Jesus Borja
| Jesse Borja | |
|---|---|
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
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In office January 10, 1994 – January 12, 1998 |
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| Governor | Froilan Tenorio |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Manglona |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Sablan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jesus Camacho Borja September 14, 1948 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Mangloña Pangelinan |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater |
Rockhurst University Georgetown University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Jesus "Jesse" Camacho Borja (born September 14, 1948) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and lawyer. Borja served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1994 until 1998 under former Democratic Governor Froilan Tenorio.
Borja was born on September 14, 1948, to parents, Antonia Sablan Camacho and Ricardo Tudela Borja. He married his wife, the former Mary Anne Mangloña Pangelinan, in July 1972. The couple have six children - Dora, Leticia, Jesse, Richard, Amanda and Emmanuel.
He received a juris doctorate in 1974 from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
Borja served as an Associate Justice of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court from 1989 until 1993. He has also worked as a lawyer in a law practice for several years.
In 1993, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Froilan Tenorio chose Borja as his running mate for the 1993 election. Tenorio and Borja were elected as the Governor and Lt. Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the gubernatorial election. Borja was sworn in as the 4th Lt. Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on January 10, 1994.
After Tenorio declared he would not seek re-election in 1997, Borja announced his campaign to succeed him. Tenorio subsequently changed his mind, resulting in a three-way race. Ultimately, the nominee of the Republican Party, former governor Pedro P. Tenorio, won the election easily with 45.6% of the vote. Democratic support was split between Governor Tenorio and Lieutenant Governor Borja. Tenorio received 27.4% of the vote and Borja received 27%. Borja left office on January 12, 1998 and was succeeded as Lt. Governor by Jesus Sablan.
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