Carmine Valentino, the town's mayor said that “Our city is proud to be the hometown of Bill de Blasio's family. We are supportive of his campaign to become New York City's first citizen and we are proud to be a part of his life. We are happy his notoriety is reaching our town and our small community.”
Candiate De Blasio's ancestors, his grandparents to be exact, left Sant'Agata de' Goti i ( in the provice of Benevento, Campania), in the early 1920's looking to fulfill their American dream.