Taking an Oath to Serve

President Barack Obama took his Oath of Office today and made history. In the Filipino American community, many leaders took oaths this past election. Among them include:

• Steve Austria, U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio
• Aurora Abella Austriaco, Illinois State Legislature
• Cheryl Moss, District Court Judge, Clark County, Nevada, first elected in 2002
• Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor, West Sacramento, California, fifth term
• Ed Balico, City Council, Hercules, California, first term in 2000
• Jim Navarro, City Council, Union City, California
• Diana Colvin, City Council, Colma, California
• Christopher Mateo, City Council, Lathrop, California
• Henry Almonte, Board Member, San Leandro Unified School District--Area 1
• Joey Manahan, Hawaii State Representative, 29th District, first elected in 2006
• Henry Aquino, Hawaii State Representative, 35th District
• Rida Cabanilla Arakawa, Hawaii State Representative, 42nd District, served since 2004
• Kymberly Marcos-Pine, Hawaii State Representative, 43rd District, elected in 2004
• Michael Magaoay, Hawaii State Representative, 46th District, serving his ninth year