Alessandro Ruotolo (born 9 July 1955) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Senate of the Republic in a by-election in 2020 as an independent politician of the centre-left coalition.^[1]

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Sandro Ruotolo
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 27 February 2020 – 13 October 2022
Constituency	Naples–San Carlo all'Arena
Personal details
Born	Alessandro Ruotolo (1955-07-09) 9 July 1955 (age 68) Naples, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Centre-left coalition
Profession	Journalist

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In November 2019, Five Star Movement Senator Franco Ortolani died from cancer. A by-election was held in the Naples district in February 2020, in which Ruotolo stood as an independent candidate with support from the centre-left coalition.^[2] Ruotolo was elected with 48% of the votes.

Ruotolo has written about the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.^[3]