Washington 2017 Political RP [CLOSED] OOC Pt. VII

[Uttland]

There's a Senator-elect character from Utah, but zero player characters in Kansas.

Kansas it is

I'm of the intrigued of your plan

[Polvamaa]

Would something like the Battle Of Cable Street be allowed to happen in this RP?

This sounds eerily familiar to the Vangaur Party situation....

What did the Vanguards do?

[Uttland]

If I were to add a 2nd RP character, would anyone have any suggestions? My initial thought would be an analyst or pundit or talk show host or something along those lines, but nothing is set in stone, obviously.

Talk show hosts are very saturated right now. Lot of them. Pundits could be interesting, but what do you mean by 'pundit'?

[Dentali]

Kansas it is

I'm of the intrigued of your plan

Lol i don't really have one I just want to spread out characters

[Uttland]

This sounds eerily familiar to the Vangaur Party situation....

What did the Vanguards do?

I wasn't around then, but basically at the very birth of this iteration of this RP, one year ago, we had a fascist party with a candidate (the governor of Arkansas). The thing grew large and out of hand, and eventually, I don't know why, but the OPs asked that nation to end it with the Vanguards, and the nation left as a whole. That's the gist of it.

[Miloscia]

If I were to add a 2nd RP character, would anyone have any suggestions? My initial thought would be an analyst or pundit or talk show host or something along those lines, but nothing is set in stone, obviously.

Talk show hosts are very saturated right now. Lot of them. Pundits could be interesting, but what do you mean by 'pundit'?

Probably just a well-known analyst working for a news network, maybe makes appearances on shows, things like that.

[Uttland]

Talk show hosts are very saturated right now. Lot of them. Pundits could be interesting, but what do you mean by 'pundit'?

Probably just a well-known analyst working for a news network, maybe makes appearances on shows, things like that.

Hmm, someone like that, if he greases enough palms, he may end up somewhere in the Reed White House; Counselor to the President or something

[Miloscia]

Probably just a well-known analyst working for a news network, maybe makes appearances on shows, things like that.

Hmm, someone like that, if he greases enough palms, he may end up somewhere in the Reed White House; Counselor to the President or something

That would actually be really fun! I was gonna make this guy ultra-Democrat or Progressive, but I think that would actually be more fun, assuming Reed would agree.

[Uttland]

Hmm, someone like that, if he greases enough palms, he may end up somewhere in the Reed White House; Counselor to the President or something

That would actually be really fun! I was gonna make this guy ultra-Democrat or Progressive, but I think that would actually be more fun, assuming Reed would agree.

It actually does sound fun! Heck, if this pundit does make to the White House and gets himself a nice office as Counselor or something, he could actually really affect policy by having the president's ear.

[Miloscia]

That would actually be really fun! I was gonna make this guy ultra-Democrat or Progressive, but I think that would actually be more fun, assuming Reed would agree.

It actually does sound fun! Heck, if this pundit does make to the White House and gets himself a nice office as Counselor or something, he could actually really affect policy by having the president's ear.

Time to make an app for this guy, then.

But first, as someone who's new enough to have missed the election cycle, what are some of Reed's key stances? I'd need my guy to align pretty closely with most, if not all of them, just because he's much more likely to get a Counselor position that way.

[Uttland]

It actually does sound fun! Heck, if this pundit does make to the White House and gets himself a nice office as Counselor or something, he could actually really affect policy by having the president's ear.

Time to make an app for this guy, then.

But first, as someone who's new enough to have missed the election cycle, what are some of Reed's key stances? I'd need my guy to align pretty closely with most, if not all of them, just because he's much more likely to get a Counselor position that way.

He's a moderate conservative. Anti-gay marriage is big. Also, he supports a carbon tax. Besides that, just your traditional moderate.

[Miloscia]

Time to make an app for this guy, then.

But first, as someone who's new enough to have missed the election cycle, what are some of Reed's key stances? I'd need my guy to align pretty closely with most, if not all of them, just because he's much more likely to get a Counselor position that way.

He's a moderate conservative. Anti-gay marriage is big. Also, he supports a carbon tax. Besides that, just your traditional moderate.

Alright! Now it's time to figure out how to not be a carbon copy of Reed ideology-wise.

[Uttland]

He's a moderate conservative. Anti-gay marriage is big. Also, he supports a carbon tax. Besides that, just your traditional moderate.

Alright! Now it's time to figure out how to not be a carbon copy of Reed ideology-wise.

I'd say maybe not support a carbon tax, and maybe have Huns how hesitancy towards taxes in general, unlike Reed. Maybe go maverick on abortion slightly (like only anti-late term abortion), etc.

[Miloscia]

Alright! Now it's time to figure out how to not be a carbon copy of Reed ideology-wise.

I'd say maybe not support a carbon tax, and maybe have Huns how hesitancy towards taxes in general, unlike Reed. Maybe go maverick on abortion slightly (like only anti-late term abortion), etc.

Funnily enough, I was leaning towards not supporting a carbon tax, anyway. So that, and be a little more open to abortion in certain circumstances.

[Uttland]

I'd say maybe not support a carbon tax, and maybe have Huns how hesitancy towards taxes in general, unlike Reed. Maybe go maverick on abortion slightly (like only anti-late term abortion), etc.

Funnily enough, I was leaning towards not supporting a carbon tax, anyway. So that, and be a little more open to abortion in certain circumstances.

That should differentiate you enough, with maybe some minor things.

[Velahor]

Ken Capital is up for adoption. He's a fun character, I just have a hard time writing his material.

[Miloscia]

Funnily enough, I was leaning towards not supporting a carbon tax, anyway. So that, and be a little more open to abortion in certain circumstances.

That should differentiate you enough, with maybe some minor things.

A few other things I need to address, I think. What state would suit him best, being a moderate conservative? Should he be working for a network, and if so, which one? Or would it have to be a fake one?

[United Christian]

I'd say maybe not support a carbon tax, and maybe have Huns how hesitancy towards taxes in general, unlike Reed. Maybe go maverick on abortion slightly (like only anti-late term abortion), etc.

Funnily enough, I was leaning towards not supporting a carbon tax, anyway. So that, and be a little more open to abortion in certain circumstances.

If I may, you should make your guy centrist but conservative enough that it would catch reed's attention. Also, I would be interested in joining your character on a panel since I do want to have my character as a contributor on national news networks. Could benefit both of us.

[Miloscia]

Funnily enough, I was leaning towards not supporting a carbon tax, anyway. So that, and be a little more open to abortion in certain circumstances.

If I may, you should make your guy centrist but conservative enough that it would catch reed's attention. Also, I would be interested in joining your character on a panel since I do want to have my character as a contributor on national news networks. Could benefit both of us.

I think I'll do something along those lines. I would love to have your character join mine.

[Uttland]

That should differentiate you enough, with maybe some minor things.

A few other things I need to address, I think. What state would suit him best, being a moderate conservative? Should he be working for a network, and if so, which one? Or would it have to be a fake one?

I'd say moderate conservative is your best bet. As for his experience, I'd say political staffer turned columnist. Like he started out working for politicians but then he started writing op-eds for newspapers and stuff. From there, we can say he still writes for newspapers like the Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. and drifts around from cable network to cable network. That's just my idea.

[Uttland]

Ken Capital is up for adoption. He's a fun character, I just have a hard time writing his material.

Ooh, I'll take him.

[Waztaskio]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Waztaskio
Character Name: Jason Gordon
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5"9"
Character Weight: 145lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Appearance:
Character State of Origin: Arkansas
Character State of Residence: Arkansas
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths:

• Good Organizer - Able to organize whatever he is in charge in with relative ease.
• Good Leader - Despite some flaws, he is regarded as a good leader by those around him.
• Respectable Personality - Although flawed, he never loses his temper. Always tries to keep a clear head, and rarely shows signs of stress or disappointment when dealing with anything.

Main Weaknesses:

• Mediocre Speaker - He is not very charismatic, but his messages come directly from the heart. Making a mediocre effect on those who listen.
• Political Outsider - He is not a skilled politician, and doesn't have a lot of connections or experience in the political field. This leads him vulnerable to political traps in some regards, that he attempts to deal with as humbly as possible. He is not a politician.
• Cautious - Although not really a weakness, Gordon places a high-value on the smallest of details and will rarely authorize anything without a full briefing on how it will run down. This can lead to programs being slowed down greatly, but does give desirable outcomes when they are complete.

Biography: Jason Gordon was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 22nd, 1974 at St. Vincent Hospital to his mother Tasha Gordon who was twenty at the time. During Jason's youth, he never really had any male father figure due to his biological father having died in a car crash a week after his birth. Jason took a lot from his mother, including her ability to task manage, order, and carry out whatever she needed done which helped confine Gordon into his work ethic in which he still uses today. As he grew up he had a few close friends he stayed closed to, and a lot of acquaintances to associate with in order to introduce him to the various backgrounds in which people grew up in and allowed him to forge some close friendships that still last to this day. During his time in school, he was a pretty average student. He didn't earn many A's, but kept a B or C average in most of his classes up to high-school due to him being relatively bored with the courses presented rather then his ability to do it, leaving him with around a 3.0 GPA when he finished. It was when Jason turned eighteen, that he decided to attempt enlistment in the United States Army as a 92Y Supply Specialist, but was turned down due to some medical issues he experienced in his youth.

After being denied from the United States Army, he attempted to go into the Marine Corp, and United States Navy which resorted in denials as well until he was finally given a chance in the United States Air Force as a 3P0X1 - Security Forces at age nineteen. After completing his initial training, his first assignment was in Somalia during under United Nations mandate for the first three years, with the other three years being served in Saudi Arabia during Operation Southern Watch. In 1999 Gordon left the Air Force and later acquired a job in the Central Intelligence Agency from 1999-2004 as a Security Professional. During his time in the Central Intelligence Agency, he heavily took note of world events and how one event could lead to a domino effect for other events later down the line. This lead him to be cautious in the decisions he makes, a trait in which he still lives with today. Once he resigned from the Central Intelligence Agency, he used the money from his GI Bill, Central Intelligence Agency paychecks, and other sources to attend Saint Louis University in Missouri, beginning to major in history. It was during his time in St. Louis, that his true calling began to come.

Saint Louis a highly metropolitan city, had some of the highest crime rates in the nation, and most of it's side districts were slums where homeless people would be a common sight. It appeared to Gordon that the highway had also been a contributing factor in dividing various poor, middle-class, and rich neighborhoods that appeared to be segregated to a high-extent. Gordon, having grown up in Little Rock was very unnerved by the sight of people suffering in his own country, and believed that all human life regardless of social class should have a decent living, and should not have to be segregated by class or neighborhood, and that it was embarrassing for the United States, the most powerful nation in the world to even think about allowing this to happen. It was during this, he made one of the biggest changes of his lifestyle after numerous interviews, research, and personal experiences that he declared his new major to be Economics, with a minor in Political Science. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in 2009, and later acquired his Juris Doctorate in 2012. After graduating from law school, he later took a job with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Office of Community Planning and Development, becoming one of the leading voices of that department from 2012-2014, until he resigned in order to run as Mayor of Little Rock, an election he won by a close margin. This will be his third year in which he is mayor of Little Rock, giving him very little political experience except on a local level. However, in 2017 he is setting his sights a bit higher in order to begin to affect real change. With high approval ratings in Little Rock, maybe he can see to it that he gets higher positions?

Other Info: Has a wife named Shelly Gordon, who works as a doctor at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Married for seven years, no children as of yet. Was also approached to become a Foreign Service Officer by the Department of State, which he turned down. As mayor, he's been heavy on community policing from the Little Rock Police Department, allowing town sessions for citizens to voice their opinions about current policing procedure district by district, while also advocating for infastructure development in the more rural parts of the city to allow for real estate to have more possibilities for housing, and ensuring that homelessness was curbed by introducing a "New Job, Mayors Budget," initiative which allows homeless people to receive employment inside city-run businesses and institutions, but having a portion of their paychecks allocated to a Homeless Housing Budget, designed to place these hard-working individuals in newly constructed houses, that they directly paid for due to their hard-work. Pleasing the democratic base for his social responsibility to the poor, and the republican base due to his individual responsibility merit of not simply making another entitlement program.

Do Not Remove: 84721

[Miloscia]

A few other things I need to address, I think. What state would suit him best, being a moderate conservative? Should he be working for a network, and if so, which one? Or would it have to be a fake one?

I'd say moderate conservative is your best bet. As for his experience, I'd say political staffer turned columnist. Like he started out working for politicians but then he started writing op-eds for newspapers and stuff. From there, we can say he still writes for newspapers like the Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. and drifts around from cable network to cable network. That's just my idea.

I like that idea, but I'd need to accommodate for United Christian, too.

[Uttland]

I'd say moderate conservative is your best bet. As for his experience, I'd say political staffer turned columnist. Like he started out working for politicians but then he started writing op-eds for newspapers and stuff. From there, we can say he still writes for newspapers like the Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, etc. and drifts around from cable network to cable network. That's just my idea.

I like that idea, but I'd need to accommodate for United Christian, too.

I mean, he could possibly keep the same background, but instead of bouncing from network to network, he just stays at one.

[Miloscia]

I like that idea, but I'd need to accommodate for United Christian, too.

I mean, he could possibly keep the same background, but instead of bouncing from network to network, he just stays at one.

That could work. Perhaps we could be panelists on a show on a Fox-like network.