| Mario Gene Mendiola | |
| Office: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Occidental Mindoro |
| Term Start: | June 30, 1987 |
| Term End: | June 30, 1992 |
| Predecessor: | Pedro Medalla |
| Successor: | Jose Villarosa |
| Order1: | 7th |
| Office1: | Governor of Occidental Mindoro |
| Term Start1: | June 30, 2013 |
| Term End1: | June 30, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Josephine Sato |
| Successor1: | Eduardo Gadiano |
| Party: | Liberal (2013-2019) |
| Otherparty: | NPC (2010-2013) Nacionalista (1987-1992) |
| Death Date: | (aged 63) |
Mario Gene J. Mendiola was a Filipino politician who was governor of Occidental Mindoro and a representative of the province in the House of Representatives.
Mario Gene Mendiola became involved in politics at a young age. He joined politics after his father Pedro Mendiola, a former representative of Occidental Mindoro in the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986 was killed by a gunman while delivering a speech in Sablayan in April 1986.[1] He was elected as representative of Occidental Mindoro's lone district in the House of Representatives for the 8th Congress which lasted from 1987 to 1992.[2]
Mario Mendiola would get elected as vice governor of Occidental Mindoro in 2010 serving until 2013. He was governor of the province from 2013 to 2019.[1] In the 2013 elections, he ran under the Liberal Party, the then-ruling party.[3]
Mendiola died on December 22, 2021, at 63 years old.[1]