James Edduba
Filippino governor
James Edduba is a Filipino politician who is the Governor of Kalinga since 2022. Prior to this he served as mayor of Pasil and became vice governor of Kalinga. He is a member of the Lakas–CMD party.
Early life
James Sagmayao Edduba was born in Pasil, Kalinga, his father was Juan Edduba and his mother is Zenaida Sagmayao Edduba, he went to college in San Sebastian College, Manila and received a Degree in Political Science on 1994.
Career
He was elected Mayor of Pasil in 2007, and served for three terms. In 2014, he was injured in a gun attack in Tabuk after being involved in a road accident.
In 2016, he was elected as Vice Governor of Kalinga under the Lakas–CMD, gaining 44,705 votes. In 2019 he unsuccessfully ran for governor but lost to Ferdinand Tubban by 10 votes. Despite filing an electoral protest that resulted in a recount showing him leading by 17 votes, Edduba was unable to sit as governor due to legal appeals by Tubban. In 2022, Edduba ran again for governor and defeated Tubban with 60,070 votes.
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