Michael Caccioppoli, Jr.

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Michael Louis Caccioppoli, Jr. (born July 12, 1971) is an American politician. 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). On September 12, 2006, his campaign officially ended when he did not win the Democratic Primary.

A driving force in the Caccioppoli campaign was to be a campaign centered around real issues, instead of the personal history of a candidate. Mike believes that Elections on a Federal level should be cleaned up to allow a more level playing field for all candidates. He believes that if all candidates had a similar amount of money, then the candidate who is best suited for the job will win, instead of the candidate with the most money.

Mike launched a real grassroots campaign in Arizona's Congressional District 1. He fought based upon his true convictions and did not "play politics" with special interest groups.

[edit] Background and family

Michael Caccioppoli, Jr. was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New York. In 1989, Caccioppoli graduated from Susan Wagner High School on Staten Island in New York, New York. Following high school, Caccioppoli studied communications for two years at New York City's College of Staten Island.

[edit] On the Issues

War in Iraq: Mike advocates redeployment of Americans troops in Iraq following Congressman John Murtha's plan.

Minimum Wage: He believes the minimum wage in Arizona should be raised from the current $5.15 an hour. He says that it is not that Americans do not want the jobs that the illegal immigrants have, but that it is that Americans do not want the wages that those jobs pay.

Healthcare: Mike believes Arizona should have a single-payer healthcare system under which everyone has healthcare.

Immigration: He says the immigration problem should be dealt with humanely. He says making illegal immigrants into felons is a "knee-jerk" solution by Republicans and that security on the border should be raised by hiring more border control officers.