Italo S. Cappabianca was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He graduated from Strong Vincent High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1955 and earned a degree in political science from Gannon University in 1968.

He married his wife Linda Lou Cappabianca late in life, and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with two fellow legislators, Bill DeWeese and Frank Serafini.

[6] Linda Cappabianca lost the endorsement of the local Democratic committee to succeed her husband, losing to her former friend Gayle Wright.

"[7] She decided against mounting a formal write-in campaign, citing time constraints, but encouraged voters to write her in as an independent candidate.