The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, has released the newest edition of its informative video series, The One Voice Minute©, spotlighting John Pastore, the first Italian American governor in the USA and the first Italian American US Senator - “A Pioneering US Senator.”
Pastore, an American lawyer and politician, served as a US Senator representing Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950. The first Italian American to serve as a US Senator, he was born in the Federal Hill Italian American neighborhood of Providence, RI. His parents were Italian immigrants- his father from Potenza. In his 26 years as senator, he is most known for his support of funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
