17 Facts About David Schapira

David Schapira was the government relations director for the California School Employees Association from 2019 to 2024.

David Schapira is a immigrant-descended, third-generation Arizonan who was born in Mesa, Arizona.

David Schapira later moved to Tempe and then to Phoenix, where he attended North Canyon High School as an International Baccalaureate student after which he attended George Washington University, earning a degree in political science.

David Schapira returned to North Canyon High School to teach after college.

David Schapira earned a master's degree in Education Leadership from Arizona State University in 2015.

David Schapira earned a Juris Doctor degree at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2019.

David Schapira served as Assistant Superintendent at the East Valley Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2017.

David Schapira was first elected to the Arizona Legislature in 2006 as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 17th district.

David Schapira served two terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 2010.

David Schapira served on the Appropriations Committee for his first five years in office and on the Education Committee all six years.

David Schapira was the Education Committee's ranking member during his final term in the House and in the Senate.

David Schapira served on the Banking and Insurance Committee during his final year in the legislature.

David Schapira was elected to the Tempe City Council in 2014 and served there until 2018.

David Schapira was a candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018.

David Schapira ran in the Democratic primary and lost to Kathy Hoffman.

David Schapira became the government relations director for the California School Employees Association in 2019.

David Schapira was appointed chief deputy superintendent of public instruction for the California Department of Education in 2025.