William John Lanting (March 18, 1918 - April 22, 1998) was an American politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives between 1959 and 1975.
Lanting was born on March 18, 1918, in Twin Falls, Idaho.
[2] He briefly lived in Manhattan, Montana, before moving to Rogerson, Idaho in 1923.
[1] In 1958, Lanting was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives.
[1] In 1963 he rose to the position of majority leader and in May 1967, speaker, after Pete Cenarrusa resigned.