Evelyn Mantilla

Infobox State Representative
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name =Evelyn Mantilla
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state_house =Connecticut
district =4^th
term_start =1997
term_end =2007
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succeeded =Kelvin Roldán
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residence =Hartford, Connecticut
party =Democrat
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Evelyn Mantilla is an American politician from Connecticut who served from 1997 to 2007 as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Mantilla was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1978. She was first elected to represent the predominately Latino 4th district in 1997, and she served for a time as Deputy Majority Leader. Though more American politicians are coming out, she was one of the first acting officials and persons of color to be openly bisexual [ [http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biom2/mant3.html Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Evelyn C. Mantilla ] ] . She has held leadership positions with the National Council for Community and Justice and the Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Service. She has received awards from the Connecticut Institute for Community Development and the National Association of Social Workers, among others.

She chose not to run for re-election in 2006 and her term expired in January 2007.

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