Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones Is Elected Mayor of San Antonio, TX

Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones (Source: Department of Defense)

Gina Ortiz Jones, a Filipino American who served as under secretary of the Air Force during the Biden administration, won a runoff election on Saturday to become the mayor of San Antonio, making her the first openly gay leader of the seventh-largest city in the country (See The New York Times for story).

Biden Taps Gina Ortiz Jones for Air Force Undersecretary

Gina Ortiz Jones

Filipino American Gina Ortiz Jones has been nominated by President Joe Biden as Air Force Under Secretary. If confirmed, Jones will be the first woman of color and first Fil-Am to hold the agency’s number two post (See Balitang America for story).

Gina Ortiz Jones to Run Again for Congress Next Year

Gina Ortiz Jones (Source: twitter.com)

Gina Ortiz Jones, a Filipina American Air Force veteran announced this week that she is seeking another bid for Congress in 2020, after losing in the 2018 midterm election by only 926 votes (Asian Journal).

Iraq War Vet Could Become First Filipina in US Congress

Gina Ortiz Jones

Gina Ortiz Jones is an Iraq war veteran, first-generation American and a lesbian. And she's running for Congress in Texas' 23rd Congressional District. If she wins, she'll be the first Filipina-American congresswoman -- ever, reports CNN.com.