Background
Michael Caccioppoli, Junior. was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New New York In 1989, Caccioppoli graduated from Susan Wagner High School on Staten Island in New York, New New York Following high school, Caccioppoli studied communications for two years at New York City"s College of Staten Island.
At age 19, he performed on talk radio at WABC in New New York
Later, he went to Las Vegas, Nevada to work on several talk radio shows. Michael is the older brother of Evan F. Caccioppoli, a New York/Chicago based Theatre Director/Actor/and Teacher.
Career
During the 2006 Election, he ran as a Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives seat currently held by Rick Renzi since 2003, representing the 1st District of Arizona (map). He worked on the campaigns of John Kerry and Paul Babbitt during the 2004 election while living in Casa Grande. In the 2006 election year, Mike ran for United States House of Representatives against incumbent Rick Renzi in Arizona Congressional District 1.
His campaign slogan was "Renew the Deal," referring to Roosevelt"s New Deal under which most of the great American social programs were created.
He was the first candidate to begin running television ads. Mike was also officially endorsed by Stuart Starky, a candidate for United States Senate in Arizona in 2004.
Mike Caccioppoli lost in the primary, only getting 9.5% of the vote. Upon defeat, Mike formally endorsed David Schlosser, the Libertarian candidate for Congress, citing the need for candidates who were ethical.
Membership
Mike Caccioppoli is a member of the Democratic Party of Arizona.
