View the listing of the Italian Ancestry of the 110th U.S. Congress :.
Six United States Senators and 23 United States Representatives of Italian ancestry are serving in the 108th United States Congress. The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has compiled the ancestry of this Italian American Congressional Delegation. Representatives John L. Mica (R-FL) and James L. Oberstar (D-MN) are Co-Deans of the Italian American Delegation.
The ancestors of five United States Senators immigrated to the U.S. from the northern regions of Italy.
They are:
- Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM), Lucca (Tuscany)
- Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), (Tuscany)
- Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), Bolzano (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), (Sicily)
- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT), Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
- Sen. Richard J. Santorum (R-PA), Riva del Garda (Trentino-Alto Adige)
In the United States House of Representatives, the ancestors of the following Members came to America from the region of Campania in the southern part of Italy.
They include:
- Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA), Avellino
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Amalfi
- Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Caserta
- Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Salerno
- Rep. John Mica (R-FL), Roscigno
- Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Naples
- Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Naples
- Rep. William J. Pascrell (D-NJ), Caserta
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Naples
- Rep. David Weldon (R-FL), Naples
Seven Members of the House trace their lineage back to the northern and central regions in Italy.
They are:
- Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite (R-FL), Trentino-Alto Adige
- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have ancestors who are from Gaeta and Rome, respectively, in the central region of Latium.
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Genoa (Liguria)
- Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ), Florence (Tuscany)
- Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Milan (Lombardy)
- Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ronco all’Adige (Lombardy)
The ancestors of four Members of Congress are from Abruzzo, on the Adriatic Sea.
They include:
- Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), city not known
- Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA), Barisciano
- Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo (R-CO), city not known
- Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Introdacqua
The region of Basilicata is represented by one Member of Congress, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), Potenza.
The families of three Members of Congress emigrated from the region of Calabria, just south of Campania and Basilicata.
They are:
- Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-NY), San Vito
- Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL), city not known
- Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), city not known
The region of Sicily is represented by the following:
- Rep. Nicholas V. Lampson (D-TX), Salemi
- Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ), Belmonte Mezzagno
- Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL), city not known
- Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), city not known
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