Luis Campos (politician)

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Luis Campos Jr.
Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (19th Congress).jpg
Campos' 19th Congress portrait (2022)
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Makati's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2025
Other political
affiliations
    • UNA (2015–18)
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children1
Relatives Paulo Campos (uncle)
Jose C. Campos (uncle)
Residence(s) Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati
Alma mater De La Salle University (BA, MBA)
Ateneo de Manila University (JD)
OccupationPolitician, businessman
ProfessionLawyer

Luis Jose Angel Nakpil Campos Jr. (born October 16, 1967) [2] is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and businessman who served in the Philippine House of Representatives representing Makati's 2nd district from 2016 to 2025.

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Early life and education

Campos was born on October 16, 1967 in Ermita, Manila. [3] A member of the Nakpil clan, he was raised in Dasmariñas, Cavite. [4]

Campos attended De La Salle Zobel for his elementary and high school educations. He later attended De La Salle University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989 and Masters in Business Administration degree in 1991. [1] He later attended Ateneo de Manila Law School to pursue legal education. [5]

Business career

Campos opened the Botong’s Resto Bar in Makati and was a partner in Andres, a Filipino restaurant. [2] [3]

Political career

Campos started his political career as the successor to his wife and current Makati mayor Abby Binay on the congressional seat for the 2nd district in 2016. [3] During his first term in the 17th Congress, he was the deputy minority leader, member of the House Committee on Rules, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Public Accounts, and district chairman of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines for Makati. [1] He was re-elected in 2019 and in 2022. [6] [7] [8] He is the vice chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development and House Committee on Ways and Means during the 19th Congress. [2] [9] As representative, he supported the death penalty bill in 2017 and the absolute divorce bill in 2024. [3]

When he was term-limited alongside his wife Abby as mayor, [10] Campos filed his candidacy for mayor of Makati in 2025, [11] with fellow Makati representative Kid Peña from the 1st district as his vice mayoralty running-mate. [12] While Peña won, Campos lost to his sister-in-law Nancy Binay by 29,234 votes, having placed second with 85,664 votes. [13] [14]

Electoral performance

2025

2025 Makati mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Nancy Binay 114,898 56.30%
NPC Luis Campos85,66441.97%
Independent Victor Neri 2,1721.06%
Independent Orlando Stephen Solidum1,3520.66%
Total votes204,086 100.00
UNA gain from MKTZNU

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Luis Campos 164,948 91.75%
Independent Ricardo Opoc14,8388.25%
Total votes179,786 100.00
NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Luis Campos 90,736 57.44%
PDP–Laban Nemesio "King" Yabut, Jr.63,24540.03%
Independent Rodolfo Flores2,2931.45%
Independent Ricardo Opoc1,6871.06%
Total votes157,961 100.00
NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Luis Campos 79,748 54.01
Liberal Israel Cruzado62,14542.09
PBMLevi Perez3,3942.30
Independent Joel Sarza1,2480.85
Independent Marvin "Vin" Porciuncula1,1110.75
Total votes147,646 100.00
UNA hold

Personal life

Campos married fellow lawyer Abby Binay in 2008. They first met at the Ateneo Law School in 1998. [5] Together, they have a daughter named Martina. [2] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hon. Luis Jose Angel N. Campos, Jr". Makati Web Portal. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lando, Roy (October 30, 2019). "Luis Campos Biography - PeoPlaid Profile, Career". PeoPlaid. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Luis Campos Jr". Rappler. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  4. Taculao, Patricia Bianca S. (August 26, 2023). "Keeping up with Luis Campos Jr". Manila Standard . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Cabacungan, Gil C. (October 11, 2015). "VP Binay son-in-law Luis Campos running for wife Abigail's seat". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  6. Gutierrez, Dennis (March 26, 2022). "Mayor Abby, ex-VP Binay lead Team Makatizens United proclamation rally". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  7. "Mayor Abby leads proclamation rally of Team Makatizens United". Manila Bulletin. April 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. "Abby Binay wins third term as Makati City mayor". GMA News Online. May 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  9. "Hon. Campos, Luis Jr. N." House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  10. "Makati's Abby Binay joins Nationalist People's Coalition". ABS-CBN News . May 28, 2024.
  11. Cuadra, Addie (October 5, 2024). "Luis Campos files candidacy for Makati mayor". ABS-CBN News .
  12. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico; arlenelim (October 9, 2024). "LIST: Aspirants for House seats in NCR; know the unopposed bets". Inquirer.net. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  13. Cruz, James Patrick (April 27, 2025). "'Abby Luis Campos' of Makati: Who's really running for mayor?". Rappler. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  14. Ferreras, Vince Angelo (May 13, 2025). "Nancy Binay proclaimed Makati City mayor". GMA News Online . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  15. "Happy family! Check out Abby Binay's Christmas photo". Politiko Metro Manila. December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.