Kulunja wrote:What're y'all talking about rn? Working on my app
There's a debate live for the special election for Senate in CT. You can watch it in the Special Events thread, link in the OP
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by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:19 pm
Kulunja wrote:What're y'all talking about rn? Working on my app
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:24 pm
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by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:24 pm
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:34 pm
Kulunja wrote:
NS Nation Name: Kulunja
Character Name: Elizabeth "Liz" Faulhaber
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5'4
Character Weight: 139
Character Position/Role/Job: (State) Senate Majority Leader
Appearance: (Image)
Character State of Origin: Minnesota
Character State of Residence: Minnesota
Character Party Affiliation: Minnesota DFL
Main Strengths: Energetic, charismatic, sociable
Main Weaknesses: Idealist, can be anxious, stark opposition to corporations (lack of funding)
Biography: Liz Faulhaber is an activist-turned-politician from Minnesota. She was born into a well-off family though lived around the working class in St. Paul. Their hardships, lack of charity given to them, combined with her seemingly natural caring nature influenced her political nature early on. She attended a diverse public school with many different groups, like the LGBTQ+ community, African Americans and hippies gave her a very open mindset. At age 16 she came out as lesbian which discouraged her traditional Lutheran parents. Their aggression and bigotry regarding her sexuality turned her to Deism. Under a foreign exchange program she attended university in Sweden for human resources management and marketing. Impressed by the Nordic model of social corporatism, she began to mold her political beliefs.
Prior to running for office, she worked for the Ford Corporation under their Human Resources department. To those familiar with her she was very compassionate towards the workers and pushed for their wage increases and better benefits at every possible moment. She retained her position at Ford for 10 years until her job's termination. She was fired because she attended a workers strike for higher wages and openly protested Ford. Given her track record as being rebellious towards corporate, she was fired and contract terminated. For the next year she would live under unemployment benefits before moving in with her companion and future wife, Rose Bloomingfeld. For 3 years following her job termination, she organized protests, spoke at rallies, and lobbied in the state legislature for workers' rights and other progressive issues. It would not be until 2011 that she would seek elected office, however. Running for the state senate, she won the DFL primaries (incumbent retired) and won the general election in a landslide given her track record as well as it being in St. Paul. Since office she worked towards implementing many policies that resembled her experiences in Sweden such as passing a right to organize law and a carbon tax. She also attempted, vainly, to pass laws in favor of tripartite wage bargaining, universal healthcare, lowering taxes for the poor and middle class replacing it with an income cap. Following the Progressive Party's falling out with the national Democratic Party, as well as controversies regarding corporate funding by the present DFL Majority Leader, Faulhaber was nominated and elected as replacement for the Majority Leader to unify liberals and progressives in the state
Other Info: n/a
I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Kulunja
Do Not Remove: 84721
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:38 pm
Tallahassee News Station wrote:Kulunja wrote:
NS Nation Name: Kulunja
Character Name: Elizabeth "Liz" Faulhaber
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5'4
Character Weight: 139
Character Position/Role/Job: (State) Senate Majority Leader
Appearance: (Image)
Character State of Origin: Minnesota
Character State of Residence: Minnesota
Character Party Affiliation: Minnesota DFL
Main Strengths: Energetic, charismatic, sociable
Main Weaknesses: Idealist, can be anxious, stark opposition to corporations (lack of funding)
Biography: Liz Faulhaber is an activist-turned-politician from Minnesota. She was born into a well-off family though lived around the working class in St. Paul. Their hardships, lack of charity given to them, combined with her seemingly natural caring nature influenced her political nature early on. She attended a diverse public school with many different groups, like the LGBTQ+ community, African Americans and hippies gave her a very open mindset. At age 16 she came out as lesbian which discouraged her traditional Lutheran parents. Their aggression and bigotry regarding her sexuality turned her to Deism. Under a foreign exchange program she attended university in Sweden for human resources management and marketing. Impressed by the Nordic model of social corporatism, she began to mold her political beliefs.
Prior to running for office, she worked for the Ford Corporation under their Human Resources department. To those familiar with her she was very compassionate towards the workers and pushed for their wage increases and better benefits at every possible moment. She retained her position at Ford for 10 years until her job's termination. She was fired because she attended a workers strike for higher wages and openly protested Ford. Given her track record as being rebellious towards corporate, she was fired and contract terminated. For the next year she would live under unemployment benefits before moving in with her companion and future wife, Rose Bloomingfeld. For 3 years following her job termination, she organized protests, spoke at rallies, and lobbied in the state legislature for workers' rights and other progressive issues. It would not be until 2011 that she would seek elected office, however. Running for the state senate, she won the DFL primaries (incumbent retired) and won the general election in a landslide given her track record as well as it being in St. Paul. Since office she worked towards implementing many policies that resembled her experiences in Sweden such as passing a right to organize law and a carbon tax. She also attempted, vainly, to pass laws in favor of tripartite wage bargaining, universal healthcare, lowering taxes for the poor and middle class replacing it with an income cap. Following the Progressive Party's falling out with the national Democratic Party, as well as controversies regarding corporate funding by the present DFL Majority Leader, Faulhaber was nominated and elected as replacement for the Majority Leader to unify liberals and progressives in the state
Other Info: n/a
I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Kulunja
Do Not Remove: 84721
Looks interesting. We have a Governor in MN, so there could be some interaction there.
First thing is that the DFL is a minority in the state Senate, so she'd have to be min leader
There are labor laws to block firings because of a strike. At least ostensibly the firing would probably happen after with another reason given to avoid litigation
She's pretty young and new to get a leadership. You generally see a lot more experience and age to get to the top like that.
by Prolieum » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:41 pm
Kulunja wrote:Maybe, though how long have such laws been around? Based on the timeline she was fired in...... 2008. If need by I can think of a new reason too
"We are the Canadian Borg. Resistance would be impolite. Please wait to be assimilated. Pour l'assimilation en Francais, appuyer le numero deux."
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:44 pm
Kulunja wrote:Tallahassee News Station wrote:
Looks interesting. We have a Governor in MN, so there could be some interaction there.
First thing is that the DFL is a minority in the state Senate, so she'd have to be min leader
There are labor laws to block firings because of a strike. At least ostensibly the firing would probably happen after with another reason given to avoid litigation
She's pretty young and new to get a leadership. You generally see a lot more experience and age to get to the top like that.
Perhaps!
Ok
Maybe, though how long have such laws been around? Based on the timeline she was fired in...... 2008. If need by I can think of a new reason too
Would it be required that I nerf her in order to get accepted?
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:49 pm
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:50 pm
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:56 pm
by Prolieum » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:58 pm
Kulunja wrote:How do you guys have those repetitive texts underneath your messages?
"We are the Canadian Borg. Resistance would be impolite. Please wait to be assimilated. Pour l'assimilation en Francais, appuyer le numero deux."
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:12 pm
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:16 pm
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:18 pm
by Kulunja » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:22 pm
Tallahassee News Station wrote:Kulunja wrote:Thank you!
OK, with the app, minor bit in that the timeline needs to be adjusted with the amount of time after Ford, you can push her run into starting a little later in early 2012 if you want
I wanted to check to make sure, with the carbon tax bit, that'd be under attempted but failed legislation?
Right to organize is already law in MN, but something to "strengthen" it would probably fit fine there
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:22 pm
by Tallahassee News Station » Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:26 pm
Kulunja wrote:Tallahassee News Station wrote:
OK, with the app, minor bit in that the timeline needs to be adjusted with the amount of time after Ford, you can push her run into starting a little later in early 2012 if you want
I wanted to check to make sure, with the carbon tax bit, that'd be under attempted but failed legislation?
Right to organize is already law in MN, but something to "strengthen" it would probably fit fine there
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That would be under the passing. Only right to organize (in Faulhaber's case, corporations cannot deny a worker's creation of a union) and the carbon tax were her major pieces of legislation that passed
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