Katherine Cartabio Agapay (born June 26, 1974), also known as Karen Agapay, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as 14th Vice Governor of Laguna from May 30, 2014, to June 30, 2025, before she elevated to the position as Vice Governor she is serving as Senior Board Member of the Laguna Provincial Board from 3rd District from June 30, 2013, until May 28, 2014, her first term is from 2007 to 2010 she also served as City Councilor of San Pablo from 2004 to 2007.
Agapay was born on June 26, 1974 in San Pablo, Laguna she was the eldest child of later 3rd District Board Member Nelson C. Agapay Sr. and later Auditor at the Commission on Audit Vicenta Cartabio-Agapay.
Agapay atended elementary in St. Joseph Elementary School until she graduated in 1980s and later start her high school in Laguna College and later she atended her college in University of the Philippines Diliman, where she finished the course of Political Science and later went to San Sebastian College â Recoletos and passed her bar exam in 2005.
Before she entered politics she was a Part-time college instructor of Business Law at the Laguna College.
Agapay firstly served as Sanggunian Kabataan Federation President from 1993 until 1996 for only one term. In 2004 elections she run as City Councilor in San Pablo, Laguna and won being 7th place and served from June 30, 2004, until June 30, 2007. In 2007 elections she run as Provincial Board Member in 3rd District under the party of NPC and won being in the first place. In 2010 elections she run as Representative of the 3rd District of Laguna under the party of NPC but was defeated by incumbent congresswoman Ma. Evita Arago who won landslide votes. In 2013 elections she run again as Provincial Board Member as an Independent and won via landslide vote and served from June 30, 2013, until May 28, 2014, before she elevated as Vice Governor of Laguna in May 30, 2014. In 2016 elections she run as Vice Governor of Laguna for her fist full term under the Nacionalista Party and leter won deating Christian Niño Lajara of UNA and actress and comedian Angelica Alarva of Liberal. In 2019 elections she run again for her second term as Vice Governor of Laguna under the PDPâÂÂLaban and won 930,387 votes or landslide votes defeating Mateo San Sebastian a Independent who only got 103,981 votes. In 2022 elections she run again as Vice Governor of Laguna for her third and final term under the PDPâÂÂLaban and won 844,447 votes or semi-landslide votes defeating the son of former Governor of Laguna E. R. Ejercito and actor Jerico Ejercito of PFP who 527,978 votes and Agustine Parma a Independent who only got 30,906 votes.
Agapay is single and unmarried. Agapay is also Member of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.