Jose Aquino II

He was a barangay councilor from 1994 to 1995 for Barangay Diego Silang, Butuan City. In the 1995 Philippine elections, he was elected as a councilor for Butuan. He was re-elected in 1998. Aquino then became the Deputy Presidential Assistant for Mindanao in the Office of the President of the Philippines until 2003. He then served as the Assistant Secretary for Mindanao of the Mindanao Economic Development Council until 2007. == Representative and Vice Mayor (2007-2022) ==

Aquino was elected as a representative of Agusan del Norte's 1st congressional district in the 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections. In the 2016 Butuan local elections, he ran under the National Unity Party on the slate of Ronnie Lagnada. He won with 88,898 votes, beating the three other candidates. He ran in the 2019 elections under the slate of Lagnada with Lakas–CMD. He won again with 130,500, beating two other candidates. == Representative (2022-present) ==

In 2022, Aquino ran for the seat of Agusan del Norte's 1st district under Lakas-CMD. He won against opposition Kidz Libarios of the People's Reform Party by a margin of 5,000 votes. He was selected as the Secretary-General for Lakas-CMD. He was elected as the chairperson for the Philippine House Committee on Public Information. He took part in a meeting with Representative Toby Tiangco regarding cybersecurity. He was part of the Philippine Delegation during multiple visits to the United States. He accompanied President Bongbong Marcos to one of his visits to Japan. During the Impeachment of Sara Duterte, Aquino favored to impeach her. He ran in the 2025 elections under Lakas-CMD, for Butuan's at-large congressional district. He won unopposed gaining 107,974 votes, 48.92 percent of the votes. == References ==