# Giovanni Capriglione

Giovanni Capriglione is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 98.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 98
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/40ecf6ee-92a4-4daf-b950-ac70b6cdfeee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/40ecf6ee-92a4-4daf-b950-ac70b6cdfeee (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Capriglione’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Texas, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Capriglione says (TX 2025–26 session)

45 classified statements: 45 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Capriglione | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.4% | 2.9% | 179 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.9% | 9.3% | 309 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 57.8% | 31.9% | 57 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.3% | 1.8% | 6 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 46.7% | 12.7% | 6 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.4% | 179 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 46% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Government Operations and Politics 42% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 7.7% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Education 7.7% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 3.9% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.01), from 497 donors and 845 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,744 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 72% (85%). 271 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 147 bills: 146 reached committee, 97 passed one chamber, 62 passed both, 59 became law. Cosponsored 93. 66.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 24 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 55: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1964. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SCR55/
- HR 1085: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Conference of State Legislatures. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1085/
- HR 1088: Honoring Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his election to the papacy. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1088/
- HR 568: Congratulating Nancy Rainosek on her retirement from the Texas Department of Information Resources. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR568/
- HB 5238: Relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or procession. (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5238/
- HB 111: Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB111/
- HB 5511: Relating to the review of existing boards and commissions under the jurisdiction of the comptroller for continuity and to the repeal of certain committees… (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5511/
- HB 5573: Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws. (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5573/
- HB 19: Relating to the issuance and repayment of debt by local governments, including the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate and the use of ad valorem tax revenue… (in committee, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB19/
- HB 5196: Relating to telework for state employees. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5196/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-07-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1943130775886475687
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1940753633924337857
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1939840916207911191
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1939842969667805356
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1939966044908441978
- 2025-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1939451089436500287
- 2025-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1939467297707659574
- 2025-06-28 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1938772152083247482
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1938731683844399245
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votegiovanni/status/1938201066694123670

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=98
- Campaign site: https://votegiovanni.com
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE6p0MJ1J0BpOC1vYgq0qsw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/votegiovanni

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/40ecf6ee-92a4-4daf-b950-ac70b6cdfeee