Capri S. Cafaro (D)
Senator
Senator Capri S. Cafaro joined the Ohio Senate in January 2007 to represent the 32nd Senate District, which encompasses Trumbull and Ashtabula counties in Northeastern Ohio. Senator Cafaro served as Minority Leader from January 2009 until January 2012, becoming the longest serving Minority Leader since the 1990s. Senator Cafaro has a long standing interest in public policy pertaining to health care and the needs of older adults.
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Senator Snapshot
| Hometown: Hubbard |
| Party: Democrat |
| Elected Experience: State Senator since 2007 |
| Current Term: Expires December 2012; Eligible to run for another four-year term |
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Statehouse 1 Capitol Square, 3rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-7182 Email: SD32@senate.state.oh.us |
| Primary Sponsor | SB 11 | SB 104 | SB 105 | SB 136 | SB 190 | SB 203 | SB 287 |
| Primary Sponsor | SCR 17 | SCR 22 | SJR 3 | SR 127 | SR 129 | SR 130 |
| Cosponsor | HCR 13 | HCR 14 | SCR 2 | SCR 4 | SCR 6 | SCR 7 | SCR 8 | SCR 10 |
| SCR 12 | SCR 15 | SCR 19 | SCR 21 | SCR 25 | SR 7 | SR 11 | SR 19 |
| SR 20 | SR 35 | SR 40 | SR 59 | SR 66 | SR 77 | SR 78 | SR 111 |
| SR 112 | SR 114 | SR 115 | SR 121 | SR 141 | |||
| 11.10.2011 | |
| Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect the People's Right to Referendum | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus announced legislation that would require the General Assembly to respect the will of the people after a statewide referendum or initiative. | |
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| 09.26.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Announces Clean Ohio Funds for Ashtabula | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro announced that the State Controlling Board approved the release of $263,131 in Clean Ohio Assistance to the city of Ashtabula. The funds will be used for a Phase II Environmental Assessment and clean up on the Tannery Hill Property. | |
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| 08.17.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Comments on Governor's Last-Ditch Effort to Save Senate Bill 5 | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro issued a statement after Governor Kasich offered to compromise in a last-ditch effort to avoid a repeal of Senate Bill 5. | |
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| 06.28.2011 | |
| Ohio Senate Passes State Budget That Imposes Devastating Cuts on Schools and Local Governments | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus voted "no" on the final version of the biennial state budget (HB 153). | |
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| 06.08.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Comments on Budget Vote | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro issued a statement after voting "no" on the State budget (HB 153). | |
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| 04.11.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Announces Loan to Create Jobs at Ohio Business | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro announced that the State Controlling Board approved a $750,000 Department of Development Research & Development Loan to NMC Metals in Niles, Ohio. | |
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| 03.30.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Comments on Final Passage of Senate Bill 5 | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted 17-16 to give final approval to amended Senate Bill 5, the anti-worker legislation that takes collective bargaining rights away from public employees: | |
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| 03.15.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Comments on Governor's Budget Plan | |
| Columbus - Senate Minority Leader Capri S. Cafaro issued a statement in regards to Governor Kasich's budget plan. | |
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| 03.03.2011 | |
| Polls Show Strong Support for Collective Bargaining Rights | |
| Columbus - Yet another national poll shows that Americans do not support partisan legislation such as Senate Bill 5 that would take collective bargaining rights away from police officers, firefighters, teachers and other public employees. | |
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| 01.03.2011 | |
| Senator Cafaro Comments on Opening of 129th General Assembly | |
| Columbus - Senate Democratic Leader Capri S. Cafaro issued a statement after the opening day of the 129th General Assembly, during which she was re-elected Minority Leader: | |
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| 11.10.2010 | |
| Senator Cafaro Re-elected Senate Democratic Leader | |
| Columbus - The Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously re-elected Senator Capri S. Cafaro (D-Hubbard) to serve as Minority Leader for the 129th General Assembly. | |
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