Juan Babauta
Juan Babauta | |
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Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
In office January 8, 1990 – January 14, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Froilan Tenorio |
Succeeded by | Pedro Agulto Tenorio |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Nekai Babauta September 7, 1953 Tanapag, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
Political party | Independent (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (before 2014) |
Spouse(s) |
Diana Chong (div. 2002)Charlene Mendiola Tudela
(m. 2008) |
Education | Eastern New Mexico University (BA, MA) University of Cincinnati (MS) |
Juan Nekai Babauta (born September 7, 1953) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the fifth
Biography
Early life and education
Juan Babauta was born in
Babauta attended a summer session at
Career
Babauta's interest in health planning began when he worked as a health planner for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from April to August 1977, based on Saipan.[2] He became the executive director for the Commonwealth Health Planning and Development Agency in May 1979 after completing his master's degree at the University of Cincinnati.[2] He remained executive director until January 1986.[2]
Babauta was elected to the
Resident Representative
In November 1989, Babauta was elected as the third
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In November 2001, Babauta was elected
Babauta was defeated for re-election in the
Four years later, Babauta unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the
Subsequent career
Babauta also worked as the publisher of Homeland Magazine from 2007 until 2009.
In April 2010, Babauta declared his candidacy for Northern Mariana Islands' Delegate to the
In 2018, Babauta again decided to run for governor as an independent, against Republican incumbent Ralph Torres. This time his running mate was former Education Commissioner Rita Aldan Sablan.[10] He lost against Torres by a 62.2% to 37.8% margin.
See also
References
- ^ De La Torre, Ferdie (November 11, 2014). "Babauta told to pay ex-wife $800 monthly". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Northern Mariana Islands Governor Juan N. Babauta". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Criselda B. (2005). "Politics: 4-Way Gubernatorial Election Heats Up". Islands Business. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "GOP IN LANDSLIDE CNMI VICTORY: BABAUTA GOVERNOR | Pacific Islands Report".
- ^ a b c d e f "Absentee Ballots Decide Who Is Governor, Winner has only a 99-vote lead". Islands Business. November 21, 2005. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- Marianas Variety News & Views. Archived from the originalon July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Marianas Variety News & Views. Archived from the originalon July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Deposa, Moneth (April 29, 2010). "It's official: Babauta is GOP's bet for delegate". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Eugenio, Haidee (April 8, 2014). "Independent bid for Babauta, Torres". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Villahermosa, Cherrie (April 13, 2018). "Babauta teams up with Sablan". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.