Capri Cafaro

Capri Cafaro
Ohio State Senate District 32
Incumbent
In office
2007-Present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position	6
Party	Democratic
Leadership
Minority Leader, Ohio State Senate
2011-2012
Compensation
Base salary	$60,584/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2008
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	January 2007
Term limits	2 consecutive terms
Education
Bachelor's	Stanford University, 1997
Master's	Georgetown University
Personal
Birthday	November 21, 1977
Place of birth	Youngstown, OH
Websites
Office website

Capri Cafaro (b. November 21, 1977) is a Democratic member of the Ohio State Senate, representing the 32nd District since her appointment in January 2007. Cafaro was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 14th district in 2004. She was also a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 14th district in 2006. She was appointed to the Ohio State Senate in January of 2007 and has served in that position since. In 2011, she served as the Minority Leader.

Cafaro was a Staff Member for both Edward Kennedy and Alfonse D'Amato of the United States Senate.

Cafaro earned her BA from Stanford University in 1997. She went on to receive her MA in International Relations from Georgetown University. She then earned her MALS from Georgetown University in 2001.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cafaro served on the following committees:

2011-2012

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2011
• Rules and Reference

2009-2010

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2009
• Reference
• Rules

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Cafaro won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate, District 32. Cafaro was unopposed in the March 6 Democratic primary election and defeated Nancy McArthur (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio State Senate, District 32, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Capri Cafaro Incumbent	67.1%	99,499
	Republican	Nancy McArthur	32.9%	48,681
Total Votes				148,180

2008

On November 4, 2008, Cafaro was elected to Ohio State Senate District 32.

Cafaro raised $137,282 for her campaign. She won unopposed.

Ohio State Senate District 32
Candidates		Votes
Capri Cafaro (D)		109,173

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which she was not up for re-election, Cafaro raised $75,783.

Listed below are primary contributors.

Donor	Amount
OHIO AFL-CIO	$10,000
OHIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION	$5,000
OHIO DENTAL ASSOCIATION	$4,000
ELECTRICAL WORKERS	$3,000
OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION	$2,500

2008

In 2008 Cafaro raised $137,282.

Listed below are the largest contributors.

Donor	Amount
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AFSCME LOCAL 4	$10,300
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$10,000
OHIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION	$7,500

Recent news

Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Capri + Cafaro + Ohio + Senate"

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

Capri Cafaro News Feed

• Internet cafe industry targets key Ohio lawmakers with campaign contributions - Plain Dealer
• Public silent on 'Pike plan - Warren Tribune Chronicle
• Ohio windy enough to power turbines - Trib- Today
• Budget bill impacts YSU - TheJambar.com (subscription)

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from the Ohio Senate website
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Ohio State Senate District 32 2007–present	Succeeded by NA