List of Alpha Phi Omega Members - Government and Politics

Government and Politics

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Héctor Luis Acevedo Omicron Nu Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (1988–1996), Candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in 1996
Gil Acosta Theta Chi (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Palawan (2007(?)— )
Wahab Akbar Lambda (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Congressman, Basilan, Lone District (2007— ); Governor of Basilan (1998–2007)
Elmer L. Andersen Gamma Psi Governor of Minnesota (1961–1963)
Victor Emanuel Anderson Alpha Sigma Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1950–1953); Governor of Nebraska (1955–1959)
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo Eta (Philippines) Governor of the Philippine Province of Aurora 2004— (2008), Former House Majority Floor Leader
Christopher Ashby Mu Alpha United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1997–2001
Reubin Askew Iota Rho Governor of Florida (1971–1979)
Alicia Austria-Martinez Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 2002— (2008)
Ireno A. Bacolod Alpha Mu Brigadier General National Police Commission (Phil.)
Petit Baldado Gamma (Philippines) Vice Governor, Negros Oriental (2007(?)— )
Robert Lyndon S. Barbers Epsilon Gamma (Philippines) Governor of Surigao del Norte Province
Melody Barnes Rho Director of the Domestic Policy Council, appointed by President-Elect Barack Obama in 2008
H. Roe Bartle Iota Advisor also known as "The Chief", mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1955–1963) and namesake of the Kansas City Chiefs
William S. Beardsley Omega Governor of Iowa (1949–1954)
Robert Mack Bell Mu Gamma Chief Judge Maryland Court of Appeals (Highest Court in Maryland)
Silvestre H. Bello III Mu Presidential Adviser for New Government Centers (2007— ), Secretary of Justice of the Philippines (1991–1992, 1998), Solicitor-General of the Philippines, (1996–1998)
Josue Bellosillo Eta Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 1992–2003
Jejomar Binay Eta (Philippines) Current Vice President of the Philippines; Mayor of Makati City (1986—1998, 2001-2010), President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (In third term as of 2006)
J. Caleb Boggs Zeta Sigma Member of the United States House of Representatives (1947–1953) from Delaware; Governor of Delaware (1953–1960); United States Senator from Delaware (1961–1973)
Roger D. Branigin Alpha Gamma Governor of Indiana (1965–1969)
Dolph Briscoe Alpha Rho Governor of Texas (1973–1979)
C. Farris Bryant Iota Rho Governor of Florida (1961–1965), Member of the United States National Security Council
George H. W. Bush Alpha Phi Forty-first President of the United States (1989–1993)
William Joseph Campbell National Honorary Federal District Judge (1940–1988)
Jimmy Carter Delta Kappa Thirty-ninth President of the United States.
Jose Catindig, Jr. Sigma (Philippines) Mayor, Santa Rosa City, Laguna (2005–2007)
John Celli Mu Alpha Awarded Central Intelligence Agency Exceptional Service Medallion and the Intelligence Commendation Medal. Honored with star on CIA Memorial Wall
Antonio H. Cerilles Pi (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Zamboanga del Sur, 2nd District (1987–1998, 2004— (2007)), Environment Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (1998–2001), Governor of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur 2010-present
Mark W. Clark American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant (three-star) general in the U.S. Army.
Bill Clinton Mu Alpha Forty-second President of the United States (1993–2001)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Alpha Beta Chi First Lady of the United States (1993–2001); United States Senator from New York (2001–2009), and United States Secretary of State (2009)
Tom Daschle Mu Sigma Member United States House of Representatives (1979–1987) from South Dakota, Member United States Senator from South Dakota (1987–2005), former United States Senate Majority and Minority Leader. (2009)
Ilus W. Davis Alpha Eta mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1963–1971), Member of Kansas City City Council (1948–1956)
Marla Graff Decker Iota Omicron Virginia Secretary of Public Safety
Julio F. Desamito Eta COMELEC Commissioner 1995–2001
Joseph V. Doria Jr. Omicron Sigma Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey (1998— ), New Jersey State Assemblyman (1980–2004), New Jersey State Senator (2004— ), Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly (1990–1991).
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Honorary Thirty-forth President of the United States
Don Eldridge Alpha Xi Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives (1967–1970), Member Washington State House of Representatives (1952–1970)
Juan Ponce Enrile Beta Xi (Philippines)/ National Honorary Justice Secretary and Defense Secretary of the Philippines, President of the Senate of the Philippines
Antonio Jr. Hatoc Escudero Delta Pi (Philippines) Lieutenant Governor, Sorsogon 1992–1995; 1998— (2007)
Evangeline L. Esperas Alpha Omicron (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Leyte, 1st District (1) (2007(?)— )
Daniel J. Evans Gamma Alpha Governor of Washington (1965–1977); United States Senator from Washington (1983–1989)
Jose R. Hernandez Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan
Arthur Flemming Zeta Psi United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1958–1961); President of Ohio Wesleyan University (1948–1953, 1957–1958); President of the University of Oregon (1961–1968)
Erik Robert Fleming Omega Psi Member Mississippi House of Representatives, District 72. Democratic Nominee for the US Senate from Mississippi, 2006 and Democratic Nominee for the US Senate from Mississippi, 2008
Gerald Ford Gamma Pi Thirty-eighth President of the United States (1974–1977)
Mark S. Formby Epsilon Iota Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108
Robert Gates Nu Rho 22nd United States Secretary of Defense; President of Texas A&M University (2002–2006); Director of Central Intelligence (1991–1993)
Mikhail Gorbachev Xi Zeta General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Aubrey B. Hamilton Alpha Phi Member Missouri House of Representatives (1942–1944); Corporation Attorney for the City of St. Louis, Missouri; International President of Toastmasters International (1958–1959)
Charles Alexander Harvin Upsilon Rho Member of South Carolina House of Representatives, District 64 (1977–2005); South Carolina House of Representatives Majority Leader (1982–1986)
Maura Harty Mu Alpha Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs – United States Department of State, US Ambassador to Paraguay (1997–1999)
Mark Hatfield Epsilon Kappa Active and Alpha Mu Honorary United States Senator from Oregon (1966–1996); Governor of Oregon (1958–1966)
Julius Herrera Alpha Mu (Philippines) Vice Governor, Bohol (2001- present), Mayor of Calape, Bohol (1995–2001)
John F. (Jack) Herrity Mu Alpha Chairman Fairfax County, Virginia Board of Supervisors (1976–1988); Official Namesake for Fairfax County Parkway
Robert Holden Beta Mu Governor of Missouri (2001–2005)
William T. Holloway Nu Iota Member of Florida House of Representatives, District 103 (2000— )
Herbert Hoover Lambda Theta Thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933)
J. Edgar Hoover Epsilon Mu Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924–1972)
Robert C. Hunter Rho Associate Justice on the North Carolina Court of Appeals; Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1980–1988)
Baby Boy Imam Epsilon Sigma (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Maguindanao (2007(?)— )
Scott W. Johnson Eta Omicron Brigadier General 40th Infantry Division California National Guard
Russell L. Jones Theta Iota Member of the Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 (2004–current)
Thomas Kean Pi Upsilon Advisor Governor of New Jersey (1982–1990); President of Drew University (1990–2005); Chairman of National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission.
John F. Kennedy Epsilon Mu Thirty-fifth President of the United States (1961–1963)
Otto Kerner, Jr. Alpha Alpha Governor of Illinois (1961–1968), Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1968–1974)
Robert P. Kingsbury Epsilon Mu Libertarian candidate, New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, 2008 election, member of New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 4 (2010-2012)
Gilberto F. Layese Theta (Philippines) Director of the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards of the Department of Agriculture (Philippines) (2001— )
J. Bracken Lee Iota Psi Governor of Utah (1949–1957), Mayor of Price, Utah (1935–1947), Mayor of Salt Lake City (1960–1971)
Bong Lidasan Epsilon Sigma (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Maguindanao (2007(?)— )
Jojo Limbuna Epsilon Sigma (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Maguindanao (2007(?)— )
Gilbert Llanto Alpha Mu (Philippines) Brigadier General Philippine Air Force
Willie F. Logan ? Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 103 (1982–2000)
M. Byrnes MacDonald National Honorary Former head of the New York City Crime Prevention Bureau; received the Silver Buffalo Award in 1950
Raul Manglapus Alpha (Philippines)/ National Honorary Foreign Minister of the Philippines, Philippine Senator, Philippine Presidential Candidate
Casan Maquiling Gamma Chi (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Lanao del Norte (2007— ) ; Mayor of Munai, Lanao del Norte (2001–2007)
Frank Marsh Alpha Sigma Lieutentant Governor of Nebraska (1971-1975); Secretary of State of Nebraska (1953-1971)
Terry Miller Nu Omega Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1978–1982)
Sherman Minton Mu United States Senator from Indiana (1935–1941); Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949–1956).
Luis C. Morse ? Member Florida House of Representatives, District 113 (1984–1998), Deputy Secretary Florida Department of Elder Affairs (1998–2002)
Edwin R. Murray Omega Eta Member of the Louisiana Senate, District 4 (2005— ); member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 96 (1991–2004)
Michelle Obama Gamma Sigma Advisor Former Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago (1996—2002); Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals (2002—present); First Lady of the United States (2009)
Rey Andre Olegario Zeta Pi (Philippines) Vice Governor, Zamboanga Sibugay (2007— )
Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan Mu (Philippines)/ National Honorary Governor of Bulacan Province, Chief Scout Executive - Boy Scouts of the Philippines
H. O. Paxson Theta Mu Advisor Brigadier General United States Army; Lieutenant Governor Panama Canal Zone (1952–1955)
Wilbur Frank Pell, Jr. Mu Federal Judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1970-2000
John A. Perkins Zeta Sigma President of the University of Delaware (1950–1967); served as U.S. Representative to the UNESCO (1953–1955); served as an Undersecretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1956–1957).
Samuel Pierce Gamma United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Reagan Administration (1981–1989)
Steve Poizner Alpha Rho California Businessman and California Insurance Commissioner (2006-); Candidate for the California Gubernatorial election of 2010
David A. Ponce De Leon Theta Chi (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Palawan, 1st District (1987–1995), Lieutenant Governor, Palawan (1986–1987, 2001— )
Fidel V. Ramos Pi (Philippines)/ National Honorary President of the Republic of the Philippines (1992–1998)
Ramon B. Revilla, Jr. Delta Kappa Philippine Senator 2004-Current, Governor of Cavite 1998-2001, Actor
Chuck Robb Theta Governor of Virginia (1982–1986); United States Senator from Virginia (1989–2001); Chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission (2004); Member of the Iraq Study Group (2006)
Jesse Robredo Alpha Nu (Philippines) Mayor, Naga City (1988–1998, 2001— ); Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, 2000
Carlos P. Romulo National Honorary President of the Fourth Session of U.N. General Assembly (1949–1950); Chair of the U.N. Security Council (January 1957 & December 1957). Served with General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific; Philippines Ambassador to the United States. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence in 1942, the first Asian to win the Pulitzer Prize
David Gray Ross ? Member of the Maryland General Assembly (1970–1978); Circuit Court Judge (1978–1993)
Donald S. Russell Iota Mu United States Senator from South Carolina (1965–1966); Governor of South Carolina (1963–1965); President of the University of South Carolina (1952–1957); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1971–1998)
Carl Sanders Nu Epsilon Governor of Georgia (1963–1967)
Danilo Cortez Pi (Philippines) Philippine Military Academy Class '77 President; Acting Navy Chief, Philippine Navy
Leocadio Santiago Pi (Philippines) Director, Special Action Force Philippine National Police
Henry F. Schricker Alpha Gamma Governor of Indiana (1941–1945, 1949–1953)
Sargent Shriver Driving Force behind creation of the Peace Corps and Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee 1972
Datu Rusman Sinsuat Epsilon Sigma (Philippines) Provincial Board Member, Maguindanao (2001— )
Ike Skelton Beta Eta Member of United States House of Representatives from Missouri (1977–2006)
Adlai Stevenson Zeta Sigma Democratic Nominee for President of the United States (1952, 1956); United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965)
Augusto L. Syjuco Epsilon Director-General Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Philippines) (TESDA), (2004— (2007)), Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Iloilo, 2nd District (1998–2004; 2010-present)
Harry S. Truman Alpha Mu President of the United States (1945–1953)
Joseph Tydings Epsilon Mu United States Senator from Maryland (1965–1971)
Hubert Utterback Omega Advisor Associate Justice for Iowa Supreme Court (1932–1933); Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa (1935–1937); Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senate
Jesus Verzosa Eta (Philippines) Police Deputy Director General of Philippine National Police ?–2008. Police Director General of Philippine National Police 2008— .
Antonio Villamor Eta (Philippines) Republic of the Philippines Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2006— )
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Gamma Omicron Mayor of New York City (1954—1965); United States Ambassador to Spain (1968–1969)
Togo D. West, Jr. Zeta Phi Secretary of the Army (1993–1997) and Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998–2000) for the Clinton Administration
Willard A. Wirtz Eta United States Secretary of Labor (1962–1969)
Charles W. Wright Lambda Mayor of Topeka, Kansas (1965–1969)
Anthony D. Wooden Iota Psi (Philippines) Provincial Board member Mountain Province (1998–2001)
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 1999— (2008)
Haydee Yorac Eta COMELEC Chairman 1989–1991, COMELEC Commissioner 1986–1991, Chairwoman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG)
Manuel "Way Kurat" Zamora Beta Phi (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Compostela Valley, 1st District (2001— )
Frank P. Zeidler Upsilon Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1948–1960); National Chair and 1976 Presidential Nominee of the United States Socialist Party

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