Joseph Lara (politician)

Joseph Lara
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Cagayan's 3rd congressional district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Preceded byRandolph Ting
Personal details
BornJoseph Lasam Lara
(1966-07-19) July 19, 1966
Tuguegarao, Philippines
PartyLakas (2024-present)
Other political
affiliations		PDP (2018-2024)
NPC (2009–2018)
OccupationPolitician
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Joseph "Jojo Pulsar" Lasam Lara (born 1966) is a Filipino politician who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for three terms. Born in Tuguegarao, he ran for mayor in his birthplace in the 2010 elections but failed to secure a win. He subsequently ran in the 2019 elections under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino for Cagayan's 3rd congressional district and won. He produced numerous infrastructure projects in Cagayan. He was re-elected in the 2022 elections under the same party and succeeded. Shortly after, he conducted an investigation against Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba. He also filed a House resolution pertaining to Chinese students in Filipino schools. He ran for re-election in the 2025 elections under Lakas–CMD and prevailed. He is currently the chairperson of the House Committee of Disaster Resilience.

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