Founded in 1993 at the request of the Democratic National Committee by Italian American leaders of the Clinton/Gore campaign, the Italian American Democratic Leadership Council has:

• Raised and contributed campaign funds to Italian American Democratic candidates for Congress and major statewide candidates in every election cycle

• Organized Italian American outreach for each presidential ticket -- Clinton/Gore (1992, 1996), Gore/Lieberman (2000), Kerry/Edwards (2004), Obama/Biden (2008, 2012).

• Promoted the appointment of Italian Americans within the Clinton and Obama Administrations, from Cabinet positions, judgeships, and ambassadorships to staff jobs and part-time boards and commissions

• Recruited young Italian American Democrats to participate in campaigns, party-building activities, and public service

• Helped found the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Council within the Democratic National Committee in the mid-1990’s and has participated in its leadership since.

• Supported Representative Nancy Pelosi's efforts to become the first Italian American Speaker of the US House of Representatives

• Hosted receptions for Italian American delegates to each Democratic National Convention from 1996-2012, for Italian Americans attending President Clinton's 1996 and President Obama's inaugurations, and in Washington, DC and around the country.