Comunal and regional councilor Brother of
Mario Occhiuto,
mayor of Cosenza from 2011 to 2021, Occhiuto was elected for the first time as communal councilor in his hometown
Cosenza in 1993, holding his seat until 2000. Occhiuto was later elected as regional councilor of
Calabria in the
2000 and the
2005 regional elections.
2025 regional election On 4 August 2025 he resigned after being investigated for corruption and called a snap election on 5–6 October 2025. ==Personal life==