1. Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a US Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019.
27 Facts About Mike Capuano
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In 1989 Mike Capuano ran for mayor a third time and won, serving from 1990 to 1999.
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In 1998 Mike Capuano won a crowded Democratic primary to replace Joseph Kennedy II in Congress and was re-elected nine times.
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Mike Capuano represented the state's 8th district until it was redrawn in 2013 into the.
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Mike Capuano ran in the 2010 special election to fill the seat in the United States Senate made vacant by the death of Ted Kennedy, his Congressional predecessor's uncle, but lost the primary to Martha Coakley, who in turn lost the general election to Republican Scott Brown.
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Mike Capuano was born January 9,1952, in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, the son of Rita Marie and Andrew Mike Capuano.
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Mike Capuano's father left to serve in World War II shortly after his marriage, and after returning ran for the Somerville Board of Aldermen, and became the first Italian American elected to the board.
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Mike Capuano graduated from Somerville High School in 1969, and later attended Dartmouth College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973.
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Mike Capuano later went on to earn his Juris Doctor in 1977 from Boston College Law School, specializing in tax law.
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In 1976, Mike Capuano was elected to the Somerville Board of Aldermen representing Ward 5, once served in by his father.
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Mike Capuano served one term, stepping down in 1979 to run for Mayor of Somerville.
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Mike Capuano ran again in 1981 to challenge Brune, placing second in a three-person runoff election.
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From 1978 to 1984 Mike Capuano served as chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts General Court's Joint Committee on Taxation.
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In 1989 Mike Capuano ran for mayor a third time and won.
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Mike Capuano served as mayor from 1990 to 1999, where he earned a reputation as a hands-on administrator.
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Mike Capuano faced a Republican only once, during his initial run in 1998.
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The Boston Globe reported that Capuano did not get the endorsement of either US Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren and Edward J Markey, nor was he endorsed by Representatives Seth Moulton and Niki Tsongas.
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Mike Capuano did receive the support of the majority of the Massachusetts federal delegation, including Representatives William Keating, Katherine Clark, James McGovern, Joseph Kennedy III, Stephen Lynch, and Richard Neal.
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Mike Capuano voted against the War in Iraq and supported immediate withdrawal of troops.
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In 2005 Mike Capuano visited Iraq and met with military leaders to assess the future of the region.
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Mike Capuano is considered to be one of the biggest supporters in Congress for increasing international aid funding, and has advocated bringing attention to the crisis in Sudan and helped secure funding aimed at assisting developing African nations.
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Mike Capuano has had a long-running relationship with former Congressman Anthony Weiner, whom he shared a Washington, DC apartment with for 12 years.
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Mike Capuano was a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and the US-Japan Caucus.
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On September 8,2009, Mike Capuano collected nomination papers to run for the seat and on September 18, he announced his candidacy.
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Mike Capuano was named after his two grandfathers, and has seven siblings, one of whom died in infancy, and another who died of polio at the age of 5.
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Mike Capuano married Barbara Teebagy in 1974, and together they have two sons: Michael and Joseph.
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Mike Capuano is the uncle of actors Chris Evans of the Captain America film series, and Scott Evans of the soap opera One Life to Live through his sister Lisa.