Ria Christina G. Fariñas | |
Office1: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district |
Term Start1: | June 30, 2019 |
Term End1: | June 30, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Rodolfo Fariñas |
Successor1: | Sandro Marcos |
Office2: | Member of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Board from the Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2013 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2019 |
Successor2: | Rodolfo Christian Fariñas |
Birth Name: | Ria Christina Gerodias Fariñas |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1984 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, United States |
Party: | PDP–Laban (2018–present) |
Otherparty: | Liberal (2012 - 2018) |
Parents: | Rodolfo Fariñas (father) Maria Teresa Carlson (mother) |
Children: | 1 |
Ria Christina Gerodias Fariñas (born March 6, 1984) is a Filipino politician who represented the 1st District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022.[1]
On May 13, 2019, she won the congressional election for the 1st District of Ilocos Norte by 106,000 votes defeating Ryan Remigio of the Nacionalista Party by 60,000 votes making her the first female representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st District.
On May 9, 2022, she was defeated by Sandro Marcos, the son of the presidential candidate, Bongbong Marcos. Marcos received 108,423 votes while Fariñas received 83,034 votes.[2]