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Capri Silvestri Cafaro (born November 21, 1977) is an American politician of the Democratic Party in Ohio who lost to Republican Steven C. LaTourette in the 2004 U.S. House of Representatives election.

Cafaro, a political novice, won a surprise victory in the 2004 Democratic primary, topping a five-candidate field, which included 2002 nominee Dale V. Blanchard, columnist Herb Hammer, U.S. Marine Charles L. Wolfe, and Ohio state Rep. Edward Jerse (who received the endorsement of the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper). Cafaro polled 54 percent of the vote, while Jerse, the second-place finisher, managed only 19 percent.

Cafaro was born in [Youngstown, Ohio]. She is the daughter of convicted felon J.J. Cafaro (convicted of bribery in the Trafficant case) She received a bachelor of arts degree with honors in American studies from Stanford University, and was awarded a master's degree in international relations by Georgetown University. Two years later, Cafaro founded her own public relations firm that concentrated on not-for-profit clients.

While in the master's degree program, Cafaro worked as a U.S. Senate staffer on both sides of the aisle, for U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), and U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.). She worked in the areas of health care, education and Social Security.

Cafaro, a Roman Catholic by faith, works as a public relations consultant for not-for-profit organizations. She comes from a wealthy family whose fortune derives from the shopping center business.

Cafaro is running for Congress in the open 13th District that is being vacated by U.S.Rep. Sherrod Brown, Democrat who is challenging Republican Senator Mike DeWine.

Results, 2004 Democratic primary for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 14th District:

Candidate	votes	percentage
Capri S. Cafaro	34,400	54
Edward Jerse	11,913	19
Herb Hammer	9,304	15
Charles L. Wolfe	4,425	7
Dale V. Blanchard	3,808	6

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 Cafaro, a political novice, won a surprise victory in the 2004 Democratic primary, topping a five-candidate field, which included 2002 nominee [[Dale V. Blanchard]], columnist [[Herb Hammer]], U.S. Marine [[Charles L. Wolfe]], and Ohio state Rep. [[Ed Jerse|Edward Jerse]] (who received the endorsement of the [[Akron Beacon Journal]] newspaper). Cafaro polled 54 percent of the vote, while Jerse, the second-place finisher, managed only 19 percent.
-Cafaro was born in [Youngstown, Ohio]. She is the daughter of convicted felon J.J. Cafaro (convicted of bribery in the Trafficant case) She received a bachelor of arts degree with honors in American studies from [[Stanford University]], and was awarded a master's degree in international relations by [[Georgetown University]].Both Georgetown and Stanford have buildings named Cafaro now. Two years later, Cafaro founded her own public relations firm that concentrated on not-for-profit clients.
+Cafaro was born in [Youngstown, Ohio]. She is the daughter of convicted felon J.J. Cafaro (convicted of bribery in the Trafficant case) She received a bachelor of arts degree with honors in American studies from [[Stanford University]], and was awarded a master's degree in international relations by [[Georgetown University]]. Two years later, Cafaro founded her own public relations firm that concentrated on not-for-profit clients.
 While in the master's degree program, Cafaro worked as a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] staffer on both sides of the aisle, for U.S. Sen. [[Ted Kennedy|Edward M. Kennedy]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]-[[Massachusetts|Mass.]]), and U.S. Sen. [[Al D'Amato]] ([[United States Republican Party|R]]-[[New York|N.Y.]]). She worked in the areas of health care, education and Social Security.