Giovanni Capriglione
2013 - Present
2027
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Giovanni Capriglione (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 98. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Capriglione (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 98. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Capriglione was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Capriglione was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Capriglione was assigned to the following committees:
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Appropriations |
• General Investigating & Ethics |
• Government Transparency & Operation, Vice chair |
• Local & Consent Calendars |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Capriglione served on the following committees:
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• Appropriations |
• Investments & Financial Services |
• Local & Consent Calendars |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Capriglione served on the following committees:
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• Government Efficiency & Reform |
• International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Scott Bryan White in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | 65.7 | 64,554 |
![]() | Scott Bryan White (D) ![]() | 34.3 | 33,628 |
Total votes: 98,182 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Scott Bryan White advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Scott Bryan White ![]() | 100.0 | 4,972 |
Total votes: 4,972 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Brad Schofield in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione | 69.6 | 15,860 |
![]() | Brad Schofield | 30.4 | 6,936 |
Total votes: 22,796 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Shannon Elkins in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | 66.3 | 52,385 |
Shannon Elkins (D) ![]() | 33.7 | 26,665 |
Total votes: 79,050 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Shannon Elkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shannon Elkins ![]() | 100.0 | 5,270 |
Total votes: 5,270 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Mitchell Ryan in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione | 68.1 | 14,483 |
![]() | Mitchell Ryan ![]() | 31.9 | 6,790 |
Total votes: 21,273 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Debra Edmondson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | 67.8 | 71,459 |
![]() | Debra Edmondson (D) | 32.2 | 33,867 |
Total votes: 105,326 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Debra Edmondson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debra Edmondson | 100.0 | 11,503 |
Total votes: 11,503 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione | 100.0 | 17,969 |
Total votes: 17,969 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Mica Ringo and H. Todd Moore in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | 68.2 | 56,793 |
![]() | Mica Ringo (D) | 29.3 | 24,417 | |
H. Todd Moore (L) | 2.4 | 2,007 |
Total votes: 83,217 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Mica Ringo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mica Ringo | 100.0 | 5,528 |
Total votes: 5,528 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Armin Mizani in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Giovanni Capriglione | 62.7 | 11,763 |
![]() | Armin Mizani | 37.3 | 6,995 |
Total votes: 18,758 | ||||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
Open seats | 1 | - | |
Runoffs | - | - | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 7 | 7 |
Texas House Republicans | |||
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
Open seats | 15 | - | |
Runoffs | - | 7 | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 41 | 41 |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione, an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus, was challenged by Armin Mizani. On January 13, 2018, Mizani released a campaign ad outlining his views on education. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Mizani said he might join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.[1] Endorsements for Mizani
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Campaign advertisements
Armin Mizani - support
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[5]
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Maricela Sanchez Chibli in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 general election.[6]
Texas House of Representatives, District 98 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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75.20% | 65,348 | |
Democratic | Maricela Sanchez Chibli | 24.80% | 21,547 | |
Total Votes | 86,895 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Maricela Sanchez Chibli ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 Democratic Primary.[7][8]
Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 Republican Primary.[7][8]
Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[9][10][11]
2012
Capriglione won election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 98. Capriglione defeated incumbent Vicki Truitt in the May 29 primary election and defeated Michael Goolsby (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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55.6% | 7,991 |
Vicki Truitt Incumbent | 44.4% | 6,392 |
Total Votes | 14,383 |
2010
Capriglione ran in the 2010 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 98. He was defeated by incumbent Vicki Truitt in the March 2 Republican primary election.[12]
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2014
Capriglione's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]
Strengthening Texas’ Economy – Pro-Job/Pro-Growth Strategy
- Excerpt: "Giovanni will focus on issues critical to businesses, employees, taxpayers and families. The best way to increase overall revenue and employment opportunities in Texas is to radically improve the business climate in Texas."
Taxes – No increase in the tax rate, no new fees
- Excerpt: "Mr. Capriglione . . . has signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer’s Protection Pledge – committing to never raise taxes."
Promoting Pro-Life Policies – Champion Life
- Excerpt: "Giovanni will push to stop ALL taxpayer money from reaching Planned Parenthood or similar organizations."
Promoting Quality Education
- Excerpt: "Giovanni would like to see more local control handed to the school districts – this means the removal of unfunded state mandates, more community involvement and less money sent to the State for redistribution."
Increasing Transparency of Government
- Excerpt: "Transparency is key to keeping our State Government accountable to the voters. Giovanni will fight against any piece of legislation which builds a wall between voters and information about their tax dollars."
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Wallace Hall impeachment trial
- See also: Wallace Hall impeachment trial
Capriglione 's stance on impeachment
Capriglione said he had no problem with Hall's document requests and investigations. "And look, he found stuff out. And for that you get dinged for doing your job. I don’t know anybody right now who wants to be a regent at UT," Capriglione said.[14]
Payment for special session
After State Senator Wendy Davis (D) prevented the Republican State Senate from passing a bill that restricts abortion by filibustering the measure for nearly 11 hours, Capriglione suggested that she was the cause of a subsequent special session that cost taxpayers $800,000. Capriglione said that Davis benefited from the filibuster politically and that she collected a significant amount in campaign donations from across the nation after her filibuster. He said that Davis should have personally repaid the state for the cost of the extra sessions. Davis and her Democratic allies responded by saying that the agendas for the sessions were set by the Republican leadership and that Governor Rick Perry (R) had called the sessions.[15][16]
Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[17] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[18]
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Personal
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Capriglione and his wife, Elisa, have three children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ votegiovanni.com, "Issues," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Watchdog.org, "Texas lawmaker: Pay attention to the UT law school favoritism," July 9, 2014
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Two special sessions likely cost Texans more than $1.6 million," July 30, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ MSNBC, "Texas Republican wants Wendy Davis to pay for special sessions," August 1, 2013
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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