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Ballotpedia: Giovanni Capriglione

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.

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

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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."

Voting & Elections

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Giovanni Capriglione

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

Giovanni is a small business owners who runs an investing firm specializing in investing in other small businesses. 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.

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

Believes the Biden Administration has failed to implement data privacy safeguards.

Endorsed by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce.

As a legislator, passed a bill to enhance Texas investment strategies, projected to boost state investment returns by over $50 million annually.

As a Texas House Representative, earned a 100% rating from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for cutting "government red tape, taxes and fees."

Believes in supporting small businesses and job creation.

Promises to "cut wasteful spending..." if elected.

As a representative, he has fought against rising property taxes and tax increases.

Believes in reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the state budget to save taxpayer dollars.

As a state representative, passed a property tax cut that includes $12 billion to reduce school property taxes, a $100,000 homestead exemption for over 5.7 million homeowners, and a 20% circuit breaker for residential and commercial properties valued under $5 million.

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

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

Served on the Youth Health & Safety Select Committee.

Supports Texas law enforcement and first responders.

Recognized as Open Government Lawmaker Of The Year.

Supports police officers and public safety.

Opposes gun control and supports Second Amendment rights, as indicated by an A+ rating from the NRA.

Supports securing the borders and respecting the rule of law.

As a state representative, passed a bill to increase disclosure requirements for elected officials and their families doing business with the government.

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

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

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

Supports gun ownership and Second Amendment rights.

- As a representative, wrote a bill that would prevent Texas cities from "harboring illegal immigrants."
- Supports securing the southern border. As a state representative, voted for $5.1 billion to secure the Texas-Mexico border, including $1 million for physical barriers.
- As a representative, 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.
- Supports gun ownership and Second Amendment rights.
- Promises to "fight hard 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.

Believes in safeguarding children's health.

As a state representative, voted to defund Planned Parenthood and authored the Pro-Life Abortion Trigger Ban bill.

Opposes abortion access. 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.

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

- Opposes abortion access. 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 vaccine mandates.
- As a state representative, helped pass a bill providing more transparent and accurate reporting of abortion complications.

Believes sexually explicit content should be banned in public schools.

Believes in preserving child innocence and well-being by protecting them from "gender modification and explicit drag shows." As a state representative, voted to increase civil penalties for businesses allowing sexually oriented performances in front of children.

As a trustee, voted to reduce the importance of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams for 5th and 8th-grade students.

As a state representative, helped pass HB 900 to prohibit sexually explicit books from public school libraries and hold book vendors accountable for selling explicit content to schools.

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

- Supports "more local control of our school districts and...efforts to ensure tax dollars make it directly to the classroom."
- Supports Texas teachers and helped to increase state contributions to the Teacher Retirement System.
- Opposes "biased politics" in classrooms and helped pass HB 3979 to oppose "destructive" education.
- Supports SB 17, 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.
- Opposes sexually explicit materials in public schools.
- As a state representative, supported SB 14, which banned gender modification treatments for minors.

Believes in overseeing election processes to ensure integrity and fairness.

As a representative, voted for the Election Integrity Bill to "provide uniform voting hours, increase penalties for ballot harvesting, require Voter ID for mail in ballots and applications, and verify citizenship."

- As a representative, voted for the Election Integrity Bill to "provide uniform voting hours, increase penalties for ballot harvesting, require Voter ID for mail in ballots and applications, and verify citizenship."

Giovanni Capriglione has been married for 21 years to his wife Elisa and has three daughters who attend local public schools. They are active in their church and community, co-founding the Southlake Lions Club and supporting dozens of other local organizations. Giovanni has a BS in Physics and an MBA in finance from Santa Clara University.

Giovanni Capriglione is a successful small businessman who owns an investing firm specializing in small businesses. He was previously a Senior Vice President at an investment firm managing loan and equity portfolios and held various positions at computer engineering companies focused on semiconductor design and Internet products.

Giovanni Capriglione currently serves as a State Representative in the Texas House and is a member of several committees, including the House Appropriations Committee and the House Elections Committee. He has held office since being elected and has led efforts on various legislative initiatives.

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