Peter John Levanti

Peter John Levanti (March 19, 1903 – October 27, 1988) was an American politician who was mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts from 1950 to 1956 and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1957 to 1962 and 1965 to 1968.

Early life Levanti was born on March 19, 1903.

Politics Levanti was elected to the Fitchburg city council in 1939. He was the first Italian American to serve on the council. He served three terms as a ward councilor and two terms as a councilor at-large. He was council president in 1947. In 1949, he defeated incumbent mayor George W. Stanton in a close race. During his tenure, the Mare Meadow Reservoir and the John Fitch Highway were constructed.

Levanti represented the 13th Worcester district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1957 to 1962. He was defeated for reelection in 1962 by Normand J. Babineau. He returned to the House in 1965 in what was now the 14th Worcester district. He retired from both business and politics in 1968.