 In 2010 he became the city coordinator of the Democratic Party in Milan and ceased his office when he has been elected deputy in 2013.In May 2017 he presented an amendment to the financial institution to reduce the annual funds allocated to the Italian Institute of Technology of Genoa by 95%.In 2017, he leaves the Democratic Party and takes part to the new-born Article One – and Progressive Movement, one of the three parties unified in Free and Equal.