Christopher James Caiazzo is an American politician. A

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

, he represents District 28 in the

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, which includes part of

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Political career

Caiazzo served as Finance Chair for the

Board of Education from 2012 to 2015, and as a member of the Scarborough Town Council from 2015 to 2018. In 2016, Caiazzo ran for election to represent District 28 in the Maine House of Representatives, but lost to

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incumbent Heather Sirocki. He ran again in 2018, and won against Republican Linwood Higgins. He is running for re-election in 2020.

Electoral record

Personal life

Caiazzo earned a

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in Marine Engineering at the

Maine Maritime Academy Maine Maritime Academy (Maine Maritime or MMA) is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941. Unlike federal service academies, a congr ...

, and was a Lieutenant in the

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from 1994 to 2005. He and his wife, Beth, have two children.

References

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