PATRICK MANTEIGA
Patrick Manteiga is the editor and publisher of La Gaceta Newspaper, which has been in circulation since 1922 and is one of the oldest minority, family-owned newspapers in the nation. Each week, he writes the must-read column “As We Heard It.”
Patrick is active in promoting and championing Tampa’s Latin community and works hard to protect its heritage. He has been vehement in his crusade to help the mutual aid societies’ buildings by founding the preservation minded group, “Save Our Historic Buildings.”
Patrick is the president of the Cuban Club Foundation Board and in that role has helped secure and administer $4 million in state and local funding to preserve and repair the historic Cuban Club building.He currently serves as president of the Circulo Cubano de Tampa and on the board of Live Tampa Bay which works to reducing opioid overdoses and deaths
Patrick’s past community involvement includes service on the Citizens Advisory Committee for Hillsborough County Schools, the Host Committee for the 2012 Republican National Convention, Planned Parenthood, Rays 100 and the Ybor City Development Corporation. He’s been honored by Ybor City Round Table, Florida Historical Society, Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc., L’Unione Italiana, Centro Asturiano, Ybor City Museum Society and local trade unions. He is also a current member of the National Association of Hispanic Publications.
Patrick and his wife, Angela live in Temple Terrace and have three adult children and three grandchildren. He is also an accomplished bocce ball player in local tournaments.