Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP [CLOSED] OOC Pt. XI

[Tallahassee News Station]

Wanna get Stev's immi thing done so she can jump into this, very convenient/inconvenient timing

[Bruke]

Wanna get Stev's immi thing done so she can jump into this, very convenient/inconvenient timing

a speech or a bill?

[Tallahassee News Station]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Latvijas Otra Republika
Character Name: Montgomery Luis Bateman
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 56
Character Height: 5ft 9
Character Weight: 76.3 kg
Character Position/Role/Job: Senator of Rhode Island (2014-Present)
Representative of the 1st Rhode Island District (2008-2014)
Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer (1998-2008)
Financial Manager at Bank Rhode Island (1996-1998)
Financial Analyst at BankNewport (1985-1996)
Appearance: (Image)
Character State of Origin: Rhode Island
Character State of Residence: Rhode Island
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat (1985-Present)
Main Strengths: Firm believer in the Democrat establishment, Good name recognition around New England, Deep financial and economic knowledge, Collected and calm, Decent reputation from banking after 2000, occasionally willing to work with moderate Republicans
Main Weaknesses: Seen as a coastal elitist, Disconnected from the lower middle and work class, Accusations of bribing and corruption when he worked in Banking in the mid 90s, Past cocaine addiction in the 90s which he has been accused of on occasion, Generally robotic when speaking on politics, little to none minority support, Interested in his own material and financial gain rather than a set of principles, Against populism in the Democratic Party, Has gone cynical after the 2016 Republican wave, Seen as being favourable to wall street due to past career and corporate ties from banking.
Biography:

Born in 1961 February 21st two upper class parents in the suburbs of Barrington, Montgomery never experienced the stresses and failings of the typical middle class American family. In fact, his childhood could be associated with stress free leisure with two married parents, James Bateman and Elisa Bateman, a green backyard and privet nursing education. This disconnection with ordinary Americans was further caused by him attending a privet school in Rhode Island named 'Bishop Hendricken High School', a place where he developed material interests such as banking and finances in his second year there. He held a modest amount of friends through both his teenage years and childhood while living in his household as an only child. This mostly easy lifestyle caused him great discomfort, and a large amount of questions, when he witnessed a homeless person for the first time in his entire life in 1977 during a summer holiday to Los Angeles. This resulted in him having a certain level of sympathy to the poor which would later fuel is political ideas.

After he graduated high school in 1979, he enrolled as a student of Finance in Harvard University. During his time there he became fond of the progressive tax structure and also increased government spending on social services, factors which contributed to him joining the Democratic Party in 1985. After he graduated university 1985, at the age of 24, he found a job in Rhode Island at Bank Rhode Island as a financial Analyst. In 1993 he met Aida Wright who worked as a desk clerk in his place of work, in the same year they would move in together and only marry in 1998. After a long period working for the bank he resigned at the job offer of a new Rhode Island bank being formed in 1996 with the position being a financial manager. During his tenure as manager he would meet senior Democratic Politicians and establish personal connections with them through working with them on personal finances. Talks of corruption occurred, regarding the officials in particular, when a leaked photo by the press showed him having dinner with one of his close senior Democrats of Rhode Island, some thought it was a meeting regarding some sort of financial corruption when in fact it was a personal meeting discussing campaign finances. During this same time he would frequent a dealer in Warwick for Cocaine, something which was revealed to the public when in 1997 the dealer confessed to the police during an arrest from a tip. No physical evidence was found to incriminate Montgomery and he carried on denying he ever snorted anything of the sort. Although despite this, it was still used ruin his credibility later in life.

Regarding his personal life, in 1997 August 24th his son, Charles Bateman, was born. Later in 1999 3rd September Julie Bateman was born. The two children have completely avoided public and media attention and are currently still in education, his son having a rougher relationship with Montgomery due to his absence during his childhood. Julie, on the other hand, perceives Montgomery as being a father figure despite his absence due to work. His wife mostly stays at home while Montgomery is out, something which hasn't changed since the 90s.

In 1998 he applied for the position of Chief Financial Officer at Goldman Sachs after the former holder of the position had been fired, he was accepted due to his prior economic and banking experience in the industry for longer than a decade. He would work away from home at the Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York City, accumulating not just a fair pay check but financial prowess. During his time at Goldman Sachs he would establish connections to wall street through meeting important individuals and executives in the investment industry, he used this leverage to build somewhat of a name recognition in Rhode Island of being economist and knowledgeable financier, something certain people despised due to it's corporate connotations. In 2008 he used his ties with the establishment and his economic experience, to make him seem knowledgeable on the economy, to run as Representative of the 1st Rhode Island District to the U.S congress, succeeding a retiring congressman through the victory of Winston's campaign in the Presidential for the Democrats nationwide. He won the district with 145,254 votes, accumulating to 68.52% of the vote, mostly attributed to relatively unknown candidates in opposition.

By 2014 he would be a moderately acknowledged Congressman in Rhode Island and a proponent of the Democratic party, using these factors he would run as Senator for Rhode Island State. In the general he would win 54.5% of the vote, with 133,203 votes. He campaigned in favour of environmental regulations, social & economic equality, the rights for women to have abortions and an funding overhaul for welfare services such as social security. His economic and social standpoints can be best described as liberal, with points less campaigned for being: Progressive tax system, support for direct democracy reforms, severely restricting gun rights to ordinary citizens, universal healthcare. His campaign for Senate was relatively smooth, apart from occasional claims of past drug addiction, as he reiterated Democratic talking points and his previous experience as Congressman.

Other Info: Married, Has Two Children, Catholic

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Latvijas Otra Republika

Do Not Remove: 84721

Kinda going to have the repeat the same comments from earlier? Doesn't seem like that stuff was changed except the 14 Sen bit

Gonna have to check Jamie's timeline to see if they interfere

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Latvijas Otra Republika
Character Name: Montgomery Luis Bateman
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 56
Character Height: 5ft 9
Character Weight: 76.3 kg
Character Position/Role/Job: Senator of Rhode Island (2014-Present)
Representative of the 1st Rhode Island District (2008-2014)
Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer (1998-2008)
Financial Manager at Bank Rhode Island (1996-1998)
Financial Analyst at BankNewport (1985-1996)
Appearance: (Image)
Character State of Origin: Rhode Island
Character State of Residence: Rhode Island
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat (1985-Present)
Main Strengths: Firm believer in the Democrat establishment, Good name recognition around New England, Deep financial and economic knowledge, Collected and calm, Decent reputation from banking after 2000, occasionally willing to work with moderate Republicans
Main Weaknesses: Seen as a coastal elitist, Disconnected from the lower middle and work class, Accusations of bribing and corruption when he worked in Banking in the mid 90s, Past cocaine addiction in the 90s which he has been accused of on occasion, Generally robotic when speaking on politics, little to none minority support, Interested in his own material and financial gain rather than a set of principles, Against populism in the Democratic Party, Has gone cynical after the 2016 Republican wave, Seen as being favourable to wall street due to past career and corporate ties from banking.
Biography:

Born in 1961 February 21st two upper class parents in the suburbs of Barrington, Montgomery never experienced the stresses and failings of the typical middle class American family. In fact, his childhood could be associated with stress free leisure with two married parents, James Bateman and Elisa Bateman, a green backyard and privet nursing education. This disconnection with ordinary Americans was further caused by him attending a privet school in Rhode Island named 'Bishop Hendricken High School', a place where he developed material interests such as banking and finances in his second year there. He held a modest amount of friends through both his teenage years and childhood while living in his household as an only child. This mostly easy lifestyle caused him great discomfort, and a large amount of questions, when he witnessed a homeless person for the first time in his entire life in 1977 during a summer holiday to Los Angeles. This resulted in him having a certain level of sympathy to the poor which would later fuel is political ideas.

After he graduated high school in 1979, he enrolled as a student of Finance in Harvard University. During his time there he became fond of the progressive tax structure and also increased government spending on social services, factors which contributed to him joining the Democratic Party in 1985. After he graduated university 1985, at the age of 24, he found a job in Rhode Island at Bank Rhode Island as a financial Analyst. In 1993 he met Aida Wright who worked as a desk clerk in his place of work, in the same year they would move in together and only marry in 1998. After a long period working for the bank he resigned at the job offer of a new Rhode Island bank being formed in 1996 with the position being a financial manager. During his tenure as manager he would meet senior Democratic Politicians and establish personal connections with them through working with them on personal finances. Talks of corruption occurred, regarding the officials in particular, when a leaked photo by the press showed him having dinner with one of his close senior Democrats of Rhode Island, some thought it was a meeting regarding some sort of financial corruption when in fact it was a personal meeting discussing campaign finances. During this same time he would frequent a dealer in Warwick for Cocaine, something which was revealed to the public when in 1997 the dealer confessed to the police during an arrest from a tip. No physical evidence was found to incriminate Montgomery and he carried on denying he ever snorted anything of the sort. Although despite this, it was still used ruin his credibility later in life.

Regarding his personal life, in 1997 August 24th his son, Charles Bateman, was born. Later in 1999 3rd September Julie Bateman was born. The two children have completely avoided public and media attention and are currently still in education, his son having a rougher relationship with Montgomery due to his absence during his childhood. Julie, on the other hand, perceives Montgomery as being a father figure despite his absence due to work. His wife mostly stays at home while Montgomery is out, something which hasn't changed since the 90s.

In 1998 he applied for the position of Chief Financial Officer at Goldman Sachs after the former holder of the position had been fired, he was accepted due to his prior economic and banking experience in the industry for longer than a decade. He would work away from home at the Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York City, accumulating not just a fair pay check but financial prowess. During his time at Goldman Sachs he would establish connections to wall street through meeting important individuals and executives in the investment industry, he used this leverage to build somewhat of a name recognition in Rhode Island of being economist and knowledgeable financier, something certain people despised due to it's corporate connotations. In 2008 he used his ties with the establishment and his economic experience, to make him seem knowledgeable on the economy, to run as Representative of the 1st Rhode Island District to the U.S congress, succeeding a retiring congressman through the victory of Winston's campaign in the Presidential for the Democrats nationwide. He won the district with 145,254 votes, accumulating to 68.52% of the vote, mostly attributed to relatively unknown candidates in opposition.

By 2014 he would be a moderately acknowledged Congressman in Rhode Island and a proponent of the Democratic party, using these factors he would run as Senator for Rhode Island State. In the general he would win 54.5% of the vote, with 133,203 votes. He campaigned in favour of environmental regulations, social & economic equality, the rights for women to have abortions and an funding overhaul for welfare services such as social security. His economic and social standpoints can be best described as liberal, with points less campaigned for being: Progressive tax system, support for direct democracy reforms, severely restricting gun rights to ordinary citizens, universal healthcare. His campaign for Senate was relatively smooth, apart from occasional claims of past drug addiction, as he reiterated Democratic talking points and his previous experience as Congressman.

Other Info: Married, Has Two Children, Catholic

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Latvijas Otra Republika

Do Not Remove: 84721

Kinda going to have the repeat the same comments from earlier? Doesn't seem like that stuff was changed except the 14 Sen bit

Gonna have to check Jamie's timeline to see if they interfere

I don't like to argue or contradict people who overlook apps, since I unfortunately have to do it on a region so I can relate, but I changed minor things such as the the election results for the Senate. I should, though, definitely edit the house election. In general I changed the tid bits you gave me from last time, such as the money laundering accusations. If there are massive unchanged zits on there, I'll rework it.

[Bruke]

I’m sure Cox and Marlowe are both surprised..... or not, I can’t read their minds.

[Main Nation Ministry]

I’m sure Cox and Marlowe are both surprised..... or not, I can’t read their minds.

Wait, what happened? Also, Burke, I hadn't prepared a speech yet for Cox, though Cox himself might want Cao to double check it before he gets ready to present.

[Main Nation Ministry]

Awwwww....shit..

[Bruke]

I’m sure Cox and Marlowe are both surprised..... or not, I can’t read their minds.

Wait, what happened? Also, Burke, I hadn't prepared a speech yet for Cox, though Cox himself might want Cao to double check it before he gets ready to present.

Oh, I time-skipped to June 30th: Cao is running for Governor, herself.

The big rally was originally planned for the both of them, but now it’s more of a way to scare off Cox from the race.

She’ll share more of her thoughts on him in a future speech or interview.

[Meelducan]

Time for Donald to end that Commie Cao.

[Bruke]

Awwwww....shit..

Yeah, Cox is fresh out of luck in terms of the state party. Of course, all the groups she mentioned would be open to him- they’re not just going to roll over and auto-endorse Sydney because that wouldn’t be fair from an OOC perspective. But it will be harder for him to get his foot in the door and connect with them than if she introduced him.

I’ll share an article with you soon that I found as to how the state GOP picked its nominee in the 2018 race. I’ll have Cao follow that process, you can have Cox also follow that process, and then there can be a state party convention where they decide who get the endorsement.

It’ll be a good opportunity to make his case to the whole party.

[Bruke]

Time for Donald to end that Commie Cao.

She’s not a Commie, though calling her one would be a good way to troll her.

Also, the whole point of their conversation, from her view, was to keep him from backing a Democratic opponent, either to Cox or herself.

I’m guessing he expected her to run for LG?

[Main Nation Ministry]

Awwwww....shit..

Yeah, Cox is fresh out of luck in terms of the state party. Of course, all the groups she mentioned would be open to him- they’re not just going to roll over and auto-endorse Sydney because that wouldn’t be fair from an OOC perspective. But it will be harder for him to get his foot in the door and connect with them than if she introduced him.

I’ll share an article with you soon that I found as to how the state GOP picked its nominee in the 2018 race. I’ll have Cao follow that process, you can have Cox also follow that process, and then there can be a state party convention where they decide who get the endorsement.

It’ll be a good opportunity to make his case to the whole party.

I will warn you this about Cox. If Cox goes down, he's going to find ways to take Cao down with him. Be extremely careful.

[Bruke]

Yeah, Cox is fresh out of luck in terms of the state party. Of course, all the groups she mentioned would be open to him- they’re not just going to roll over and auto-endorse Sydney because that wouldn’t be fair from an OOC perspective. But it will be harder for him to get his foot in the door and connect with them than if she introduced him.

I’ll share an article with you soon that I found as to how the state GOP picked its nominee in the 2018 race. I’ll have Cao follow that process, you can have Cox also follow that process, and then there can be a state party convention where they decide who get the endorsement.

It’ll be a good opportunity to make his case to the whole party.

I will warn you this about Cox. If Cox goes down, he's going to find ways to take Cao down with him. Be extremely careful.

Oh I’m sure he’ll try to dig up her dirt. She’s careful by nature. Of course OOC, I purposely gave her dirt to balance out all the connections she has.

[Main Nation Ministry]

I will warn you this about Cox. If Cox goes down, he's going to find ways to take Cao down with him. Be extremely careful.

Oh I’m sure he’ll try to dig up her dirt. She’s careful by nature. Of course OOC, I purposely gave her dirt to balance out all the connections she has.

I don't think he's planning on just digging up dirt, though.

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

OOCly, I saw the Cao announcement coming. It has been overt many times, though discreet at other times.

ICly, Scotty will be quite surprised and depending on other actions, may remain silent or become vocal.

Another character of mine will be similarly taken aback but quite delighted in the chance to tackle the blast from the past.

[Bruke]

OOCly, I saw the Cao announcement coming. It has been overt many times, though discreet at other times.

ICly, Scotty will be quite surprised and depending on other actions, may remain silent or become vocal.

Another character of mine will be similarly taken aback but quite delighted in the chance to tackle the blast from the past.

Yeah, she’s been struggling with whether or not to run for a while. OOC, I’m having her run because I did a lot of research in the process of trying to figure out how IC Cali is different from Real Life- I figured, heck, why not have her run?

Wait.... what other character of yours would’ve had interactions with Sydney?

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

OOCly, I saw the Cao announcement coming. It has been overt many times, though discreet at other times.

ICly, Scotty will be quite surprised and depending on other actions, may remain silent or become vocal.

Another character of mine will be similarly taken aback but quite delighted in the chance to tackle the blast from the past.

Yeah, she’s been struggling with whether or not to run for a while. OOC, I’m having her run because I did a lot of research in the process of trying to figure out how IC Cali is different from Real Life- I figured, heck, why not have her run?

Wait.... what other character of yours would’ve had interactions with Sydney?

Makes sense, will make the race very interesting.

More anticipation.

[Bruke]

Yeah, she’s been struggling with whether or not to run for a while. OOC, I’m having her run because I did a lot of research in the process of trying to figure out how IC Cali is different from Real Life- I figured, heck, why not have her run?

Wait.... what other character of yours would’ve had interactions with Sydney?

Makes sense, will make the race very interesting.

More anticipation.

Now I’m on the edge of my seat as to who this other person is....

[Main Nation Ministry]

Makes sense, will make the race very interesting.

More anticipation.

Now I’m on the edge of my seat as to who this other person is....

Which other person?

[Sanabel]

This debate is taking forever

[Jovuistan]

Holy shit Stansky.

[Granluras]

Williams writes as poorly as my dad does ^_^

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Makes sense, will make the race very interesting.

More anticipation.

Now I’m on the edge of my seat as to who this other person is....

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Williams writes as poorly as my dad does ^_^

I am taking inspiration from Chuck Grassley's tweets

[Bruke]

Now I’m on the edge of my seat as to who this other person is....

What? I already know Scotty, who else would it be? I don’t know the history of your characters, or if you have a older character you’re bringing back.

WAIT WAIT WAIT... you mean Winston? Isn’t he dead?

He committed suicide.....