Background
Borja, Jesus Camacho was born on September 14, 1948 in Saipan. Son of Ricardo Tudela Borja and Antonia Camacho.
Northern Mariana Islands government official
Borja, Jesus Camacho was born on September 14, 1948 in Saipan. Son of Ricardo Tudela Borja and Antonia Camacho.
In 1993, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Froilan Tenorio chose Borja as his running mate for the 1993 election.
Borja served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1994 until 1998 under former Democratic Governor Froilan Tenorio. 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 District of Columbia 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.
Tenorio and Borja were elected as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the gubernatorial election.
Borja was sworn in as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on January 10, 1994.
Tenorio was defeated in his bid for re-election in the 1997 gubernatorial election by Republican Pedro Tenorio.
Borja left office on January 12, 1998 and was succeeded as Lieutenant Governor by Jesus Sablan. In the 2001 gubernatorial election campaign, Borja announced his candidacy for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, choosing running mate Bridget Ichihara.
In April 2010, Borja announced his candidacy as a Democrat for Delegate of the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States House of Representatives in the 2010 election.
In a letter of intent to the chairmen of the CMNI Democratic Party Jesse T. Torres, Borja wrote, "I am highly qualified to fill the position of Washington delegate. Borja challenged the incumbent Republican
Gregorio "Killi" Sablan, the first delegate ever elected from the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States. House.
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In particular, my legal education at Georgetown University, my experience as a justice of our Supreme Court, my experience as lieutenant governor, and my experience as a member of the NMI Commission on Federal Laws make me uniquely qualified to be the CNMI"s Washington delegate." Borja officially filed to run for the seat on July 28, 2010.
Married Mary Anne Manlgona Pangelinan, July 1, 1971. Children: Dora, Leticia, Jesse, Richard, Amanda, Emanuel.