Maria Jamina Katherine Baltazar Agarao-Oloroso (born December 6, 1987) also known as Jam Agarao is a
Filipina
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nurse and politician and Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
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from
Laguna's
4th District
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
since June 30, 2022, and Member of the
Laguna Provincial Board from the
4th District
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
from 2019 to 2022.
Early life
Born in
Santa Cruz, Laguna
Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (), is a municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 123,574 people.
Santa Cruz is situated on the banks of the ...
, Philippines, Agarao is the daughter of former congressman of
Laguna's
4th District
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
,
Benjamin Agarao Jr., and Estelita Agarao.
Political life
Provincial Board Member (2019–2022)
In
2019 elections
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Agarao ran for Member of the
Laguna Provincial Board and won by 156,588.
House of Representatives (2022–present)
In the
2022 elections
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, Agarao ran for congresswoman for
Laguna's
4th District
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
to succeed her father, incumbent congressman Benjamin Agarao Jr., who was running for mayor of
Santa Cruz. Agarao won 3,495 votes; her opponent was former mayor of
Santa Maria, Antonio "Tony" Carolino, who got 153,267. The margin of the votes was only 228, or 0.08%, making it the narrowest election in the
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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The election is held concurrently with the 2022 presidential ...
. She is the youngest and first female representative of the
4th District
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
of
Laguna.
Electoral history
2019
2022
References
Living people
Filipino nurses
Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Laguna (province)
21st-century Filipino women politicians
Members of the Laguna Provincial Board
1987 births
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas politicians
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