Carmelo Bautista Lazatin II (; born June 4, 1970) also known as Jon Lazatin, is a Filipino politician who is serving as the 16th and current representative for Pampanga's first district since 2016. He is the mayor-elect of the city of Angeles having won the 2025 Angeles City local elections. In February 2025, Lazatin was one of the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to

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Family background

Jon is a member of the prominent Lazatin family in

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, he was born on June 4, 1970, to Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin Sr., a former Mayor of Angeles City and Representative of the 1st District of Pampanga and Ofelia Galang Bautista. His half-brother, Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr., currently serves as the mayor of Angeles City.

Political career

Congressman (2016–present)

Jon was first elected in 2016 as the representative for Pampanga's first district. He successfully secured re-election in both 2019 and 2022, running unopposed in these subsequent elections. In November 2023, Lazatin left

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to join the

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party. On February 5, 2025, Lazatin was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to

2025 Angeles mayoral campaign

Lazatin will conclude his third consecutive term as congressman, on June 30, 2025, reaching the term limit for this position. On October 4, 2024, Lazatin officially filed his candidacy for the mayoralty of Angeles City under the Lakas-CMD party before the

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(COMELEC), Switching roles with his older half-brother, Carmelo Lazatin Jr., who won the seat as Representative of Pampanga's first district unopposed. During the 2025 midterm elections, Lazatin was officially declared the mayor-elect of

, securing 98,164 total votes. However, his running mate, Vickey Vega, lost the vice mayoral race to Amos Rivera, the running mate of

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, who received 79,866 votes. Both Lazatin and Rivera will begin their terms on June 30, 2025.

References

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