FILIPINO ELECTEDS WORLDWIDE
Canada
Rey Pagtakhan, M.D. - TERM EXPIRED
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg-North - Saint Paul (Manitoba) (Term 1988-2004)
Minister of Western Economic Diversification (2003-2004)
Minister of Veterans Affairs (2002-2003)
Senior Minister for Manitoba (2002-2004)
Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) (2002–2003)
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) (2001–2002)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (1996-1998)
Parliament of Canada
The first Filipino Canadian to be elected to the Parliament of Canada.
PHILIPPINES
Leni Robredo - TERM EXPIRED
(Global FWN100™ '16)
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines (Term 2016-2022)
SOUTH KOREA
UNITED KINGDOM
United states
Jasmine Bacurnay Lee
Member of the National Assembly in South Korea
First non-ethnic Korean and naturalized South Korean to become a lawmaker, elected to the Korean Parliament.
Cynthia Barker
(Global FWN100™ '17)
Councillor
Hertsmere Borough Council, U.K.
Deputy Mayor
Hertsmere Borough Council, U.K.
First Filipina to serve in British local government. First Filipina to serve as Mayor. Cynthia passed away in 2020.
Myla Arceno
(Global FWN100™ '22)
Mayor
Stevenage, England
Cheryl Moss - TERM EXPIRED
(US FWN100™ 2011)
Judge (2000-2020) Retired.
Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada
Elected in 2000, re-elected in 2014. First Judge to preside over Nevada's First Gambling Court.
Christopher Cabaldon
California State Senator
3rd Senate District, California
Made history by becoming the first Filipino-American elected to the California State Senate.
Christopher Corpuz - TERM EXPIRED
Trustee, Evergreen School Board
San Jose, California
Diana Colvin - TERM EXPIRED
Councilmember
Town of Colma City Council 2
California
Dianne Martinez - TERM EXPIRED
Councilmember
Emeryville, California
Flor Nicolas
Councilmember
City of South San Francisco, California
Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
Councilmember, City of Cerritos City Council 3, California
Glenn Sylvester
Councilmember
Daly City, California
Hydra Mendoza - TERM EXPIRED
(U.S. FWN100™ '09, Global FWN100™ 13)
Board Member, Chair, Past-President
San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education
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Elected in 2006, re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Retired 2018.
Jessica Caloza
(Global FWN100™ ‘21)
Assemblymember, Assistant Majority Whip, California State Assembly
Website
The first Filipina woman to be elected to the California state assembly.
Joanne F. Del Rosario
(US FWN100™ 2009)
Councilmember,
Town of Colma, California
Jose S. Esteves - TERM EXPIRED
Mayor (Retired)
Milpitas, California
In September 2024, the Milpitas City Council voted to rename the Milpitas Library as the "Milpitas Jose Esteves Library" in his honor, acknowledging his instrumental role in the library's development.
Joy Gutierrez-Pilare - TERM EXPIRED
Vice President and Trustee
Bayshore School District
California
Juslyn Manalo
(Global FWN100™ '15, Global Continuing Influential 2018)
Councilmember (2016-2020); 2020-2024
Served Mayor for 2 terms.
Received highest number of votes ever cast for the councilmember 2016 race in Daly City.
Daly City, California
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The first Filipina woman elected to the Daly City Council in 2016. Received highest number of votes (26,748) for the councilmember race in 2016
Letty Lopez-Viado
Mayor Pro Tem
City of West Covina, California
Manny Fernandez
Board of Director, Union Sanitary District California. Termed out 2020
Marico Sayoc
Councilmember
Town of Los Gatos, California
Mark Nagales
Councilmember
City of South San Francisco, California
Maybelle Manio
Trustee
Jefferson Elementary School District Board
Daly City, California
Melissa Ramoso
(Global FWN100™ '14)
Councilmember
City of Artesia, California
Michael Guingon - TERM EXPIRED
Councilmember (Retired)
Daly City, California
He was the first Filipino American elected to the Daly City Council.
Nikki Fortunato Bas
(Global FWN100™ ‘21)
Council President + Councilmember D2
City of Oakland, California
Rachelle Pastor Arizmendi
(Global FWN100™ 2018)
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Sierra Madre, California
She was first elected to the City Council in 2014, becoming the first woman of color to serve in that capacity. She has also served as Mayor twice, in 2017 and 2020.
Rob Bonta
California Attorney General appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020
Elected California State Assemblymember, AD 18 representing Oakland, Alameda, and San Leandro (2012-2021)
Councilmember, Alameda City Council (2010-2012)
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First Filipino American legislator in the 165-year history of California
Dr. Rod Daus-Magbual
Mayor
Daly City, California
Roland Esquivias - TERM EXPIRED
City Councilmember
Hercules, California
Ron Villanueva - TERM EXPIRED
Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates, 21st District
Rosie Tejada
Trustee
Jefferson Unified High School District
Ruth Asmundson - TERM EXPIRED
(U.S. FWN100™ '07, Global FWN100™ '14)
Mayor (Term 2002-2010)
City of Davis, California
The first Filipino American to be elected as Mayor. Elected in 2002, then re-elected in 2006.
Salvador "Buddy" Deauna
City Councilmember
Bergenfied, New Jersey (2 seats)
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Sofia Aragon - TERM EXPIRED
(Global FWN100™ ‘22)
Former Mayor and Councilmember, City of Burien, Washington
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye - TERM EXPIRED
(US FWN100™ '07)
Chief Justice of California
California Supreme Court
Appointed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2011.
Tony Daysog
Councilmember, Council 10
City of Alameda City, California
Tony Ubalde - TERM EXPIRED
Trustee
Vallejo City Unified School Board, California
Rep. TJ Cox - TERM EXPIRED
U.S. House of Representatives
California's 21st District
Tzeitel Paras Caracci - TERM EXPIRED
Mayor and D1 Councilmember
City of Duarte
