Aníbal Vega Borges Explained

Aníbal Vega Borges
Office:Mayor of Toa Baja
Term Start:January 2, 2005
Term End:June 30, 2016
Predecessor:Víctor Santiago Díaz
Successor:Bernardo Márquez García
Office2:Minority Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Term2:2002-2005
Predecessor2:Edison Misla Aldarondo
Successor2:Héctor Ferrer
Office3:Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for District 10
Term3:1993-2005
Successor3:Bernardo Márquez García
Birth Date:21 June 1957
Birth Place:Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Occupation:Politician
Party:New Progressive Party (PNP)
Spouse:Nydia Ivelisse Rivera
Residence:Toa Baja, PR
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Aníbal Vega Borges is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. He served as mayor of Toa Baja from January 3, 2005 until June 30, 2016. He also served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005.

Early life and education

He completed his secondary education at the Caribbean University at Bayamon. While working in private enterprise and public service, he continued his studies in the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce. In 1986, he obtained the degree of Juris Doctor. Exercise in private practice at the same time that continued graduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and at the University of Valladolid in Spain, obtaining the PhD in law.

Political career

Representative

Vega Borges was elected as a representative for District 10 at the 1992 general elections. He was reelected in 1996 and 2000.[1]

Mayor

Vega Borges was elected as mayor of Toa Baja at the 2004 general elections.[2] He was reelected in 2008[3] receiving more than 70% of the votes. He was the mayor with the largest margin of victory.[4]

In 2016, Vega Borges was defeated by Bernardo Márquez García at the PNP primaries. The defeat was classified by a local newspaper as "the surprise of the primary".[5] [6]

Electoral commissioner

On June 23, 2016, Vega Borges announced his resignation after being appointed by Ricky Rosselló as Electoral Commissioner for the Party.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://209.68.12.238/cgi-bin/legislatura.pl?voto=dr10&1992=on&1996=on&2000=on Elecciones Generales: Anibal Vega Borges
  2. http://cee.ceepur.org/recuento/principal.aspx?Cargo=ALC&Nivel=MUN&L2=70 Elecciones 2004: Alcalde de Toa Baja
  3. http://ceepur.org/elecciones2008/CEE_Events/ELECCIONES_GENERALES_2008_4/ESCRUTINIO_GENERAL_8/default.html Elecciones Generales 2008: Alcaldes
  4. News: Hablan los alcaldes invencibles . . January 15, 2012 . Carmen Milagros Díaz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301054143/http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/hablan-los-alcaldes-invencibles . March 1, 2012 .
  5. News: "Yo no gané, la gente ganó". El Nuevo Día. Parés. Marga. June 7, 2016. June 14, 2016.
  6. News: Aníbal Vega Borges acepta derrota ante Bernardo Betito Márquez. Primera Hora. Irizarry. Femmy. June 5, 2016. June 14, 2016.
  7. News: Renuncia el alcalde de Toa Baja Aníbal Vega Borges. El Nuevo Día. Cynthia. López. June 23, 2016. June 24, 2016.