Rhodora Javier Cadiao is a Filipina politician. She was born to Josue Lacson Cadiao, a former

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, and Lolita Solis Javier, a former Vice Governor. Her maternal grandmother Esperanza Solis-Javier (former mayor of

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) was the first ever female mayor in the province. She is currently the Governor of Antique province in the

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Region. As a reelectionist candidate in the May 13, 2019 election under the

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, she defeated former governor Exequiel Javier from the

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. She was re-elected for a third term in

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. In

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, she ran for the

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representing Antique's lone district, but lost to the incumbent, Antonio Legarda Jr.

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