▁College . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁publish er ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁publishing ▁the ▁television ▁trade ▁journal ▁Video ▁Age ▁International . ▁S era f ini ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁declared ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Senate ▁election ▁in ▁North ▁and ▁Central ▁America , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁an ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁front - runner . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁"" My ▁ide ology ▁is ▁p rag mat ism . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁an ▁ide olog ue . ▁My ▁job ▁is ▁to ▁represent ▁It ali ans ▁over se as , ▁not ▁play ▁politics ." ▁He ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁primary ▁mission ▁if ▁elected ▁would ▁be ▁" s que ez [ ing ] ▁whatever ▁is ▁possible ▁from ▁Italian ▁state ▁and ▁government ▁funds ▁for ▁It ali ans ▁over se as ." ▁Son ia ▁Marcel la ▁Sp ad oni - A li oto ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ferr ara ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Fort y - one ▁years ▁old ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁account ancy ▁and ▁has ▁provided ▁assistance ▁for ▁It ali ans ▁living ▁over se as ▁in ▁accessing ▁Italian ▁state ▁services . ▁ ▁L ega ▁Nord ▁Salv atore ▁R appa ▁is ▁initially ▁from ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁His ▁appearance