Given the question: Facts: - imagesize: 150px - residence: waterbury - successor: joe markley - state senate: connecticut - party: republican - predecessor: chris murphy - spouse: lori caligiuri - district: 16th - term end: january 2011 - birth date: 1966 - term start: january 2007 - image: sam s.f. caligiuri.jpg - birth place: waterbury , connecticut - alma mater: boston -rrb- catholic university of america school of law -lrb- j.d. college -rrb- -lrb- b.a. -rrb- yale university -lrb- m.a. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sam caligiuri .
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sam s. f. caligiuri -lrb- born 1966 -rrb- is a lawyer and former connecticut state senator .in 2010 , he ran for the republican nomination for u.s. senate , but switched for a house seat in connecticut 's 5th congressional district .he was ultimately unsuccessful , losing closely behind chris murphy , 54-46 % .in november 2006 , caligiuri was elected to the connecticut state senate to represent the 16th district , which comprises the eastern half of waterbury as well as the city 's eastern suburbs of cheshire , southington , and wolcott .