Christopher James Caiazzo is an American politician. A Democrat, he represents District 28 in the Maine House of Representatives, which includes part of Scarborough, Maine.

Chris Caiazzo
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Assumed office
December 5, 2018
Preceded byHeather Sirocki
Succeeded byIrene Gifford
Member of the Scarborough Town Council
In office
2015–2018
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeth Caiazzo [1]
ChildrenTwo[1]
Alma materMaine Maritime Academy (BASc)[1]

Political career edit

Caiazzo served as Finance Chair for the Scarborough, Maine Board of Education from 2012 to 2015, and as a member of the Scarborough Town Council from 2015 to 2018.[1]

In 2016, Caiazzo ran for election to represent District 28 in the Maine House of Representatives, but lost to Republican incumbent Heather Sirocki. He ran again in 2018, and won against Republican Linwood Higgins. He is running for re-election in 2020.[2]

Electoral record edit

2016 general election: Maine House of Representatives, District 28[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican   Heather Sirocki 3,046 52.58%
Democratic Chris Caiazzo 2,747 47.42%
2018 general election: Maine House of Representatives, District 28[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic   Chris Caiazzo 2,792 53.0%
Republican Linwood Higgins 2,476 47.0%

Personal life edit

Caiazzo earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Marine Engineering at the Maine Maritime Academy, and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve from 1994 to 2005.[1][3] He and his wife, Beth, have two children.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chris Caiazzo's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Christopher Caiazzo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Christopher Caiazzo". Maine House Democrats. Retrieved October 3, 2020.