Sandra "Sandy" Maria Cane (born July 28, 1961, in Springfield, Massachusetts)[1] is an Italian politician who was the former mayor of Viggiù comune.
Cane's father is African American and her mother is Italian, a native of Viggiù.
Holding a degree in foreign languages, she started to work in tourism sector and became the director of a hotel.
[3] Cane became Lega Nord's candidate for Viggiù mayor in June 2009 elections.
She was elected the first female non-white mayor of Italy after winning about 30% of the votes.