Teodoro de Vera explained

Teodoro de Vera
Party:	Liberal
Office1:	Senator of the Philippines
Termstart1:	December 30, 1949
Termend1:	April 3, 1952
Office2:	Member of the House of Representatives from Sorsogon's 2nd district
Predecessor2:	Tomas Clemente
Successor2:	Tomas Clemente
Honorific Prefix:	The Honorable
Termstart2:	June 11, 1945
Termend2:	May 25, 1946

Teodoro de Vera was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Teodoro de Vera briefly served in the House of Representatives representing the 2nd district of Sorsogon from 1945 to 1946.^[1] In 1949, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines as a candidate of the Liberal Party and served until 1952, when he was removed following an election protest by Claro M. Recto.

Personal life

His father was Vicente de Vera, himself a former senator^[2] and chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 1947 to 1951,^[3] which led to an unsuccessful attempt by the younger de Vera's rivals in the Nacionalista Party to have the elder de Vera removed by the Supreme Court as COMELEC chairman due to a supposed conflict of interest in his son's election in 1949.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019). 23 September 2022. House of Representatives of the Philippines.
2. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.
3. Web site: History of the Commission on Elections . comeleclaw.tripod.com/ . January 25, 2024.
4. Web site: G.R. No. L-3474. December 7, 1949. THE NACIONALISTA PARTY, MARCELO ADDURU, DOMOCAO ALONTO, PEDRO C. HERNAEZ, TRINIDAD F. LEGARDA, ALEJO MABANAG, CLARO M. RECTO, JOSE O. VERA, and JOSE VELOSO Petitioners, vs. VICENTE DE VERA, as Chairman of the Commission on Elections, Respondent. . Chan Robles Law Library . January 25, 2024.