16 Facts About William Lantigua

William Lantigua was born on February 19,1955 and is a politician in Massachusetts.

William Lantigua became Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in January 2010 following his November 2009 defeat of Lawrence City Councilor David Abdoo.

William Lantigua was born in the Dominican Republic on February 19,1955, to Enrique William Lantigua and Ana Elvira Soto.

William Lantigua moved to the United States in 1974 from the Dominican Republic.

William Lantigua was educated in the Dominican Republic and later worked for 23 years for Schneider Electric in North Andover, Massachusetts.

William Lantigua is the father of three daughters; Veronica, Vanessa, and Valerie as well as his son William Kennedy.

For years during the 1990s, William Lantigua worked as an organizer in the City of Lawrence helping elect Jose Santiago, the second Puerto Rican to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and later Mary-Ellen Manning to Massachusetts Governor's Council over incumbent and Mayor of Lawrence, Patricia Dowling.

In 2002, William Lantigua ran as an independent against Democrat Jose Santiago and was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

In 2004, Santiago again ran against William Lantigua, eventually losing for a second time.

In 2006, William Lantigua decided to run for the first time as a Democrat; this time being challenged by longtime city councilor and former Mayor of Lawrence Marcos Devers.

However, William Lantigua was able to have Devers removed from the ballot by challenging his residency in the district, since Devers lived in the district under one year.

William Lantigua was unchallenged in the general election, winning his 4th election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

William Lantigua was State Representative of the 16th Essex district from 2003 until his resignation February 2010.

William Lantigua served two one-year terms as chair of the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus.

On May 11,2011, William Lantigua was criticized for receiving fuel assistance totaling possibly $1,165, despite a combined household income of $145,000.

Ortega gave evidence to the grand jury in May 2012, when she and William Lantigua had been rumored to be split up, but now, if they are indeed married, Ortega might claim spousal privilege, which, if the trial proceeds, could possibly make it harder to secure a conviction.