Mr. Schiappa began work in the Senate in 1984 in the Senate Republican Cloakroom. In 1994, Republicans regained the Majority and Mr. Schiappa became the Republican Floor Assistant under the direction of the Secretary for the Majority. He was appointed the Assistant Secretary for the Majority in 1996 and served in that capacity until August, 2001 when he was elected to the post of Secretary for the Minority.
Mr. Schiappa began his Senate tenure in 1984 as a member of the Republican Senate Office, and later became the Republican Deputy Leader under the supervision of the Majority Secretary in 1994. He served as Deputy Majority Secretary from 1996 until August 2001 when he was elected to the position of Minority Secretary.