Chuck Caputo

Carmin Charles "Chuck" Caputo (born July 17, 1938, in New York City) is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2005. He represented the 67th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.[1] He was defeated for reelection on November 3, 2009 by James LeMunyon. In 2014, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he was appointing Caputo to the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.[2]

Chuck Caputo
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 67th district
Assumed office
2006 - 2010
Preceded byGary Reese
Succeeded byJames LeMunyon
Personal details
Born (1938-07-17) July 17, 1938
New York City
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Barbara Lee Maguire
ChildrenCharles, Kathleen, Christopher
ResidenceChantilly, Virginia
Alma materCity College of New York, George Washington University
OccupationTelecommunications engineer
CommitteesCounties, Cities and Towns; Finance

Politics

Caputo was first elected in 2005 after beating Republican Chris Craddock, who had defeated incumbent Gary Reese in the June GOP primary earlier that year, and Libertarian Charles Eby. He won reelection in 2007 against Republican Marc Cadin but lost in 2009 against Jim LeMunyon. His grandson, Brian, was a page and they often drove home together on Fridays.

He sat on the Finance and Counties, Cities and Towns Committees. He also serves on the Northern Virginia Community College Board of Trustees, of which he is a past vice-chair. Caputo was formerly Vice-Chair of the Fairfax County School Board. He has served as Parent Teacher Association President at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Personal life

Caputo graduated from City College of New York in 1961, and earned a master's degree from George Washington University in 1975. In the past, Caputo worked for the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration. He has been married to Barbara Caputo for over 40 years.

References
  1. House of Delegates bio, 2009
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/veteran-va-politicians-to-join-mwaa-board/2014/11/14/84fce362-6c31-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html
  • "Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate C. Charles Caputo". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2009-03-05.


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