| Emilio Cantu | |
| State Senate: | Washington |
| District: | 41st |
| Term Start: | January 14, 1985 |
| Term End: | January 13, 1997 |
| Preceded: | George W. Clarke |
| Succeeded: | Jim Horn |
| State House2: | Washington |
| District2: | 41st |
| Term Start2: | January 12, 1981 |
| Term End2: | January 14, 1985 |
| Preceded2: | Ron Dunlap |
| Succeeded2: | Joseph L. Williams |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1926 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Spouse: | Josephine Cantu (d. 2014) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas |
Emilio Cantu (May 10, 1926 – April 13, 2017)[1] was an American politician and engineer in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate as a Republican.[2] Before his time in the legislature, he had a long career with Boeing as an Engineering Design Manager. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree and was a veteran of the United States Navy.[3]
During Cantu's career with Boeing, he designed the shelter structures used for transporting the Saturn V components along the interstate.[4]