Chuck Caputo
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Carmin Charles "Chuck" Caputo (born July 17, 1938, in New York City
New York City
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is an American politician. A Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...

 in November 2005. He represented the 67th district, made up of parts of Fairfax
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

 and Loudoun
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

 Counties. He was defeated for reelection on November 3, 2009 by James LeMunyon
James LeMunyon
James M. "Jim" LeMunyon is a Republican delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 67th District. He defeated incumbent Democrat Chuck Caputo on November 3, 2009. LeMunyon is a self-described technology entrepreneur, and he served as a U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce from...

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Politics

He won election in 2005 after beating Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 Chris Craddock, who had defeated incumbent Gary Reese in the June GOP primary earlier that year, and Libertarian
Libertarian Party (United States)
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 Charles Eby. He won reelection in 2007 against Republican Marc Cadin but lost in 2009 against Jim LeMunyon. His grandson, Brian, is a page and they often drove home together on Fridays.

He sat on the Finance and Counties, Cities and Towns Committees. He also serves on the Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College, often abbreviated NVCC and colloquially as NOVA, comprises several locations in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is both the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the...

 Board of Trustees, of which he is a past vice-chair. Caputo was formerly Vice-Chair of the Fairfax County School Board
Fairfax County Public Schools
The Fairfax County Public Schools system is a branch of the Fairfax County government which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax...

. He has served as Parent Teacher Association President at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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Personal life

Caputo graduated from City College of New York
City University of New York
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 in 1961, and earned a master's degree from George Washington University
George Washington University
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 in 1975. In the past, Caputo worked for the Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency
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 and the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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. He has been married to Barbara Caputo for over 40 years.

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