Capri Cafaro
| Capri Cafaro | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 32nd district |
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In office January 2, 2007 – December 31, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Marc Dann |
| Succeeded by | Sean O'Brien |
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November 21, 1977 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Hubbard, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, Georgetown University |
| Profession | Legislator |
| Religion | Catholic |
Capri Silvestri Cafaro (born November 21, 1977) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. A member of a prominent family from the Mahoning Valley, Cafaro has twice run for Congress, and also formerly served as the Ohio Senate Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County, Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County including Chardon.
Cafaro was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Stanford University with a BA in American Studies and from Georgetown University with a MALS in International Studies. She has served on the Trumbull County Senior Services Advisory Council and was a State Policy Liaison for Ohio with the National Patient Advocate Foundation. She was also a State Advocate Representative for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and served as a councilor for the Medicare Rights Center. Cafaro has also acted as an Economic Policy Associate for Global Action on Aging, an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations. Additionally, as a participant in the Clinton Global Initiative, she developed a project on anti-corruption efforts in emerging democracies.
As a political novice, Cafaro won a surprise victory in the 2004 Democratic primary for Ohio's 14th congressional district, topping a five-candidate field, which included 2002 nominee Dale V. Blanchard, columnist Herb Hammer, U.S. Marine Charles L. Wolfe, and Ohio state Rep. Ed Jerse (who received the endorsement of the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper). Cafaro polled 54% of the vote, while Jerse, the second-place finisher, managed only 19%. In the general election, however, she lost to Republican Steve LaTourette by 25% of the vote.
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