LAWRENCE — Mayor-elect William Lantigua says he hasn't ruled out keeping his job as a state representative.
In an interview with The Associated Press in Boston yesterday, Lantigua said that he will serve out his term as a legislator while starting his new job as a mayor next year and hasn't ruled out running for another legislative term next year.
Admitting he'll need to "try to avoid a heart attack" in holding both jobs, Lantigua, 54, said he believed holding two positions will help Lawrence get out of its current troubles.
"I will do whatever my community wants me to do," Lantigua said in a telephone interview.
"But I plan on finishing my (state representative) term, at a minimum."
