Filipinos in government

CERRITOS, CA — An end of an era in the South Bay. After 19 years as an elected official, former two-time Mayor Mark Pulido gave his final remarks as a Cerritos City Councilman through a council meeting...

This is the new normal, for now. In hundreds of towns and cities across America, social distancing  — while it could help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus — is already crippling this year’s presidential...

HOUSTON, TX — Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones is one step closer to making history — three times over — as the first lesbian, first Filipina American and first Iraq war veteran to represent Texas in Congress....

LOS ANGELES — In the first 10 days of early voting, about a quarter-million voters cast their in-person ballots on the new machines at vote centers throughout LA county, and close to 575,000 had mailed in...

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — Filipinos in Arkansas are scattered across this state, snugged between Oklahoma and Mississippi. But on Super Tuesday, they are among those deciding who among the four Democratic presidential candidates should get the...

KALIHI, HI — City councilman Joey Manahan is completing his final term, and will be giving up his seat in the upcoming election. However, his own chief of staff — fellow Filipino-American Radiant Cordero — is...

California’s March 3rd primary elections are coming up, and it’s crunch-time for Filipina nurse Emerald Guteirrez and her fiancee, Eric Early — a Republican lawyer running for Congress against Democrat incumbent Adam Schiff in CA’s 28th district....

GARDENA, CA — She’s known for her handbag designs, but now Gina Alexander is hoping to bag a seat at Gardena City Hall. Her decision to run for office stemmed from a National Federation of Filipino...

BERGENFIELD, NJ — “I, Arvin Amatorio, do solemnly swear, that I will support the constitution of the United States.” The son of two Philippine public school teachers, Arvin Amatorio was sworn-in as the new mayor of...

As South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s ranking continues to climb presidential polls in a few states, he also raised $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. And one longtime elected official from Northern California...