David Schapira

David Schapira
Co-Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Assumed office
January 15, 2025
Appointed byCalifornia State Board of Education
Preceded byMary Nicely
Nancy Kim-Portillo
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 17th district
In office
January 10, 2011  January 14, 2013
Preceded byMeg Burton Cahill
Succeeded byEd Ableser
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
January 8, 2007  January 10, 2011
Preceded byMeg Burton Cahill
Laura Knaperek
Succeeded byEd Ableser
Ben Arredondo
Personal details
Born (1980-02-17) February 17, 1980
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRosemary
Children2
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Arizona State University, West (M.Ed)
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (JD)

David Schatz Schapira (born February 17, 1980) is an American politician who has served as chief deputy superintendent of public instruction for the California Department of Education since 2025. He was the government relations director for the California School Employees Association from 2019 to 2024.

Schapira previously served from 2007 to 2013 as a member of the Arizona Senate, representing District 17, and served as Senate Minority Leader.