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The Italian American Congressional Delegation
Currently,
28 men and women of Italian descent are serving in the
108th U.S. Congress: five senators
and 23 representatives.
Among them are three women in the House of Representatives,
including Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.),
who was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in January, 2007, elevating her
to the highest post ever held by a woman, and by an
Italian American, in the history of the U.S. Congress.
The first Italian American elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives was Francis B. Spinola (D-N.Y.),
a Civil War Union general, who served from 1887 to 1891.
The first Italian American congresswoman was Ella Grasso
(D-Conn.) who served from 1970 to 1975.
In the Senate, John Orlando Pastore (D-R.I.) was
the first Italian American senator (1950-1976). In 1995,
Mary Landrieu (D-La.) became the first Italian
American woman ever elected to the Senate.
Representatives
Congressman Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.)
Congressman
Arcuri's Homepage
Congressman Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.)
Congressman
Brady's Homepage
Congressman Michael Capuano
(D-Ma.)
Congressman
Capuano's Homepage
Congressman Peter A. DeFazio
(D-Ore.)
Congressman
DeFazio's Homepage
Congresswoman Diana L. DeGette
(D-Colo.)
Congresswoman
DeGette's Homepage
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Congresswoman
DeLauro's Homepage
Congressman Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Congressman
Doyle's Homepage
Congressman Michael A. Ferguson
(R-N.J.)
Congressman
Ferguson's Homepage
Congressman Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
Congressman
Fossella's Homepage
Congressman Nicholas V. Lampson (D-T.X.)
Congressman
Lampson's Homepage
Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
(R-N.J.)
Congressman
LoBiondo's Homepage
Congressman Donald A. Manzullo
(R-Il.)
Congressman
Manzullo's Homepage
Congressman John Mica (R-Fla.)
Congressman
Mica's Homepage
Congressman James L. Oberstar
(D-Minn.)
Congressman
Oberstar's Homepage
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
(D-N.J.)
Congressman
Pallone's Homepage
Congressman William J. Pascrell,
Jr. (D-N.J.)
Congressman
Pascrell's Homepage
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.)
Congresswoman
Pelosi's Homepage
Congressman Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Congressman
Renzi 's Homepage
CongressmanTim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Congressman
Ryan's Homepage
Congressman Thomas G. Tancredo
(R-Colo.)
Congressman
Tancredo's Homepage
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Ca.)
Congressman
Thompson's Homepage
Congressman Patrick J. Tiberi
(R-Ohio)
Congressman
Tiberi's Homepage
Congressman Dave Weldon (R-Fla.)
Congressman
Weldon's Homepage
Senators
Senator Pete V. Domenici
(R-N.M.)
Senator
Domenici's Homepage
Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.)
Senator
Ensign's Homepage
Senator Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Senator
Enzi's Homepage
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
Senator
Landrieu's Homepage
Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Senator
Leahy's Homepage
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