Texas State Representative, District 98
State Representative: Two-year term. The Texas House of Representatives has 150 members from separate districts across the state. With the Texas Senate, the Texas House: enacts and amends laws; passes the state budget and raises or lowers taxes; passes proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution; and redraws congressional and legislative district maps every ten years. The Texas House has the exclusive power to impeach officials. Current annual salary: $7,200, plus $221 for every day the Legislature is in session, including any special sessions.----------Representante Estatal: Mandato de dos años. La Cámara de Representantes de Texas tiene 150 miembros procedentes de distintos distritos de todo el estado. Junto con el Senado de Texas, la Cámara de Representantes de Texas: promulga y modifica leyes; aprueba el presupuesto estatal y aumenta o reduce los impuestos; aprueba propuestas de enmienda a la Constitución de Texas; y redefine los mapas de los distritos congresuales y legislativos cada diez años. La Cámara de Representantes de Texas tiene el poder exclusivo de iniciar procesos de destitución (impeachment) de funcionarios. Salario anual actual: $7,200 dólares, más $221 por cada día de sesión de la Legislatura, incluyendo las sesiones extraordinarias.
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Giovanni Capriglione
(Rep)
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Scott Bryan White
(Dem)
Why are you running for State Representative and how do you plan to engage with your constituents?
What is your position on public school funding and the use of tax-payer money for private education?
What should state government do to provide for the safety and resilience of our residents and infrastructure in the face of extreme climate impacts such as drought, wildfires, floods, etc.?
What do you consider the most important issues in healthcare and what would you do to address them?
What measures should be taken to protect free and fair access to voting in Texas while maintaining safe and secure elections?
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Campaign Phone
8173808189
Occupation
IT Consultant
Texas public schools allowed me to grow from humble roots to success. I grew up in Texas and attended Silsbee High School. After graduating from Texas Tech with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, I built a successful career as a Managing Director with Accenture. My focus was on business processes and ERP information technology.
Good government, like business and family, requires listening and compromise. As your next State Representative for House District 98, I promise to stand up for the values we believe in. I will fight for common-sense legislation focusing on the needs of our community.
Increase the basic allotment or price per student from $6,180 to $7,500 to account for six years of inflation. Reject School Vouchers, School Choice, or Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) proposed by the Texas GOP. These use public school funding to pay parents for private school tuition or homeschooling. Taxes raised for public schools should fund public schools, not private programs.
Connect the ERCOT power grid to the national grid to allow Texas to buy and sell electricity as needed and cost-effectively buffering the impact of winter storms and summer heat waves. Invest in solutions to lower the cost of insurance through the use of better materials and technologies.
Advocate for a Texas constitutional amendment that guarantees reproductive health rights based on Ohio’s reproductive health constitutional amendment: “Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on contraception; fertility treatment; continuing one’s own pregnancy; miscarriage care; and abortion.” Remove criminal charges and civil penalties related to abortion procedures. Expand Medicaid for working families.
Modernize our voter registration system to allow for online and same-day voter registration to increase participation in all elections. Expand vote-by-mail options to make voting more convenient for all Texans. Encourage the use of Rank-Choice Voting to elect nonpartisan political positions (e.g., School Boards, City Councils, and Mayors).
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