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==Background==
==Background==
Capella is the youngest of ten children of Bernard Joseph Capella, Jr., and the former Lillian McCormack, both deceased. His sister, Mary Jane Capella Silva, an educator and the second oldest of the children, died at the age of sixty on September 2, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wate.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/94386918?type=6|title=Mary Jane Capella Silva|publisher=tributes.com|date=September 4, 2012|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref> He graduated in 1983 from the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned a Bachelor of Science in management in 1987 from [[Tulane University]] and a law degree in 1993 from the Tulane Law School, also in New Orleans, where he maintains his legal practice. He resides in Metairie in Jefferson Parish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roedelparsons.com/Attorneys/Thomas-J-Capella.shtml|title=Thomas J. Capella|publisher=roedelparsons.com|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> with his wife, the former Stephanie Carroll, a former parochial school teacher, and their two daughters, Sophie and Eliza Jane Capella.<ref name=bteca>{{cite web|url=http://www.bteca.org/details.php?id=250|title=Guest Speaker: Councilman Tom Capella|publisher=Bent Tree Estates Civic Association|date=March 19, 2009|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
Capella is the youngest of ten children of Bernard Joseph Capella, Jr., and the former Lillian McCormack, both deceased. His sister, Mary Jane Capella Silva, an educator and the second oldest of the children, died at the age of sixty on September 2, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wate.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/94386918?type=6|title=Mary Jane Capella Silva|publisher=tributes.com|date=September 4, 2012|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref> He graduated in 1983 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He earned a Bachelor of Science in management in 1987 from [[Tulane University]] and a law degree in 1993 from the Tulane Law School, also in New Orleans, where he maintains his legal practice. He resides in Metairie in Jefferson Parish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roedelparsons.com/Attorneys/Thomas-J-Capella.shtml|title=Thomas J. Capella|publisher=roedelparsons.com|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> with his wife, the former Stephanie Carroll, a former parochial school teacher, and their two daughters, Sophie and Eliza Jane Capella.<ref name=bteca>{{cite web|url=http://www.bteca.org/details.php?id=250|title=Guest Speaker: Councilman Tom Capella|publisher=Bent Tree Estates Civic Association|date=March 19, 2009|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
Capella has been active in the Catholic Youth Organization and is a member of the finance committee of St. Michael's Special School for disabled children in New Orleans. He is a class captain of the Jesuit High School Alumni Association. He is affiliated with the Pontchartrain Shores Civic Association and the Jefferson [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=bteca/>
Capella has been active in the Catholic Youth Organization and is a member of the finance committee of St. Michael's Special School for disabled children in New Orleans. He is a class captain of the Jesuit High School Alumni Association. He is affiliated with the Pontchartrain Shores Civic Association and the Jefferson [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=bteca/>
In 2007, Capella won a second term on the council by a wide margin, 78,531 votes (79.9 percent) to 19,714 (20.1 percent) for the Democrat Fred "Ed" Mathew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_26.html|title=Election Results|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> Capella left the council in 2011 upon his a special election for Jefferson Parish assessor to succeed Lawrence E. Chehardy, a Republican who retired after thirty-four years in the position to return to his law practice. Capella won the position in
In 2007, Capella won a second term on the council by a wide margin, 78,531 votes (79.9 percent) to 19,714 (20.1 percent) for the Democrat Fred "Ed" Mathew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_26.html|title=Election Results|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> Capella left the council in 2011 upon his a special election for Jefferson Parish assessor to succeed Lawrence E. Chehardy, a Republican who retired after thirty-four years in the position to return to his law practice. Capella won the position in
Like his predecessor, Chehardy, Capella is a staunch advocate of the $75,000 homestead exemption in the assessment of property taxes in Louisiana. In 2013, Capella sent a letter to constituents arguing for the exemption and reminding voters that the renewal of property taxes on their ballots the following month would mean an increase in their 2013 tax bills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/jefferson_parish_assessor_tom_2.html|title=Jefferson Parish Assessor Tom Capella says tax renewals on May 4 ballot would raise 2013 bills|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2013|author=Manuel Torres|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
Like his predecessor, Chehardy, Capella is a staunch advocate of the $75,000 homestead exemption in the assessment of property taxes in Louisiana. In 2013, Capella sent a letter to constituents arguing for the exemption and reminding voters that the renewal of property taxes on their ballots the following month would mean an increase in their 2013 tax bills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/jefferson_parish_assessor_tom_2.html|title=Jefferson Parish Assessor Tom Capella says tax renewals on May 4 ballot would raise 2013 bills|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2013|author=Manuel Torres|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref> Voters then rejected the tax renewals except for fire protection.
Voters then rejected the tax renewals except for fire protection.
Capella ran without opposition for his second and third full terms as assessor in the primary elections held on October 24, 2015, and October 12, 2019.
Capella ran without opposition for his second and third full terms as assessor in the primary elections held on October 24, 2015, and October 12, 2019.