I was born in Long Island, NY to a blue collar, FDR Democrat working class family.  My father worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and when it closed, he was out of a job.  He eventually was lucky and was hired to help build the Lunar Modules for Grumman Aerospace.  That job lasted until the Apollo program was defunded.  From that point forward, my dad took whatever job he could get.  His last job was as a cleaning man in a department store.

My mom raised three children and was forced to work part time to help support the family.  She was an aide at the local school cafeteria.

Both of my parents did what they could to give me the opportunity to go to college and achieve my dreams; something neither my brother or sister ever had.  Importantly, neither one ever voted Republican until Ronald Reagan in 1980.  They were live long Democrats.  At that point, they realized the Democratic Party no longer thought of the working class.  It had become the party of big business, banks, Wall Street and the educated elite.  That has only worsened.  Maxine Waters exemplifies the problem, not the solution.

After graduation from Syracuse University and Touro College School of Law, I moved to Los Angeles in 1986.  I have been here ever since.  Southern California is my home.  I started practicing law and later became a film producer.  Luckily, I achieved my dreams as my parents wished.  Unfortunately, neither lived to see it.  However, my brother and sister are very proud of me and support me in this new venture.

Now, I want to give some of what I achieved back to the public.  That public is in CA-43.  I am beholden to no one except the people I will represent.  The constituents of that district are hard working people who want to give their kids a better life.  They want their kids to be educated and to have good careers.  The same as I do.  Unfortunately, the current economy in the United States and the current Congress is not making that easy.  I want to help.  My goal is to bring jobs and happiness to the people in the district.

I'm a devout Christian and Fiscally Conservative Republican.  I believe in Strong Borders, Fair Taxes and Economic Growth.  I believe a Strong Defense is the way to protect the country.  In the words of Ronald Reagan, "peace through strength."

As a community leader, Edwin Duterte founded a national "pay it forward" movement called “Pink Slip Mixers” to help the Great Recession unemployed find work.  He was honored as “Hero At Home” by KTLA TV and “Hero of the Week” by KNX Radio.

He is the immediate past president of the South Bay Republican Assembly and currently sits as a member of the Asian American Pacific Islander GOP Leadership Caucus based in Washington DC.  As a staunch Republican, his platform is primarily to improve STEM education for a stronger workforce and higher paying jobs.

Edwin Duterte is a Fiscal Conservative and will pay heavy attention to to our national budget.  Our government has a spending problem.  Additionally, Edwin Duterte is the only son of legal immigrants.  He is very sensitive to immigration rights and will work to fix the administration of immigration.