Government Officials in the US

Among the Filipino-Americans who were elected to office in the US government are Governor Benjamin Cayetano of Hawaii; Hawaii State Senate President Robert Bunda; State Representatives Jeff Coleman of Pennsylvania and Jon Amores of West Virginia; and Mayors Juventino Fajardo of Glendale Heights, Illinois; Antonio "Tony" Cartagena of Walnut, California; Pete Pajardo of Carson, California; Michael Guingona Jr. of Daly City, California; Gene Canque Liddel; Henry Manayan and Jose Estevez of Milpitas, California; Teresita Santiago of Delano City, California; and Robert Rivas or Bergenfield, New Jersey.