Maria Teresa Santillan
Mayor of Lynwood
In office
December 2016 – December 2017
Preceded byEdwin Hernandez
Succeeded byJosé Luis Solache
In office
December 2007 – December 2009
Preceded byLouis Byrd
Succeeded byAide Castro
City Council of Lynwood
In office
September 5, 2003 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byPaul Richards

Maria Teresa Santillan is a former mayor of Lynwood, California, the first Latina mayor of the city.

Biography

Santillan was elected to the Lynwood City Council in 2003 after winning a recall election which ousted Paul Richards, a 17-year councilmember, 7-term mayor, and the 2nd African-American mayor of the city (Richard's remaining term ran through December 1, 2005).[1][2] She was the first Latina to serve on the City Council.[3] In November 2005, she was re-elected to a 4-year term on the City Council[4] and in December 2005, she was named Mayor Pro Tem.[3] In September 2007, she was the only council member to not face a recall election which resulted in the ouster of mayor Louis Byrd and council members Fernando Pedroza, Alfreddie Johnson Jr. and Leticia Vasquez[5] over corruption allegations.[6] In December 2007, she was appointed by the 5-member City Council to serve as mayor succeeding Louis Byrd.[2][7] She was reappointed as mayor in 2008.[2][3]

She was subsequently re-elected to the City Council in 2009[8] and 2013.[9] She later served as mayor again from 2016 to 2017.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Ofgang, Kenneth (January 13, 2009). "Ex-Lynwood Mayor is Target of 'Vendetta', Lawyer Tells Ninth Circuit". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lynwood Voters Recall Councilman Richards". Los Angeles Sentinel. August 10, 2003. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mayor Maria Teresa Santillan". City of Lynwood. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2005". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ Becerra, Hector; Blankstein, Andrew (September 27, 2007). "Lynwood mayor, 3 council members voted out". The Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Lopez de Haro, Alejandro (November 20, 2012). "Judge Shortens Prison Term For Former Lynwood City Councilman - Louis Byrd is now expected to serve a four year prison term". patch.com.
  7. ↑ "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2009". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Lynwood, CA City Council 2013". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ Diaz Barraga, Nanette (December 5, 2017). "CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HONORING THE YEARS OF SERVICE OF MARIA TERESA SANTILLAN-BEAS TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD" (PDF). govinfo.go.
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