US EditionTexas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Admits Affair, Denies Abortion Allegations
TEXAS, JUL 25 – Rep. Capriglione acknowledges a past affair amid claims he funded abortions despite sponsoring Texas' trigger ban, prompting calls for investigation and resignation from GOP officials.
- On Friday, Current Revolt published an interview alleging a 17-year affair, three days after Capriglione dropped his reelection bid.
- When their relationship began in 2004, Grace was 18, and she alleges he funded abortions despite co-authoring Texas’s trigger ban outlawing the procedure.
- On Wednesday, GOP Rep. Briscoe Cain of Deer Park called for Capriglione's resignation, while Tony Ortiz said he received a legal threat on the same day.
- Responding to the allegations, Rep. Giovanni Capriglione said `Years ago, I selfishly had an affair`, adding that he never paid for any abortion.
- With 18 months remaining, Capriglione continues to chair the Innovation and Technology Caucus and authored the Data Privacy and Security Act of 2023, while still serving through January 2027.
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TX Republican Accused Of Funding Abortions, Longtime Affair With Exotic Dancer
Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione has been married to his wife, Elisa, for 24 years and has three children. However, the Southlake Republican has allegedly been having an affair with an exotic dancer that began when she was 18 years old, and he's accused of funding multiple abortions, the latter of which he denies. The conservative outlet 'Current Revolt' published a video on Friday featuring Alex Grace, who alleges that Capriglione paid her f…
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Texas Lawmaker Admits to Affair
“Three days after state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R) announced he was dropping his reelection bid, the conservative news site Current Revolt published an interview with a former exotic dancer who alleges she had a 17-year affair with the Southlake Republican,” the Texas Tribune reports. The woman, Alex Grace, alleges that Capriglione paid her for “meetups” and “funded several abortions for his own personal gain.”
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