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James Violago

Josel Francisco Violago

Mayor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
3
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Mayor (2025–2028)

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorLAKAS
Mayor · 2025–2028
San Jose City
2022202420262028
  • Mayor · San Jose City51,075 votes of 86,451 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028

Election history (1 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorSan Jose CityLAKAS51,07559.1%✓ Won

Source: COMELEC certified results compiled by Open Halalan (ODbL 1.0), via BetterGov Dynasties. Vote counts are as reported in the compilation.

Party affiliation history

  1. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

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Term-limit seat moves

Patterns where a seat stayed with this official or the same surname after a term limit. These moves are legal; the level measures how concentrated the seat became, not wrongdoing.

Mayor · San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
Kokoy SalvadorJames Violago
Low risk · 2 pts
Swapped seatsTerm limit 2025
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Won another seat the next election: Representative, 2nd District · Nueva Ecija

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Nueva Ecija

3 of 338 local seats are held by officials surnamed Francisco (2025 elections).

Nueva Ecija · 2025 elections
Francisco
3
of 338 seats
79,974
votes
+39 barangay & SK officials named Francisco2 SK chairs · 22 kagawad · 15 SK membersShow
  • Kenneth C. FranciscoSK Chair · Brgy. Estrella, Rizal
  • Janna Luisa V. FranciscoSK Chair · Brgy. Pulo, San Isidro

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Nueva Ecija; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name; barangay & SK officials with the same last name are listed separately. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties

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