Nieto (Cainta) family of Rizal

Spouses who have held Cainta’s mayoralty since 2013: Kit Nieto served to 2022, his wife Elen succeeded him for one term, and he returned in 2025.

2 documented relatives · 1 currently in public office · 1 documented relationship · Province of Rizal

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Who they are

Johnielle Keith “Kit” Nieto

Cainta mayor (2013–2022, 2025–present)

In office

Sources: Rappler · 2025 election results, Cainta, Rizal: Mayor “NIETO, KIT NIETO (NPC)” (118,965, sole candidate listed); Rappler · 2025 polls in Rizal: “Cainta mayoral aspirant Kit Nieto (who is retaking his old seat from his wife after he became term-limited in 2022)”; Politiko South Luzon · Kit Nieto seeks comeback as Cainta Mayor (3 October 2024): administrator of Cainta “under his wife, Mayor Elen Nieto”; Wikipedia · Kit Nieto: mayor of Cainta since 2025 and from 2013 to 2022; full names Johnielle Keith Pasion Nieto and Maria Elenita Nieto (used for term years and full names only)

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How they are related

• Johnielle Keith “Kit” Nieto and Maria Elenita “Elen” Nieto — SpousesMarriageEvidence: Politiko South Luzon · Kit Nieto seeks comeback as Cainta Mayor (3 October 2024): administrator of Cainta “under his wife, Mayor Elen Nieto”; Rappler · 2025 polls in Rizal: “Cainta mayoral aspirant Kit Nieto (who is retaking his old seat from his wife after he became term-limited in 2022)”; Politiko South Luzon · Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto preps his desk for his successor—his wife (31 May 2022): “his wife Elen, who would be Cainta’s next leader”

How this was researched

Added 13 October 2026 from reader reports. Offices and kinship come from the cited sources; family relationships do not imply wrongdoing or political agreement.

Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.

Sources

1. Rappler · 2025 election results, Cainta, Rizal: Mayor “NIETO, KIT NIETO (NPC)” (118,965, sole candidate listed) · Reviewed 13 October 2026
2. Rappler · 2025 polls in Rizal: “Cainta mayoral aspirant Kit Nieto (who is retaking his old seat from his wife after he became term-limited in 2022)” · Reviewed 13 October 2026
3. Politiko South Luzon · Kit Nieto seeks comeback as Cainta Mayor (3 October 2024): administrator of Cainta “under his wife, Mayor Elen Nieto” · Reviewed 13 October 2026
4. Wikipedia · Kit Nieto: mayor of Cainta since 2025 and from 2013 to 2022; full names Johnielle Keith Pasion Nieto and Maria Elenita Nieto (used for term years and full names only) · Reviewed 13 October 2026
5. Politiko South Luzon · Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto preps his desk for his successor—his wife (31 May 2022): “his wife Elen, who would be Cainta’s next leader” · Reviewed 13 October 2026

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