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Vito Fossella

Politician

Vito Fossella is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Vito Fossella · Vito Fossella, Jr. · ڤيتو فوسيلا · 维托·福塞拉 · 비토 포셀라				[sources]
Other name	Fossella, Vito · Vito Fossella · Vito John Fossella Jr. · 維托·福塞拉 · 维托·福塞拉				[sources]
Birth date	1965-03-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Staten Island				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Vito				[sources]
Last name	Fossella				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5738335				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · member of the New York City Council (1994-1997) · member of the United States House of Representatives · member of the United States House of Representatives (1997-1999) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Fordham University School of Law (-1994) · Iona University · Monsignor Farrell High School · The Wharton School (-1987)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
United States representative	2005

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