Tom Capella
| Thomas John "Tom" Capella | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 98 (Jefferson Parish) |
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In office November 2001 – January 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Donelon |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Gray |
| Member of the Jefferson Parish Council | |
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In office 2004 – April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Edmond Joseph "Ed" Muniz |
| Succeeded by |
Mike Thomas (interim) |
| Jefferson Parish Assessor | |
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Assumed office April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence E. Chehardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Carroll Capella |
| Children | Sophie and Eliza Jane Capella |
| Parents | Bernard Joseph, Jr., and Lillian McCormack Capella |
| Residence | Metairie, Jefferson Parish |
| Alma mater |
Jesuit High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mike Thomas (interim)
Jesuit High School
Tulane University
Thomas John Capella, known as Tom Capella (born April 1965), is a lawyer in his native New Orleans, Louisiana, who has been since 2011 the tax assessor of suburban Jefferson Parish. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 98 in Jefferson Parish.
Capella is the youngest of ten children of Bernard Joseph Capella, Jr., and the former Lillian McCormack, both deceased. His sister, Mary Jane Capella Silva, an educator and the second oldest of the children, died at the age of sixty on September 2, 2012. He graduated in 1983 from the Roman Catholic Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned a Bachelor of Science in management in 1987 from Tulane University and a law degree in 1993 from the Tulane University Law School, also in New Orleans, where he maintains his legal practice. He resides in Metairie in Jefferson Parish with his wife, the former Stephanie Carroll, a former parochial school teacher, and their two daughters, Sophie and Eliza Jane Capella.
Capella has been active in the Catholic Youth Organization and is a member of the finance committee of St. Michael's Special School for disabled children in New Orleans. He is a class captain of the Jesuit High School Alumni Association. He is affiliated with the Pontchartrain Shores Civic Association and the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.
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