Capri Cafaro

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Capri Cafaro

Member of the Ohio State Senate from the 32nd district
In office 2006 -

Born	November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21) (age 30) Youngstown, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Roman Catholic

Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd District since her appointment in 2006. In addition, Cafaro is currently the Assistant Minority Whip for the Senate.

Cafaro comes from a wealthy family whose fortune derives from the shopping center business. She earned a bachelor of arts degree with honors in American studies from Stanford University, and later earned a master's degree in international relations from Georgetown University. Two years later, Cafaro founded her own public relations firm that concentrated on not-for-profit clients.

While in the master's degree program, Cafaro worked as a U.S. Senate staffer for U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), and U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.). She worked in the areas of health care, education and Social Security.

1 2004 Election
2 2006 Election
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 2004 Election

Cafaro, a political novice, 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. Edward Jerse (who received the endorsement of the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper). Cafaro polled 54 percent of the vote, while Jerse, the second-place finisher, managed only 19 percent. In the general election, however, she lost to Republican Steve LaTourette by a huge margin.

Results, 2004 Democratic primary for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 14th District:

Candidate	votes	percentage
Capri S. Cafaro	34,400	54
Edward Jerse	11,913	19
Herb Hammer	9,304	15
Charles L. Wolfe	4,425	7
Dale V. Blanchard	3,808	6

[edit] 2006 Election

Cafaro ran for the Democratic nomination in the open 14th Congressional District in 2006, placing second in a nine-candidate primary. That seat was vacated by U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown, Democrat who replaced Republican Senator Mike DeWine in the U.S. Senate after defeating him on November 7, 2006.

Cafaro was appointed to the 32nd District of the Ohio Senate to replace Marc Dann after Dann won the Ohio Attorney General's race on November 7, 2006. This selection was not without controversy.