Pinoys in Politics

Ben Cayetano
Hawaii
Governor (1994 – 2002)
first and only person of Filipino descent to become a governor of a state


Eduardo E. Malapit
Kauai, HI
Mayor
first elected mayor in the United States (1975)


Peter Aduja
Hawaii
State Rep
first Filipino American elected to public office in the United States (1966)


Melodie Aduja
Hawaii
State Senator


Benjamin Menor
Hawaii
Justice of State Supreme Court
first Filipino American in a state's highest judiciary office (1974)


David Mercado Valderrama
Maryland
House of Delegates (1991 - 2003)
first Filipino American elected to a state legislature in the continental US (1990)


Velma Veloria
Washigton State
State Rep
first Filipino American and first Asian American elected to the Washington State Legislature, first Filipina elected to a state legislature in the continental United States (1992)


Maria Luisa Mabilangan Haley
Clinton Administration
Board Member of Export Import Bank
highest Filipino American official in the Clinton administration, considered by Filipino Americans as the "key" to the White House (1994)


Rey Pagtakhan
Canada
First Filipino-Canadian Member of Parliament (1988-2004), First Filipino-Canadian Cabinet Minister (2001-2004)


Christopher L. Cabaldon
Mayor of West Sacramento, CA


Jose Esteves
Mayor of Milpitas, CA


Rida T.R. Cabanilla
Hawaii State Rep


Bobby Scott
U.S. Congressman (Virginia State Rep)


Flor Marcelino
Member of the Legislative Assembly in Manitoba


Mike Pagtakhan
Winnipeg City Councillor


Arturo Viola
former mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Currently Councillor


Owen Diaz
former mayor of Milan, Mi
Currently running for Washtenaw County Commisioner


Andrew Luzod
former mayor and councilman of Melvindale, MI


Raymond Tell
Councilman in Dexter, MI