Daniel Rivera Will be Second Latino Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts

It's official. Daniel Rivera will be the second Latino mayor of Lawrence, Mass. from 2014 to 2018.

The new mayor was sworn in Saturday, Jan. 4 at a ceremony in the Lawrence High School, according to the Associated Press.

Rivera said that during his term he would serve all citizens of Lawrence, even those who did not vote for him and supported his rival, former Mayor William Lantigua, who was not present at the ceremony despite being invited by Rivera's spokesperson.

The son of a single immigrant mother from the Dominican Republic, Rivera told everyone he would work to fight crime and unemployment in Lawrence. His first actions as the mayor will be to hire more police officers and firefighters to widen Lawrence's security services, he said.

Rivera will take over from William Lantigua who during his term was under state and federal investigation over corruption accusations.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in charge of swearing in the new mayor who was accompanied by his wife Paula who held a bible, according to The Boston Globe. 

After he was sworn in, Rivera added that said he would improve education in schools and work to provide more sources of employment for citizens.

Legislator Niki Tsongas said that Rivera has a good combination of leadership and experience that will benefit the community and that citizens will experience a change in government from what they had seen under Lantigua, the AP reported.