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.

Career

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.

Ria Christina Fariñas

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.

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References

1984 births

Living people

Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Ilocos Norte

People from Laoag

People from San Francisco

PDP–Laban politicians

Ria Christina Fariñas