Americo L. Santiago (born July 4, 1951) is an American politician. Santiago lived in

Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...

. He served in the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an ...

from 1989 to 1995 and was a

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. His son

Ezequiel Santiago Ezequiel Santiago (April 22, 1973 – March 15, 2019) was an American politician. Early life Santiago was born in Camden, New Jersey. He moved with his family to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Santiago worked on the political campaigns of his fath ...

also served in the

Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...

.'Bridgeport state Rep. Ezequiel Santiago, 45, dies suddenly,' The Hartford Courant, Russell Blair, March 1, 2019

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1951 births Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Connecticut Living people Politicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives {{Connecticut-politician-stub