Blanco was described as the "classic American success story" by Gary Schaer, whom Blanco replaced as acting Mayor in the 2008 special election.
Upon taking office, Lantigua became the first Hispanic mayor in Massachusetts history and only the second Dominican-American Mayor in the United States, after Mayor Alex Blanco of Passaic, New Jersey, elected 2008.
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