and...efforts to ensure tax dollars make it directly to the classroom."

Supports Texas teachers and increased state contributions to the Teacher Retirement System.

Helped to increase state contributions to the Teacher Retirement System.

Opposes "biased politics" in classrooms and helped pass HB 3979 to oppose "destructive" education.

Opposes "biased politics" in classrooms and helped pass House Bill 3979 (HB3979) to oppose "destructive" education.

Supports SB 17, which eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and policies in Texas higher education.

Supports Senate Bill 17 (SB17), which eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and policies in Texas higher education.

As a state representative, coauthored and passed a bill to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls' sports.

Coauthored and passed a bill to prevent transgender girls from competing in womens' sports.

Opposes sexually explicit materials in public schools.

Opposes the use of sexually explicit materials in public schools curriculum.

As a state representative, supported SB 14, which banned gender modification treatments for minors.

As a state representative, supported Senate Bill (SB14), which banned gender modification treatments for minors.

- Supports "more local control of our school districts and...efforts to ensure tax dollars make it directly to the classroom."
- Helped to increase state contributions to the Teacher Retirement System.
- Opposes "biased politics" in classrooms and helped pass House Bill 3979 (HB3979) to oppose "destructive" education.
- Supports Senate Bill 17 (SB17), which eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and policies in Texas higher education.
- Coauthored and passed a bill to prevent transgender girls from competing in womens' sports.
- Opposes the use of sexually explicit materials in public schools curriculum.
- As a state representative, supported Senate Bill (SB14), which banned gender modification treatments for minors.

Education

As of September 7, 2024, Giovanni Capriglione’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in "keeping our elections fair and increasing access for Texans to vote."

Supports election integrity legislation; voted to "provide uniform voting hours, increase penalties for ballot harvesting, require Voter ID for mail in ballots and applications, and verify citizenship."

- Supports election integrity legislation; voted to "provide uniform voting hours, increase penalties for ballot harvesting, require Voter ID for mail in ballots and applications, and verify citizenship."

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Giovanni Capriglione

Scott is from Lubbock, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Tech University. Scott and his wife reside in Northeast Tarrant County and are the parents of 3 adult children. 

Scott is retired. He previously worked as an IT consultant and managing director for Accenture.

Ballotpedia, Scott White

Scott Bryan White's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office. 

Wants to require the Texas government to allocate $1000 surplus refund for taxpayers to help with inflation.

Supports passing a constitutional amendment prohibiting fiscally excessive budget surpluses.

Plans to pay off the billions in utility bonds issued to pay for the 2021 winter storm, allowing Texans to avoid 30 years of interest charges.

Supports raising the minimum wage in Texas.

Wants to pass property tax reform so that high-value homes pay a more significant percentage of property taxes versus low-value homes.

- Wants to require the Texas government to allocate $1000 surplus refund for taxpayers to help with inflation.
- Supports passing a constitutional amendment prohibiting fiscally excessive budget surpluses.
- Plans to pay off the billions in utility bonds issued to pay for the 2021 winter storm, allowing Texans to avoid 30 years of interest charges.
- Supports raising the minimum wage in Texas.
- Supports collective bargaining.
- Wants to pass property tax reform so that high-value homes pay a more significant percentage of property taxes versus low-value homes.

Support federal efforts to increase border patrol and migrant processing staff.

Wants to provide additional funding for local law enforcement entities and municipalities with respect to immigration

Supports gun control including age restrictions, red-flag laws, and firearm storage incentives.

Wants to increase funding for the Texas Juvenile Criminal Justice System to provide adequate staffing and rehabilitative opportunities.

- Support federal efforts to increase border patrol and migrant processing staff.
- Wants to provide additional funding for local law enforcement entities and municipalities with respect to immigration
- Supports gun control including age restrictions, red-flag laws, and firearm storage incentives.
- Wants to increase funding for the Texas Juvenile Criminal Justice System to provide adequate staffing and rehabilitative opportunities.
- Believes in decriminalizing marijuana.

Supports access to abortion, and wants to fight for a "Texas constitutional amendment that guarantees reproductive health rights."

Wants to "Remove criminal charges and civil penalties related to abortion procedures so that medical practitioners may confidently provide these services."

Supports Medicaid expansion and increased funding for children’s health insurance programs and community health programs.

- Supports access to abortion, and wants to fight for a "Texas constitutional amendment that guarantees reproductive health rights."
- Wants to "Remove criminal charges and civil penalties related to abortion procedures so that medical practitioners may confidently provide these services."
- Supports Medicaid expansion and increased funding for children’s health insurance programs and community health programs.

Wants to increase the basic allotment or price per student from $6,180 to $7,500 in schools to account for six years of inflation.

Opposes school vouchers in Texas schools, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

- Wants to increase the basic allotment or price per student from $6,180 to $7,500 in schools to account for six years of inflation.
- Supports increasing teacher salaries.
- Opposes school vouchers in Texas schools, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

Wants to increase funding for state land preservation and Texas state park improvements.

Supports enhancing the use of public lands for recreational hunting and fishing.

Believes in improving regulatory practices to protect natural lands, wildlife, and watersheds in Texas

Wants to connect the ERCOT power grid to the national grid to allow Texas to buy and sell electricity.

Supports investments in high-speed trains connecting Texas’ major and minor cities

Believes in renewable solar and wind energy as well as improving environmentally-friendly technologies.

- Wants to increase funding for state land preservation and Texas state park improvements.
- Supports enhancing the use of public lands for recreational hunting and fishing.
- Believes in improving regulatory practices to protect natural lands, wildlife, and watersheds in Texas
- Wants to connect the ERCOT power grid to the national grid to allow Texas to buy and sell electricity.
- Supports investments in high-speed trains connecting Texas’ major and minor cities
- Believes in renewable solar and wind energy as well as improving environmentally-friendly technologies.

Supports limits on campaign contributions for Texas politicians.

Believes in term limits for Texas elected representatives to 12 years in office.

Wants to propose a constitutional amendment to allow citizens to initiate ballot measures.

Supports raising the pay for elected House and Senate officials from $7,200 to $70,000 annually, enabling any citizen to run.

Encourages the use of Rank-Choice Voting to elect nonpartisan political positions (e.g., school boards, city councils, and mayors).

Supports expanding vote-by-mail options to make voting more convenient for all Texans.

Believes in modernizing the voter registration system to allow for online and same-day voter registration to increase participation in all elections.

- Supports limits on campaign contributions for Texas politicians.
- Believes in term limits for Texas elected representatives to 12 years in office.
- Wants to propose a constitutional amendment to allow citizens to initiate ballot measures.
- Supports raising the pay for elected House and Senate officials from $7,200 to $70,000 annually, enabling any citizen to run.
- Encourages the use of Rank-Choice Voting to elect nonpartisan political positions (e.g., school boards, city councils, and mayors).
- Supports expanding vote-by-mail options to make voting more convenient for all Texans.
- Believes in modernizing the voter registration system to allow for online and same-day voter registration to increase participation in all elections.

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Scott Bryan White

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

Texas State Representative, District 98

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