8 Fil-Ams are running for Congress in US midterm polls —report

Eight Filipino-Americans are vying for Congress seats in the United States midterm polls 2018, and several others are running for local posts.

Citing information from GMA News Research, News TV's "News To Go" also said that of the eight, two are reelectionists, including the a daughter of former Senator Serge Osmeña, Cristina Osmeña.

The eight Fil-Am Congress candidates are:

-Democrats-

• Gina Ortiz Jones -23rd District (Texas)
• Bobby Scott -3rd Dist. (Virginia)
• TJ COX - 21st Dist, (California)
• Jennifer Mejares Zimmerman -1st Dist (Florida) -reelectionist
• Rob Bonta -18th Dist. (California)

-Republicans-

• Cristina Osmeña -14th Dist. (California) -reelectionist
• Christina Laskowski - 22nd Dist. (California)

-Green Party-

• Kenneth Mejia -34th Dist. (California) 

Also, the report said that a number of Fil-Ams are running for local posts, including two for mayor.

Citing a 2016 study on US polls, News To Go said that Filipinos in the US were divided according to party lines as follows:

• 44 percent for Democrats
• 09 percent for Republicans
• 47 percent for Independent parties

—LBG, GMA News