John James Capozzi, Jr. served as the second District of Columbia Shadow U.S. Representative, during 1995-1997 and is a former at-large member of the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee. He ran as a Candidate to become an At-Large Councilmember on the Council of the District of Columbia

Council of the District of Columbia

The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia. As permitted in the United States Constitution, the District is not part of any U.S. state and is instead overseen directly by the federal government...

 and was defeated September 10, 1996. Capozzi was the inspiration for the character Tommy Carcetti

Tommy Carcetti

Thomas J. "Tommy" Carcetti is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Irish actor Aidan Gillen. Carcetti is an ambitious Baltimore politician who rises from a seat on the city council to the office of the Mayor of Baltimore, and to the office of the Governor of Maryland by the...

 in the HBO drama The Wire

The Wire (TV series)

The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...

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Green Home in Hillcrest

In August 2009 Capozzi made headlines in a local publication, East of the River. The former shadow rep was highlighted by reporter, Gerri Williams in an article called 'A Green Home in Hillcrest'. Capozzi and his wife Sue built the first Green Home located in the South East region of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

The solar concept was not new to Capozzi, who works for the DC government’s Office of the Chief
Technology Officer.