Saw there's a dem House Rep named Suozzi. Like the name. What ethnicity is it?

[bobbieinok]

NYT has article on family behind paywall

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Italian, probably.

[Ptah]

2. Google, Wikipedia have no paywall

His father, Joseph, was born in Italy and his mother, Marguerite, is of Irish and English descent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Suozzi

[sdfernando]

3. Father Italian, Mother Irish /nt

[Fla Dem]

5. Just like me!!!

[Me.]

4. Italian Father...Very Familiar Name In NY

“Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American Democratic politician, CPA and attorney who is the U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd district. He was the County Executive of Nassau County, New York, in office from 2002 to 2009. He was first elected to the post in 2001 after four terms as mayor of Glen Cove, New York. Wikipedia”

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&ei=Lr5qXdiXHIfJgQaBybnADA&q=representative+suozzi&oq=representative+suo&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l2j0i22i30l8.82.1726..4554...0.2..0.140.518.0j4......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i131i67j0i131.tqGVQhroCYQ