Sam Caligiuri
| Sam S. F. Caligiuri | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 16th district |
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In office January 2007 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Joe Markley |
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| Born | 1966 (age 50–51) Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Caligiuri |
| Residence | Waterbury |
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Boston College (B.A.) Yale University (M.A.) Catholic University of America School of Law (J.D.) |
Sam S. F. Caligiuri (born 1966) is a lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010, he ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but switched for a House seat in Connecticut's 5th congressional district. He was ultimately unsuccessful, losing closely behind Chris Murphy, 54-46%.
In November 2006, Caligiuri was elected to the Connecticut State Senate to represent the 16th District, which comprises the eastern half of Waterbury as well as the city's eastern suburbs of Cheshire, Southington, and Wolcott.
A native of Waterbury, he is a partner with the Hartford office of Day Pitney, Connecticut's largest law firm. He received a B.A. from Boston College, a master's degree from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University of America School of Law. His law practice is focused on public finance.
Caligiuri served as deputy legal counsel to former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland during Rowland's first term, before entering private practice prior to Rowland's landslide re-election in 1998 over then-Congresswoman Barbara Bailey Kennelly. He then ran for alderman in Waterbury and had been serving as president of Waterbury's board of aldermen when he was called upon to succeed Mayor Philip Giordano upon Giordano's arrest on charges of illegal conduct with children. Under the city's charter, the president of the board of aldermen becomes the acting mayor of the city when the sitting mayor becomes incapacitated. Caligiuri became the acting mayor when Giordano was arrested. Caligiuri swung into action immediately to restore confidence. He selected a chief of staff and put a plan in place to lead Waterbury through this difficult period. Caligiuri took a leave of absence from his law practice and served full-time for the remainder of his predecessor's term, which ended on December 31, 2001.
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