Jovita Fontánez is the first Hispanic woman to serve as head of the Boston Election Commission and the first Hispanic woman elected to the Electoral College of Massachusetts.
Early life and education
Fontanez was born in New York to a Puerto Rican family. In the 1950s, she moved to the South End of Boston with her family when she was eight, and later became active in Boston politics.
Career
During the course of her career, Fontanez has worked for a variety of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and political campaigns.
She has also been a grassroots community activist, and in 1994
Personal life
She raised her two children in her home on Dartmouth Street in Boston.