David Cappiello: Connecticut’s 5th District U.S. House Hopefulby Bobby Schilling

David Cappiello: Connecticut’s 5th District U.S. House Hopeful
Republican David Cappiello is challenging incumbent democrat Chris Murphy in this year’s race for Connecticut’s 5th district U.S. House of Representatives seat. The fifth term state senator for Connecticut’s 24th district (Danbury, Bethel, New Fairfield, Sherman) is looking to displace Murphy by winning the November 4th election.

According to the Connnecticut Senate Repulicans website, the 40 year old Cappiello was first elected into office in 1994 as a Connecticut State Representative from Danbury’s 138th district. There, he served two terms before earning a spot in the State Senate in 1998 where he has remained for ten years.

Capiello has long been an advocate of public safety and health reform. He recently called for an evaluation of Connecticut’s Emergency Management system in an attempt to improve Connecticut’s Homeland Security system. He also played an important role in expanding the state’s prescription drug program for the elderly and disabled. In addition, Cappiello wrote An Act Requiring the Screening of Newborns for Metabolic Diseases, which does exactly what it the title implies; screens newborns for life threatening metabolic diseases.

This November the republican will try to build on his election success in the past and move on to Washington where he can represent his state in Congress.
Posted by Bobby Schilling