David Caprio

David A. Caprio (born June 5, 1967) is an American attorney and Rhode Island State Representative from District 34. He was first elected on December 21, 1999. Caprio represents portions of South Kingstown and Narragansett. He is the son of Joyce and the Chief of the Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio and the brother of former Rhode Island State Treasurer Frank T. Caprio.

Representative Caprio attended Bishop Hendricken High School, graduating in 1985. He then went on to Boston College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1989. He holds degrees from Suffolk University Law School (a J.D.) and the University of Southern Europe (an MBA).

David Caprio works as an attorney for the Providence law firm Caprio and Caprio and is an active real estate investor with holdings in Florida, Narragansett, Newport, Providence, and Barrington, Rhode Island.

Defeated in the September primary 1333 to 975 by Teresa Tanzi

Tanzi will face Timothy W. Burchett, a Republican, and Peter J. Stone, who is running as an independent, in the Nov. 2 election.

Representative David Caprio was named to the House Finance Committee.

David Caprio ran a 'Green Campaign' including purchasing carbon offsets for his mobile campaign headquarters, printing all campaign materials on recycled paper, and purchasing offsets for his personal residence.

David was endorsed by the Sierra Club, the SEIU (Service Employees International Union), and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

His campaign utilized new media extensively including Facebook, multiple campaign videos posted on YouTube, and web based advertising.

On September 9, 2008, David overwhelmingly defeated his primary opponent Ryan P. Drugan by a 42% margin (71%-29%). Representative Caprio did not have a general election opponent so he returned to the State House for his fifth term beginning 6 January 2009.