David Schapira

Schapira was a candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018.

Schapira is a third-generation Arizonan who was born in Mesa, Arizona. He later moved to Tempe and then to Phoenix, where he attended North Canyon High School as an International Baccalaureate student after which he attended George Washington University, earning a degree in political science. He returned to North Canyon High School to teach after college. He earned a Master's Degree in Education Leadership from Arizona State University in 2015. He is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

After teaching high school, Schapira taught as an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University. He served as Assistant Superintendent at the East Valley Institute of Technology from 2013-2017.

On August 28, 2012, Schapira lost a race for the Democratic nomination to Congress in the newly created 9th district, placing second in the three-way primary, losing to Kyrsten Sinema.

Schapira first entered the Arizona Legislature in 2006 as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 17th district. He served two terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 2010. As a freshman Senator, he was selected by his colleagues to serve as the Senate Minority Leader.

David S. Schapira (born February 17, 1980) served from 2007–2013 in the Arizona Legislature, representing District 17, and served as Senate Minority Leader. In 2010, he was elected to the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board. He served on the Tempe City Council from 2014-2018.