Filipino candidates

LOS ANGELES — With 52,000 registered overseas voters under the Los Angeles consulate district, some candidates have made their rounds to hear the concerns of overseas Filipinos. “It’s very important for them to know you better, because other people...

SOUTHERN CA — Throughout Southern California, Filipino faces are taking their oath of office, ready to lead their communities. Jed Leano won his city council seat last November, and joined, Fil-Am Mayor Corey Calaycay on the Claremont...

WASHINGTON DC — The road to serve in the legislative branch of the U.S. government was a long and dramatic one for this Filipino American business owner and engineer from California. But despite the obvious hurdles including...

SAN ANTONIO, TX — High hopes, cheers and Latin music. At the headquarters of the Democratic party in San Antonio, volunteers, organizers and newly declared district winners all gathered to show support for their fellow candidates as...

BAKERSFIELD, CA —  It was a packed house full of Democrats at the Kern Labor Hall in Bakersfield, California. Many were here for Fil-Am Democrat TJ Cox, who was running for a seat in the House of...

Zimmerman, Jones, Coxx, Mejia, Scott, and Osmena — those names combined made history for Filipinos in the 2018 midterms. According to the National Federation of Filipino American Associations, this is the highest number of Pinoys who...

It wasn’t a victory at the ballot box, but Fil-Am congressional candidate Kenneth Mejia and the Green Party savored election night as a moral victory for their grassroots movement. Mejia lost to Democratic incumbent Jimmy Gomez...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Despite campaigning hard, Allison White, the first transgender candidate who ran for Virginia Beach City Council, fell short of a win. “This doesn’t deter me at all. I found it very encouraging. Even...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Meet Kristine Torres Caalim. She and her partner Marcus Calabrese of CPR Branding, were behind a number of city council candidates in Virginia Beach as campaign managers and political consultants. “I want to...

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA — Virginia has 11 congressional districts, represented by 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats. In District 3, Congressman Bobby Scott is one of them. The hope is that after this election there will be more...