Samar's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of Calbayog and adjacent municipalities of Almagro, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an and Tarangnan. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Stephen James T. Tan of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the old province of Samar, the district consisted of the old province's northern municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, and San Roque. Following the split, Calbayog became part of Western Samar (now known simply as Samar), while the remaining municipalities formed Northern Samar, with each new province gaining distinct representation.

Representation history # Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndSamar's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly District created January 9, 1907. 1 Honorio Rosales October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907. 1907–1912Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio 2 Vicente M. Obieta October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 3 Tomás Gómez October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912. 1912–1916Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, WeylerSamar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands 4 Pedro K. Mendiola October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1935Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler 5th Re-elected in 1919. 5 José Avelino June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922. 7th Re-elected in 1925. 6 Tiburcio Tancinco June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 8th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1928. 9th Re-elected in 1931. 7 Antolin D. Tan June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia Elected in 1934. # Image Member Term of office NationalAssembly Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndSamar's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) (6) Tiburcio Tancinco September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st NacionalistaDemocrático Elected in 1935. 1935–1941Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler 8 Agripino P. Escareal December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1938. District dissolved into the two-seat Samar's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). # Image Member Term of office CommonwealthCongress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndSamar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines District re-created May 24, 1945. 9Decoroso Rosales June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndSamar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines (8) Agripino P. Escareal May 25, 1946 December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1949Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler 2nd Re-elected in 1949. 1949–1957Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Jose 10 Gregorio Bienvenido V. Tan December 30, 1953 November 4, 1954 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.Died. 11 Eladio T. Balite November 8, 1955 December 30, 1965 Nacionalista Elected in 1955 to finish Tan's term. 4th Re-elected in 1957. 1957–1961Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose 5th Liberal Re-elected in 1961.Redistricted to Northern Samar's at-large district. 1961–1965Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Roque District dissolved into Northern Samar's at-large district and Western Samar's at-large district. District re-created February 2, 1987. 12 Jose A. Roño June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th KBL Elected in 1987. 1987–presentAlmagro, Calbayog, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan 13 Rodolfo T. Tuazon June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992. 10th Re-elected in 1995. 11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998. 14 Reynaldo S. Uy June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Liberal Elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 14th Lakas Re-elected in 2007. 15 Mel Senen Sarmiento June 30, 2010 September 11, 2015 15th Liberal Elected in 2010. 16th Re-elected in 2013. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. 16 Edgar Mary Sarmiento June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 17th Liberal Elected in 2016. 18th NUP Re-elected in 2019. 17 Stephen James T. Tan June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th Nacionalista Elected in 2022. 20th Re-elected in 2025.

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See also Legislative districts of Samar

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