Ezequiel Santiago

Ezequiel Santiago
Ezequiel Santiago
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives; from the 130th district
	In office; 2009 – March 15, 2019
Preceded by	Felipe Reinoso
Succeeded by	Antonio Felipe
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1973; Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2019 (aged 45); Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Americo Santiago (father)
Alma mater	Gibbs College

Ezequiel Santiago (April 22, 1973 – March 15, 2019) was an American politician.

Early life[edit]

Santiago was born in Camden, New Jersey.^[1] He moved with his family to Bridgeport, Connecticut.^[1] Santiago worked on the political campaigns of his father Americo Santiago and stepfather Mitch Robles.^[2] His father also served in the Connecticut General Assembly. Ezequiel Santiago served on the Bridgeport City Council until 2008,^[3] when he ran for the open seat in the 130th district of the Connecticut House of Representatives.^[1] Santiago took office as a member of the Democratic Party in 2009, succeeding Felipe Reinoso.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lockhart, Brian (March 16, 2019). "Bridgeport state Rep. Ezequiel Santiago dies at 45". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ Shay, Jim (March 18, 2019). "State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago funeral services at the Klein". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ Blair, Russell (March 15, 2019). "Bridgeport state Rep. Ezequiel Santiago, 45, dies suddenly". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ Pazniokas, Mark (March 15, 2019). "Rep. Ezequiel Santiago of Bridgeport dies of heart attack". Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ "Connecticut State Library-Connecticut General Assembly Members-database". ctstatelibrary.org. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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