Mary Fantasia

Mary E. Fantasia
Mary E. Fantasia
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; from the 8th Middlesex district
	In office; 1975–1978
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; from the 4th Middlesex district
	In office; 1971–1974 Serving with Marie E. Howe and Vincent J. Piro
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1919; Arlington, Massachusetts
Died	March 5, 2020 (aged 100)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anthony N. Fantasia
Children	Patricia Fantasia Stewart; Kevin Fantasia; Joanne Fantasia Cedrone

Mary E. (Coyne) Fantasia (October 1, 1919 – March 5, 2020) was an American politician from the state of Massachusetts.

Political career

She served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1978,^[1] representing the 4th Middlesex district from 1971 to 1974 and the 8th Middlesex district from 1975 to 1978. She lost renomination in 1978. She served as a Democratic Presidential Elector in 1960, 1964 and 1976. She was a Democratic National Committeewoman for 10 years and served as the Vice Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee.^[2]

Source:^[3]

1990 Massachusetts 30th Middlesex District State Representative Democratic Primary

Patricia D. Jehlen (D) 45.5%

Stanley M. Koty Jr. (D) 35.2%

Mary E. Fantasia (D) 19.1%

1978 Massachusetts 31st Middlesex District State Representative Democratic Primary

Marie E. Howe (D) (inc.) 50.8%

Mary E. Fantasia (D) (inc.) 49.2%

1976 Massachusetts 8th Middlesex District State Representative General Election

Mary E. Fantasia (D) (inc.) 100.0%

1974 Massachusetts 8th Middlesex District State Representative General Election

Mary E. Fantasia (D) (inc.) 100.0%

1972 Massachusetts 4th Middlesex District State Representative General Election

Marie E. Howe (D) (inc.) 35.5%

Vincent J. Piro (D) (inc.) 34.7%

Mary E. Fantasia (D) (inc.) 29.7%

1970 Massachusetts 4th Middlesex District State Representative General Election

Marie E. Howe (D) (inc.) 35.8%

Vincent J. Piro (D) (inc.) 29.6%

Mary E. Fantasia (D) 26.5%

Arthur Vitt Vitagliano (R) 8.0%

1970 Massachusetts 4th Middlesex District State Representative Democratic Primary

Marie E. Howe (D) (inc.) 28.6%

Vincent J. Piro (D) (inc.) 21.9%

Mary E. Fantasia (D) 12.6%

William J. Joyce (D) 11.7%

John K. Holmes (D) 9.4%

George J. Moran Jr. (D) 7.0%

John K. Makredes (D) 4.6%

Roger Faulkner (D) 4.2%

^ "Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts 1978" (PDF). Massachusetts Senate. 1978. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
^ "Mary E. (Coyne) Fantasia Obituary". The Boston Globe. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
^ "Mary E. Fantasia (D)". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2020-05-15.