Reynolds Michael Tan
Reynolds Michael Tan | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| House Deputy Minority Leader | |
| Assumed office July 30, 2025 | |
| Leader | Marcelino Libanan |
| 23rd Governor of Samar | |
| In office November 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
Vice Governor | Angelica Gomez-Teodoro |
| Preceded by | Milagrosa Tan |
| Succeeded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Vice Governor of Samar | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – November 30, 2019 | |
Governor | Milagrosa Tan |
| Preceded by | Stephen James Tan |
| Succeeded by | Angelica Gomez-Teodoro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reynolds Michael Tee Tan November 18, 1988 San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Party | Lakas (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (2021–2024) PDP–Laban (2018–2021) |
| International School for Culinary Arts and Hotel Management | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Reynolds Michael Tee Tan (born November 18, 1988) is a Filipino politician from the province of Samar. He currently serves as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Samar since 2022. Before being elected as congressman, he served as Governor of Samar and Vice Governor.[1]
Political career
In 2019, Tan ran and won as Vice Governor of Samar beating former Vice Governor Jesus Redaja. He succeeded the post from his brother Stephen James Tan who held the position for three terms.
In November 30, 2019, Tan succeeded the position of governor after the untimely demise of his mother, Governor Milagrosa Tan.
In 2022, Tan although still eligible to run for governor did not file for re-election but instead ran for Congressman of the 2nd District of Samar, switching places with his sister Sharee Ann Tan. Both Reynolds Michael and Sharee Ann won the elections.[2]
In 2025, Tan ran unopposed for his second term as representative of the 2nd District of Samar.
Tan political clan
Reynolds Michael belongs to the influential Tan political clan of Samar, one of the province’s dominant political families.
Since 2022, Reynolds Michael, together with his siblings Sharee Ann Tan and Stephen James Tan, has been part of the province’s incumbent political leadership.
Sharee Ann Tan is the incumbent governor of Samar, a position she has held since 2022. She previously served as governor from 2010 to 2019, and also represented Samar’s 2nd District in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010 and again from 2019 to 2022.
Stephen James Tan is the incumbent representative of Samar’s 1st District, serving since 2022. Prior to his election to Congress, he served as vice governor of Samar from 2010 to 2019.
Their mother, Milagrosa Tan, held several key positions in Samar’s local government. She served as a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for Samar’s 2nd District from 1998 to 2001, governor from 2001 to 2010, representative of Samar’s 2nd District from 2010 to 2019, and governor again from 2019 until her death.
His paternal uncle, Arnold V. Tan, has served as the vice governor of Samar since 2022.
Another paternal uncle, Ruben V. Tan, served as a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for Samar’s 2nd District from 1995 to 1998. He became a replacement candidate for Reynolds Michael’s father, Ricardo Tan, who died before the election.
Governorship
In 2021, a known anti-mining advocate,[3] Tan proposed for the redesign of the provincial seal of Samar to remove the logging and mining symbols and replace with a Philippine eagle.[4]
Personal life
He is married with one child.
He is the youngest child of Ricardo Tan and Milagrosa Tan; his siblings are Angelie, Stephen James and Sharee Ann Tan.[5][6]
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2019 | Vice Governor of Samar | PDP–Laban | 214,511 | 56.14% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
| 2022 | Representative (Samar–2nd) | Nacionalista | 161,825 | 66.21% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
| 2025 | Lakas | 219,640 | 100.00% | 1st | +33.79 | Unopposed | ||
References
- ^ Gabieta, Joey (December 4, 2019). "Tan assumes post as new Samar gov after death of incumbent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Gabieta, Joey (October 8, 2021). "Samar governor won't run for reelection but…". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Amazona, Roel (December 15, 2020). "Samar guv reaffirms stand against mining". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Marticio, Marie Tonette (January 5, 2021). "Samar gov wants mining, logging icons removed from provincial seal". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Balea, Judith (April 21, 2013). "The Tans of Samar: Expanding a dynasty". Rappler. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "Election in Samar is all in the family". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.