Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2018. Freelance journalist, he began his political career at a very young age, joining the Youth Front of which he soon became leader. In 1985 he was elected municipal councilor of the municipality of Como in the ranks of the Italian Social Movement. In 1990 he was elected provincial councilor of the Province of Como, thereafter reconfirmed in 1994 and 1998. In 1992 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with the MSI. From 1994 to 1996 he was deputy mayor of the municipality of Como, with responsibility for public works, private constructions, trade, industry and youth policies. In 1996 he was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies with National Alliance. He is a member of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee. In 2001 he was confirmed with the Chamber of Deputies taking on the role of deputy group leader of National Alliance. He is a member of the Culture Committee and of the RAI Oversight Committee. In 2006 he was elected to the Senate of the Republic and is a member of the 7th Standing Committee (Public education, cultural heritage), of the parliamentary committee for the general management and oversight of radio and television services. He is secretary of the 8th Standing Committee: Public Works, Communications. On 20 December 2012 he left the PDL to join the newly established Brothers of Italy - National Center party (which brings together the members of the former AN, founded by Ignazio La Russa) of which he became deputy leader in the Senate. At the political elections of March 4, 2018 he was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the list of Brothers of Italy thanks to his victory in the single-member constituency of Lecco.