| Francesca La Marca | |
| Order: | Italian Senator |
| Term Start: | 13 October 2022 |
| Constituency2: | North and Central America |
| Order2: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start2: | 15 March 2013 |
| Term End2: | 13 October 2022 |
| Constituency: | North and Central America |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | Democratic |
Francesca La Marca (born 30 October 1975) is an Italian politician who is currently serving as the Senator from the North and Central America constituency of the Italian Parliament. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing North and Central America.
La Marca was born on 30 October 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Italian parents: her mother from Sannicandro di Bari and her father from Delia.[1]
She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Italian and French, and also obtained a doctorate in French literature.
In the 2013 Italian elections, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, in the constituency of North and Central America, as a member of the Democratic Party.[2] Her election was the first time that a second-generation Italian citizen had been elected to Parliament.
In the 2018 election, she was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies.
In the elections of 25 September 2022, she was elected to the Senate in the constituency for Italians abroad, as a member of the Democratic Party.