America the Beautiful: An American Political RP (OOC)

[Gordano and Lysandus]

I'm trying to compile legislation so there'll be something in the docket from day 1 and oh boy I have not missed this.

Need assistance?

I think I've just about got a hang of it, but I appreciate the offer. I imagine I'll need the help if and when there's any negotiation and subsequent revision.

[Dentali]

Need assistance?

I think I've just about got a hang of it, but I appreciate the offer. I imagine I'll need the help if and when there's any negotiation and subsequent revision.

Are you rewriting legislation? Richardson will have some day 1 stuff ready....

Also we are super simplifying the bill writing process so dont worry about "Amends section 2 part IV line 8 of the 1968 blah blah blah"

[Indiana Controlled Florida]

I think I've just about got a hang of it, but I appreciate the offer. I imagine I'll need the help if and when there's any negotiation and subsequent revision.

Are you rewriting legislation? Richardson will have some day 1 stuff ready....

Also we are super simplifying the bill writing process so dont worry about "Amends section 2 part IV line 8 of the 1968 blah blah blah"

There is no rule saying you can not be a fascist.

[Yaruqo]

Are you rewriting legislation? Richardson will have some day 1 stuff ready....

Also we are super simplifying the bill writing process so dont worry about "Amends section 2 part IV line 8 of the 1968 blah blah blah"

There is no rule saying you can not be a fascist.

Technically there’s two rules: #1 and #5. You’ve already been told no. Besides, why would you want to be the leader of a fascist party that:

1. Would have little to no real popular support, holds no elected offices, and would be anathema to any self-respecting politician?
2. As a result of the first point, would leave your character to be a useless husk that no one could or would interact with willingly, leaving you with nothing to do?

[Helliniki Katastasis]

I really like this app. He is a boring bureaucrat, something RPs do not have enough of. Just one thing, AGs do not find the Governor "guilty" they find through the course of an investigation that it is highly likely that he did those things. Just change that and we will be good.

HUD to state senate is weird

I'll switch around the HUD term and state senate bit, looking at it it seems much more likely. State Senator from 02 to 08, HUD from 08 to 10 and maintain a controversial legacy, probably as a more do-nothing HUD sec that didn't put much effort into the 2008 collapse response.

[Kargintinia]

Are you rewriting legislation? Richardson will have some day 1 stuff ready....

Also we are super simplifying the bill writing process so dont worry about "Amends section 2 part IV line 8 of the 1968 blah blah blah"

There is no rule saying you can not be a fascist.

Cringe

[Greater Arab State]

Are you rewriting legislation? Richardson will have some day 1 stuff ready....

Also we are super simplifying the bill writing process so dont worry about "Amends section 2 part IV line 8 of the 1968 blah blah blah"

There is no rule saying you can not be a fascist.

I understand where you are coming from in the sense that there is no rule explicitly limiting what parties a player can app for. However, common practice suggests against player-formed parties that don’t exist OOC on the grounds of it potentially limiting realism in terms of the level of player character support and the time span in high it grows, therefore risking a weakening on one of the two main parties, a fact which is extremely unlikely under the electoral and political system of the United States. Furthermore, we advise applicants to apply for characters in one of the two main parties in order for them to enjoy the greater opportunities for them to develop their character and involve them within the RP, consequently enabling a greater enrichment of the wide RP community and contributing to its development. For those reasons, I am inclined to agree with my colleague.

[Untecna]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Untecna
Character Name: Andrew Wyverna
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 63
Character Height: 6' 1"
Character Weight: 208 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Senator for Minnesota (2013-present), Member of Senate Energy Committee (2013-present), Representative for Minnesota District 1 (2009-2013), Secretary of Energy for Minnesota (2004-2009), County Clerk for Waseca County (2000-2004)
Character Country/State of Birth: Minnesota, United States
Character State of Residence: Minnesota
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Main Strengths: Strong speaker, plenty of knowledge on energy
Main Weaknesses: First-term representative, and without much legislative experience
Biography: Andrew was born in Janesville, Minnesota, in 1958. As a child, he looked up to such figures as JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It shaped him into the kind of liberal he is today. In school, he did quite average for the time, and participated in football.

He went to the University of Minnesota to get a bachelor's degree in political science and another in energy. It was there that he met who would later become his husband about ten years later.

As an openly gay politician, he has received some backlash and rudeness from family and others, but he has managed to ignore this and keep his interests strong.
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I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Untecna

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Application now ready.

[Velahor]

There is no rule saying you can not be a fascist.

I understand where you are coming from in the sense that there is no rule explicitly limiting what parties a player can app for. However, common practice suggests against player-formed parties that don’t exist OOC on the grounds of it potentially limiting realism in terms of the level of player character support and the time span in high it grows, therefore risking a weakening on one of the two main parties, a fact which is extremely unlikely under the electoral and political system of the United States. Furthermore, we advise applicants to apply for characters in one of the two main parties in order for them to enjoy the greater opportunities for them to develop their character and involve them within the RP, consequently enabling a greater enrichment of the wide RP community and contributing to its development. For those reasons, I am inclined to agree with my colleague.

Not just that, but if you do want a far-right-leaning character, you'd have more success in this specific RP with a GOP member who publicly operates more like Paul Gosar or MTG. The character could even privately hold some more radical views like those in your original app. But this RP's commitment to realism basically ensures that any outwardly fascist character, especially coming from a minor party, will be unsuccessful politically.

[Lavan Tiri]

HUD to state senate is weird

I'll switch around the HUD term and state senate bit, looking at it it seems much more likely. State Senator from 02 to 08, HUD from 08 to 10 and maintain a controversial legacy, probably as a more do-nothing HUD sec that didn't put much effort into the 2008 collapse response.

Not a mod but--might it work to have him go from the State Senate to the U.S. House of Representatives, then to HUD, perhaps directly in the wake of the 2008 crisis in the Baharia (not Obama) admin?

[Lavan Tiri]

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ED MARKEY

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: it ya boi

Character Name: Isaiah Maxwell "Max" O'Halloran

Character Gender: BOY

Character Age: 74 (born October 23rd, 1946)

Character Height: 6'4

Character Weight: 200 pounds

Character Position/Role/Job:
- United States Senator from Wyoming (since 1995)
- Senate Minority Leader (since January 20, 2021)
- Senate Majority Leader (2017-2021)
- Senate Majority Whip (2015-2017)
- Senate Minority Whip (2013-2015)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (2011-2013)
- Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (2009-2011)
- Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (2007-2009)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (2003-2007)
- United States Congressman from Wyoming's At-Large District (1989-1995)
- Natrona County Attorney (1985-1989)
- Senior Assistant Wyoming Attorney General, Criminal Division (1982-1985)
- Legal Advisor to Congressman Chuck Dickney (1979-1982)
- Assistant Wyoming Attorney General, Criminal Division(1977-1979)
- Attorney, Hennepin County District Attorney's Office of Prosecution (1975-1977)
- Minnesota Supreme Court Clerk (1972-1975)
- Minnesota Army National Guard/Army Reserves (1969-1973)
- United States Army, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1965-1969)

Character Country/State of Birth: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Character State of Residence:
- Casper, Wyoming (1946-1963; 1977-present)
- Bethesda, Maryland (since 1989)
- Fargo, North Dakota (1963-1969)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (1969-1977)

Character Party Affiliation: Republican

Main Strengths:
- Been in power for decades, between the House and the Senate, and consequently wields vast personal power in Wyoming and the rest of the West especially, but also within the GOP establishment as a whole. His control over politics in Wyoming is legendary; former staffers of his leave his office, and thanks to his influence get jobs in the state government or are elected to various positions. From there they serve as his eyes and ears and do him favors when needed.
- Deep family ties to Wyoming politics; his maternal great-grandfather served as Speaker of the State House, his mother's father served as Governor of Wyoming, and his father served as Wyoming Attorney General.
- Charismatic and entertaining speaker, with a quick wit, raspy baritone voice, and talent for off-the-cuff remarks.
- Not really every going to be in danger of a Democrat taking his seat; easily swats aside all primary challenges.
- Good personal and working relationship with President Richardson.
- Connections to oil, coal, and natural gas industries, as well as conservative think tanks and PACs. O'Halloran is a prodigious fundraiser and controls a great deal of money, which he directs to and for the benefit of his members.
- Great at responding to the needs and wants of his members and their constituencies.

Main Weaknesses:
- Fairly unproven as Republican Leader, particularly in the minority. Some members of the conference blame O'Halloran for losing the Senate in 2020, and sharks are beginning to circle him.
- Chilly relations with Tea Party and Wolfist wings of the party; O'Halloran is somewhat slow to adapt to the times, and many within the GOP see him as an "artifact". This was put on sharp display in 2012, when he had to fend off 3 credible primary challengers.
- Boogeyman to Democrats nationwide. His name in an ad is like printing money for ActBlue.
- Strained relationship with Speaker Volker.
- Undisciplined social media presence; poor relationships with the press. Doesn't respond well to negative coverage of himself or his members and can't roll with the punches well. This is in part due to his general temperamental nature, as he is prone to anger, sadness, and exhaustion
- Held to be (at least partially) responsible for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
- Declining health; while Max is generally healthy for his age (stays active, keeps himself mentally sharp), his fondness of cigarettes, alcohol, and good food as well as hard work and stress are beginning to take a toll on him as he ages. For example, in 2011, he had to have a lobe of his lung removed due to cancer.

Biography: Margaret Schoenfeld (1923-2009) was born into the lap of luxury--her paternal grandfather was the Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives, her mother was the daughter of a New York shipping magnate, and she was the only girl among her five brothers, living on a sprawling ranch outside Casper, Wyoming. In 1940, Margaret met Cillian O'Halloran (1918-present), the poor son of Irish Catholic immigrants. Cillian, who was completing his studies at North Dakota State University, had come out to Casper to work on the Schoenfeld ranch, tagging along with a friend native to the area. Margaret was quite taken by the handsome young law student, and Cillian was similarly enamored with the boss's daughter. They had an innocent flirtation, which developed into a steady correspondence after Cillian enlisted in the Navy during World War Two. When he returned home in 1946, the pair married. Nine months later their first child, Isaiah Maxwell O'Halloran, was born.

Max was a strapping, healthy lad, growing up on the ranch. He was expected to do chores alongside the workers, such as tending the cattle and horses, before going off to school in the mornings. At school, he was an Honor Roll student and played on the football and baseball teams, as well as serving as President of the Debate Club in his senior year. When he graduated high school in 1963 (a year early, as, at his mother's insistence, he'd begun elementary school a year early), he moved hundreds of miles away, to Fargo, to attend North Dakota State University like his father had.

Isaiah was able to graduate from NDSU in just four semesters due to a heavy class load, testing out of certain classes, and credits accumulated in high school. In 1965, pushed by the desire to benefit his political career, he enlisted in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant. He served in active duty for four years, beginning with the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. The majority of his wartime service was unremarkable, and he was sent into the reserves in 1969.

After joining the Reserves, Max decided to continue pursuing his law degree. He moved to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota Law School. In one of his classes, he met fellow law student Jeanette Harris (1947-2014) originally from Milwaukee, who fell hard and fast for Max. Jeanette would ask Max to walk with her every day to her next class, in order to get an opportunity to talk to him, and in short time he fell for her too. They were married in 1972, and had their first son in 1973.

In 1972, as he was finishing up his final years of law school, Max was hired as a clerk of the Minnesota Supreme Court. In 1973, another former clerk who had worked alongside him recommended him for a job with the Hennepin County Prosecutor, and he was hired without much fuss. However, his heart began to long for home, and he knew the politics of the place that birthed Hubert Humphrey weren't a good fit for him. He and his wife and children moved back to Casper, where a family friend helped him get a job at the Attorney General's office. He worked there for two years, building on his prosecutorial experience. Max gained a reputation as an excellent trial lawyer: his natural charisma and likeability were as much of an asset as his deep legal knowledge and keen mind. However, he was also somewhat derided as a showboat (an accurate, if hurtful, analysis)

In 1979, his father told him that Wyoming's Congressman, Chuck Dickney, was looking to hire a new legal policy advisor. Although Max wasn't exactly looking for a new job at that time, the potential to climb the ladder and build connections in Washington (his ultimate goal all alomg) was too enticing to refuse. He took the job, and for two years flew back and forth from D.C. and Casper, straining his relationships with his wife and children. In Max's book, though, this was a win: he developed a genuine closeness with Dickney, and met many movers and shakers in D.C.--elected or otherwise. In particular, Dickney, knowing of Max's ambitions to rise to the House or Senate one day, introduced him to many oil, coal, and defense lobbyists and financiers, who would later be crucial to Max's career.

After two years of working for Dickney, Jeanette gave Max an ultimatum: come home, or else. Max decided to come home, and left his job in Washington. Back in Wyoming, he was hired again at the AGs office, this time as the senior assistant Attorney General, the one in charge of the whole Criminal Division, directly under the AG himself. This arrangement suited Max, and he became known for his harsh but fair practices as a superior.

In 1985, Max grew tired of the life of a civil servant: he wanted more power, more prestige, enough to stand alongside his grandfather, great-grandfather, and father as figures in Wyoming history. He left the Attorney General's office, and ran for County Attorney in his home of Casper. He easily gained the nomination of the county GOP, and sailed to election that year.

During his four years as County Attorney, Max was known for what one judge referred to as "antics"--his penchant for showmanship in the courtroom grew ever stronger, and he took to dramatic displays of shouting, gesticulating, and speechifying while prosecuting. Although he generally won his cases, some were tossed out by judges, or else accidentally made the defendant look better in comparison to Max. Despite this, his reputation grew and got better, and many saw him as a solid candidate for Attorney General when the time came. Max won reelection as County Attorney easily in 1988, cruising over a weak Democratic opponent.

In 1989, Chuck Dickney called his old employee to give him news: he was going to be nominated for Secretary of Defebse by incoming president John Burke. Dickney encouraged Max to run in the GOP primary, which Msx did, announcing his run as soon as Dickney's nomination got on the news. With Dickney's implicit blessing and the support of some wealthy oil and coal companies, Max was able to barely pull out of the crowded, 10-candidate primary, winning 34.62% of the total vote, 1.8% more than a State Senator from Jackson Hole who came in second. After winning the primary, Max sailed to victory in the blood-red state and won the March special election by over fourteen thousand votes against his Democratic opponent.

In the 101st Congress, Max helped draft the Water Resources Development Act of 1990, and served as a co-sponsor in the House. He also co-sponsored the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, although he was a fierce opponent of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, due to it's establishment of PAYGO.

In the 102nd Congress, Max voted for and helped draft parts of The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, while fighting against the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act, which he called "spineless, useless, and not what our country needs". He attempted to kill the bill in committee but was unable to.

In the 103rd Congress, Max voted against the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, stating that voting rights and regulations were properly the territory of states. He also voted and railed against the Brady Act. However, he did fight for and help pass the National Defense Authorization Act, including Don't Ask Don't Tell, as well as the creation of NAFTA. He supported the Violence Against Women Act but did everything in his power to try and sink the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.

In 1993, the incumbent Republican Senator from Wyoming declared he wasn't going to run for reelection in 1994. Max entered the race to succeed him the next day, and faced off against a primary field of minor opponents. Unlike in his first House election, however, Max was the clear favorite in this race, and swatted aside his challengers. In the 1994 general election he defeated the states Democratic Governor by 30 points. He was sworn into the Senate in January of 1995.

In the Senate, Max kicked off his career by fighting hard against the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, stating that "allowing federal employees the right to strike will paralyze this nation". He was selected to join the Republican Policy Committee in his first term, and served as Chair of the Committee from 2003-2007.

In the 105th Congress, Max was part of the Republican team that helped draft the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. He was the lead Republican author and sponsor of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. During the impeachment trial of Jack Clifford, Max insisted that witnesses be physically present, and that the Senate not allow video testimony, a proposal which was shot down. He voted to find Clifford guilty. He also voted for the Iraq Liberation Act.

In the 106th Congress, he voted in favor of the Foster Care Independence Act, the Iran Nonproliferation Act, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, and all other GOP-led legislation. He also won a second full term in the Senate, running unopposed in the GOP primary and easily crushing his Democratic opponent. He briefly considered running for President, before deciding to endorse John Jay Burke. His endorsement of Burke caused a long-lived rift in his relationship with fellow Senator Jeff McDowd, and the pair didn't make up until 2008.

In the 107th Congress, Max fiercely opposed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, saying that it was restrictive on American's free speech. In the same Congress, he championed the USA PATRIOT Act, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, and was the chief Senate sponsor of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

In the 108th Congress, Max wrote and sponsored the PROTECT Act, which he still refers to as "the single best piece of legislation I've got my name on", citing his experience prosecuting child abusers and predators as Natrona County Attorney. He voted for the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, as well as all other GOP legislation. As Chair of the Republican Policy Committee, he was a highly visible and influential ally of President Burke and the GOP leadership, and was ranked as "America's Best Senator" in 2003 for his behind-the-scenes efforts as Policy Committee Chairman.

In the 109th Congress, Max wrote The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which passed the Senate 74-25. He also cosponsored The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act and helped draft the Energy Policy Act of 2005. He worked significant subsidies for oil and coal companies into the bill, drawing criticism from Democrats. Several of these critical statements were used in advertising for Max's 2006 reelection campaign. He also opposed Terry Schiavo's Law, on the basis that the federal government had no business interfering with one woman's medical treatment.

In the 110th Congress, Max was elected Vice Chairman of the Republican Conference. While serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was part of the investigation into the Burke administration's dismissal of seven U.S. Attorneys, which O'Halloran called "deeply troubling". He helped author the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007. In early 2008, he endorsed Jeff McDowd for the GOP nomination for President, giving what the New York Times called a "stirring, glowing assessment of the candidate's character and moral integrity" at a fundraiser in Salt Lake City. He also took the campaign trail to denounce Rashid Baharia as "inexperienced, untested, and undisciplined," and warned that the Baharia administration would damage American irreparably. Max, who served on the Judiciary Committee with Baharia, had never liked the younger Senator, and had a very personal desire to see him lose.

In the 111th Congress, Max was elected Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He, along with the rest of the Conference, adopted a hardline defensive posture when it came to Baharia and the Democratic majority. He voted Nay on all legislation proposed by the Democrats in this session, including Bahariacare, which he blasted in the news as "socialism, pure and simple". He also masterminded the GOP strategy to take back the Senate, which began with slamming Baharia as often and loudly as possible--a task he embraced with gusto. He also cultivated the earliest Tea Party movement, using conservative anger against Baharia to whip up the base. In the end, although they didn't take back the Senate, the GOP captured 10 seats in the 2010 midterms, breaking the Democratic supermajority.

In the 112th Congress, after the success of his midterm election strategy, Max was elevated to Chair of the Senate Republican Conference. Along with Democratic colleague (not-Patrick Leahy), he wrote the O'Halloran Patent Reform Act, which significantly reformed the U.S. patent system, including moving from a "first to invent" system to a "first inventor to file" system. In negotiations over the 2011 federal budget, Max led a group of other Republican lawmakers from oil, coal, and natural gas producing states in opposition to subsidy cuts for those industries. He voted for all other GOP legislation during this Congress.

In 2012, Max faced a serious Senate primary race for the first time since 1994. Three Tea Party candidates--a businessman from Jackson, an attorney from Rock Springs, and a State Representative from Cheyenne--entered the primary. They decried Max as a RINO, and pictures of him and his old friend Robin Diehl were frequently circulated. In response, Max did nothing, continuing to campaign and legislate as normal. He did his customary 26 County tour, which he began during his first run for House in 1989, slammed Baharia on television and talk radio, and avoided discussing his primary opponents as much as possible. In the meantime, his allies sprung into action: insulting editorials were run in local papers, local officials decried Max's opponents, and vendors were informed that if they worked for the upstarts, they'd be unofficially blackballed by the majority of Wyoming Republicans. A political cartoon in a Casper newspaper showed a caricature of Max walking carelessly past a yard where 3 Chihuahuas labeled with his opponents names were chained up, barking at him. In the end, incumbency, money, and reputation won out, and Max won the primary with 67% of the vote and won every county, before going on to crush his Democratic opponent.

In the 113th Congress, Max was elected Minority Whip by his fellow Republicans. As Whip, he was known as a "soft touch"--he leaned on personal relationships with recalcitrant Senators to get them to do what they were told, while those who did as asked were invited to fundraisers, introduced to lobbyists, and had fundraising events held for them at Max's ranch outside Casper. He voted entirely with the majority of the GOP conference.

In the 114th Congress, the GOP took back the Senate majority, and Max was elected Majority Whip.

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Senate Minority Leader so far.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: it ya boi

Character Name: Isaiah Maxwell "Max" O'Halloran

Character Gender: BOY

Character Age: 74 (born October 23rd, 1946)

Character Height: 6'4

Character Weight: 200 pounds

Character Position/Role/Job:
- United States Senator from Wyoming (since 1995)
- Senate Minority Leader (since January 20, 2021)
- Senate Majority Leader (2017-2021)
- Senate Majority Whip (2015-2017)
- Senate Minority Whip (2013-2015)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (2011-2013)
- Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (2009-2011)
- Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (2007-2009)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (2003-2007)
- United States Congressman from Wyoming's At-Large District (1989-1995)
- Sweetwater County Attorney (1985-1989)
- Senior Assistant Wyoming Attorney General, Criminal Division (1980-1985)
- Assistant Wyoming Attorney General, Criminal Division(1977-1980)
- Attorney, Hennepin County District Attorney's Office of Prosecution (1975-1977)
- Minnesota Supreme Court Clerk (1972-1975)
- Minnesota Army National Guard/Army Reserves (1969-1973)
- United States Army, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1965-1969)

Character Country/State of Birth: Rock Springs, Wyoming

Character State of Residence:
- Rock Springs, Wyoming (1946-1963; 1977-present)
- Bethesda, Maryland (since 1989)
- Fargo, North Dakota (1963-1969)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (1969-1977)

Character Party Affiliation: Republican

Main Strengths:
- Been in power for decades, between the House and the Senate, and consequently wields vast personal power in Wyoming and the rest of the West especially, but also within the GOP establishment as a whole.
- Deep family ties to Wyoming politics; his maternal great-grandfather served as Speaker of the State House, his mother's father served as Governor of Wyoming, and his father served as Wyoming Attorney General.
- Charismatic and entertaining speaker, with a quick wit, raspy baritone voice, and talent for off-the-cuff remarks.
- Not really every going to be in danger of a Democrat taking his seat; easily swats aside all primary challenges.
- Good personal and working relationship with President Richardson.

Main Weaknesses:
- Fairly unproven as Republican Leader, particularly in the minority. Some members of the conference blame O'Halloran for losing the Senate in 2020, and sharks are beginning to circle him.
- Chilly relations with Tea Party and Wolfist wings of the party; O'Halloran is somewhat slow to adapt to the times, and many within the GOP see him as an "artifact". This was put on sharp display in 2012, when he had to fend off 3 credible primary challengers.
- Boogeyman to Democrats nationwide. His name in an ad is like printing money for ActBlue.
- Strained relationship with Speaker Volker.

Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

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Senate Minority Leader so far.

It brings me no shortage of glee that you're using that faceclaim.

[Velahor]

Here is my app for my second character, William Scott Rogers III, who generally fits the mold of Tester/Schweitzer/Polis/Bullock mountain state moderate Democrats.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance:

Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism (outwardly).
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD and has publicly discussed this since it was leaked during his campaign. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and well-practiced coping skills.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-Naive about corruption in DC, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1978 in Great Falls, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near Augusta, Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. Rogers grew up with 4 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. In middle school, he won the National Geographic Bee. He attended Montana State University for his undergraduate degree in agricultural business. During this time, he also served for one year as the national treasurer of the student organization Future Farmers of America. From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics, though he also felt obligated to work for his father and carry on the "legacy" of their family ranch.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. Within a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 2001. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began work as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles. During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. Over the years, Rogers became very successful as an attorney and built wealth defending corporations in employment litigation. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana.

In 2011, Rogers was made partner at Brixton, Myers, & Moss, a mid-sized Los Angeles area law firm.

In 2012, Rogers bought a vacation property in Whitefish, Montana. Since then, he has increasingly spent more time there, building up his network and supporting local causes.

In 2014, the Rogers’ changed their primary residence to the Whitefish home. He opened a satellite office for Brixton, Myers, & Moss in Whitefish, and joined the Montana bar by “admission by motion.” That year, he actively supported and campaigned for Senator not-Jon Tester.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Elsie Mae Rogers.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Whitefish, Montana school board.

In 2020, not-Jon Tester decided that he would not seek re-election to Senate due to an ongoing health issue. Democratic leaders, concerned that the seat would go to the Republicans if left open to a heated primary, began their search for a candidate who had a similar background in Montana’s rural agricultural communities. On not-Tester’s own recommendation, Democratic leaders urged Rogers to run and he eventually caved in.

Rogers won a weakly contested primary where the main opponent was a progressive. He then faced a much tighter general election where polling showed him slightly trailing until October, however, his strength in rural communities carried him to victory with a 5% margin. Rogers found the general election campaign very frustrating, especially because somebody leaked his ADHD diagnosis to the media which made him have to do a lot of damage control. However, he generally handled it well with the media, citing the need to provide better mental health resources for Montanans and noting the prevalence of the condition in the American population.

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Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer. Advocate for improved mental health services.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending: In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

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[Federal States of Xathuecia]

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Character Name: Mackenzie "Mack" Spellman
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 61
Height: 6 ft. 4 in.
Weight: 217 lbs.
Character Position/Role: Senator for Oregon (2021 - Present); Actor (2003 - Present), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Scientific Director for Environmental Economics (1996 - 2004), EDF Scientific Consultant for Oceans (1990 - 1996), Post-Doctoral Researcher at Oregon State (1986 - 1990)
Character State of Origin: Washington
Character State of Residence: California
Character Party Affiliation: Independent (1992 - 1999), Democrat (1999 - Present)

Character Strengths
High name recognition, Known science communicator and advocate of action against climate change, Connections to business and celebrity circles in California, Powerful progressive activist and grassroots network

Character Weaknesses:
Outsider to politics, Little experience in campaigning and no infrastructure, Most views beyond climate change are unformed or superficial, History with addiction (covered up by his publicity agents), Face of the radical left

Biography
Martin Spellman was born in 1958 to a middle-class family, with nothing spectacular about them. His father worked in construction and his mom, a high school science teacher. They were a caring family and given their desire to have no more than a single child, Martin grew up in a lonely way but perhaps more independent than other children. He learned how to read quickly and became an alert student at an early age. His interest in the outdoors was demonstrated by his love of fishing with his father. Middle school and high school quickly went by for the young student as he went to the University of Washington for college. Choosing to study biology and go the premedical route, partly at the suggestion of his mother, he threw himself into his studies. It was at this point that he found his wife, Lucy Winters, his lab partner in an introductory biology class. Their relationship blossomed as he quickly realized that he did not want to practice medicine. But he was bent on graduate school, as his mother had been unable to do the same. He saw this as needing to take the opportunity not afforded to her.

Being accepted into the Oregon State University Ph.D. program in Environmental Science, he proposed to Lucy and moved with her. Lucy’s degree in special education helped her find a job in the area, thus they eloped to stay together. As for Martin’s decision to study ES, he found it a way to recall his childhood and had become intrigued by the environmentalist movement around him, beating out a potential graduate path in biology which he saw as too boring and not impactful enough. This only grew as he began his studies and embarked on his Ph.D. in fishery wellness in the Pacific Northwest, specific to salmon migration. Completing his work, he chose to stay at the institution taking a more independent role in the project. He continued to work in the field, developing connections with many political groups advocating for greater environmental laws as well as other scientists across the West. His work often led to being a voice for greater regulation and due to the major impact of fishing in the region, he would often be called to be an expert witness with government agencies. Spellman also saw a greater amount of advocacy towards the end of his tenure at Oregon State, eventually receiving an offer to be a scientific consultant with the Environmental Defense Fund in Sacramento.

With some ardent convincing, the Spellmans were convinced to move from their home down to California. It was at this point that Lucy became pregnant and thus, in their new home, they welcomed their new daughter. Martin continued to do scientific work with the EDF, using his experience in the field and in research to help compile information about oceans and trends of waterways relating to American industries or American policies. He essentially served as the main source of the science for the advocacy work that the organization did regarding the oceans and coastal areas. He became more passionate about the subject and by the late 90’s, he had begun transitioning his expertise towards policies. He had helped craft many of them and thus, at the behest of his team and other scientists in the organization, he accepted the position of Scientific Director for Environmental Economics. It certainly put him out of his element as he suddenly went from a job dabbling in economics to one more focused on this topic. He struggled at first but found himself enjoying it as the new century began.

Soon after, due to the Director project taking more time and unable to coordinate from Sacramento, the family moved to San Francisco to the headquarters of the EDF in the West. It was also here were, at the push of Lucy, the pair of Spellmans began to take acting classes. They quickly grew to befriend others there, eventually hosting frequent parties after classes to not only have fun but fill their home as their daughter grew up. It was at this moment that one of their close friends broke through, landing a major role in a film though admittedly, they had been doing more to become an actor than the rests (including the Spellmans) who saw it as a hobby. Nonetheless, as their career began and their friendship continued, this breakthrough returned to Martin, convincing him to star in a minor role as a scientist, wanting him to try it out. Though reluctant, his midlife crisis moved him enough to try to do it to give him a new resurgence of life. And it did, giving him a drive for more roles and with the scientific background, he began to gain other smaller roles.

Finally, in 2004, he left the EDF as he scored a regular appearance in a medical drama in Los Angeles that would last several seasons into 2008. He enjoyed the acting and with Lucy enjoying the new Martin Spellman, he continued to build his filmography record starring in his first non-scientists/doctor role in early 2007 as a minor role before scoring a family movie in 2009. It was also at this moment that he began to heavily drink and rumored to have dabbled in other illegal substances. Lucy and Martin’s agent often fought as the situation deteriorated, a rough year for the family. Eventually, following half a year’s absence from acting, he remerged from therapy and rehab though none of this was officially confirmed nor disclosed. Taking a new take on life and renewed balance, Martin continued to act in movies with larger roles and a revival of the medical show. He continued to gain notoriety and using this, he became a famed user of social media as a way to educate about science. He has become a known scientist celebrity, promoting ways to combat climate change and often using his status to bolster issues across the United States and the world. He has also helped fund and has directly donated towards STEM education and ways to address climate change. It has become his signature issue.

Ideology
With political roots stemming from Oregon’s western valley and California’s Los Angeles, Spellman defines his political beliefs as progressive, especially when it comes to social policy. He often is supportive of activists, hence his openness to adopting new policy proposals to advance social activism. On most other issues, aside from climate change, Spellman would likely classify as a progressive or liberal taking a measured yet definitively leftist approach.

Other Information
Several environmental groups and close friends, knowing Martin Spellman’s scientific and advocacy background, are actively courting him to enter the 2020 Democratic primary presidential race to help establish several policies as mainstream. They believe his celebrity status will make him viable without the regular tarnish of a politician’s ‘other’ views. Some in the political circles in California and in environmental groups will certainly know of this rumor.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: The Orion Islands
Character Name: Everitt Rigby Colbert
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 52
Character Height: 5'11"
Character Weight: 215 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator form Utah
Appearance: https://www.minnpost.com/wp-content/upl ... ?strip=all
Character State of Origin: Utah
Character State of Residence: Utah
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths: Military experience, Long term state government experience, Well liked in Utah, Strong willed
Main Weaknesses: PTSD, very emotional, establishment, somewhat on the outs with the GOP for a slight dislike of Wolf's style and overt willingness to work with Democrats, social media outbursts,
Biography: Everett was born in Salt Lake City and raised on a small farm about 10 miles outside the conurbation. Raised in a Mormon household, he was raised with a deep appreciation of the American political tradition and traditional American culture. He had emotional problems during school stemming from his father's death at age 10, but he finished high school third in his class. He attended the University of Utah, where he almost failed out in the first month. On the advice of a friend, he tried out for football. The coach provided him with the mentorship needed to continue. He eventually graduated 10th in his class, with a degree in business administration. He also started at free safety his redshirt junior and senior years. He played in the 1992 Copper Bowl, a 28-31 loss to Washington State. After graduation, he spent a three years in the Mormon missionary service, mainly serving in southern California. He worked for the Smith's grocery chain until 9/11, as an administrative assistant.
After the 9/11 attacks, Everett enlisted in the Marines and saw two tours of duty in Afghanistan with the 3rd Marine Division, 12th Regiment. He served with distinction. In one incident, the vehicle he was traveling in took an IED blast and rolled over. Everett cut everyone out of their seat belts and removed them all from the vehicle. No one was killed, and they all returned to duty at a later date, although he did suffer a concussion in the blast. He was discharged honorably with the rank of Corporal. In 2005, when he returned, he went to work at the Salt Lake VA hospital as an administrative assistant. That meant he mainly dealt with the day to day running of the hospital and some of its finances. In 2006, seeing the path the VA was on as well the path the country was on, he decided to run for Utah State House district 28. He was victorious in his first primary, winning by 205 votes. He was elected by an electorate disgusted with the way the country was heading. He developed a small government, pro-life, pro-business, pro-veteran voting record over his 12 years in the state house. He occasionally voted against his party if he thought it would help his district and did not impinge on his Mormon values. He held the chairman ship of the Veterans and Military Affairs Commission his final two terms. He also served on the Business and Labor Committee. In 2018 he ran for Senate largely on the strength of his voting record. He made sure to visit every county in Utah. He won the primary due to the Republicans in Utah liking his independent streak as well as his willingness to work with Democrats if it would help Utah. He went on the attack against his Democratic opponent in the general election. He asserted she was soft on national security, and he also attacked her as weak on economic matters, as well as being a bit out of touch with Utah. He was supportive of the President, but hesitant due to some of the comments he made about women and minorities, as well as his nicknames. He won that election with 62.6% of the vote. Upon arrival in the Senate, he began to push a strong national security agenda, while pushing to confront China. He was a strong advocate for increasing the strength of the US military. He also has longer term goals of pushing infrastructure and Social Security reform. He earned some derision for his comments after the payroll tax was suspended, Colbert called the suspension "illegal, unwise, and dumb as hell."
Other Info: He holds Romney's seat

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After further consultation with the other members of the mod team, Orion we would prefer if you expanded on this app a little bit. And add more details.

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Louisianan
Character Name: Linda D. Lazare
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 40
Character Height: 5' 5"
Character Weight: 121 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: US Representative of Texas's 7th Congressional District (2019-) (2015-2017)
Character Country/State of Birth: Texas, United States of America
Character State of Residence: Texas
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Main Strengths: Can appeal to minorities, Great Debater, Anti Wolfer, Pro-Choicer
Main Weaknesses: O.K. at Interviews, Isn't Tech Savvy, Not Too Transparent, Unable to Accept Responsibility
Biography: Linda Lazare was born in 1980 to parents Wilfred and Molly Lazare, she was raised in a mostly poor household. her father was a disabled veteran, while her mother was a bus driver. Linda was a very studious child, she was a 3.8 GPA student most of her life. She graduated high school and went into the University of Houston for Nursing. During college she became interested in politics, especially after the (Not-Bill Clinton) scandal. After she graduated college, she began volunteering at Soup Kitchens and Homeless shelters and became a secretary at a local law firm. As time went on, she noticed her parents going deeper and deeper into debt, she looked into it, and found out that they were paying for her College expenses which were way more than Linda originally thought. Linda was furious that politicians were touting how important education was, and how it would help in the future, and yet force people to pay these outrageously high expenses. She wrote to her Republican Representative about her issue, and nothing was done, no response or anything.

While in college, Linda also helped out at many blood drives. After college, Linda became aware of the Healthcare Crisis in America. After college, Linda became a Certified Nurse, and worked at various hospitals on and off, part time. Linda took an interest in politics and decided that would be her strong suit, and that her time as a nurse could help her.

In the late 2000s (Not Hillary Clinton) Announced her campaign for US President and Linda was inspired, she joined (not Hillary's) campaign staff and worked to help her win. Linda grew in the ranks and became (Not-Hillary's) scheduling coordinator for Texas. Eventually, it was obvious that a (Not-Hillary) nomination was unlikely so Linda, along with many other staffers joined the ranks of Rashid Baharia's campaign staff and became his scheduling coordinator for Texas to get things done. She helped him campaign throughout Texas and was a key reason the election was so close.

Later on in 2009 she decided that she would run for Congress. She ran for US Representative for the 7th District, she was primarying three more popular Democrats and came last at the end of the primary. She returned to the hospitals and meanwhile worked part-time with various local lawmakers as an advisor for Healthcare related bills. Her loss didn't deter her, she ran three more times in 2011 she didn't make the primary,in 2015 she won, and 2017 she lost the general election.

In her 2015-2017 term as Representative she blames her low successes on then President Elect Wolf, she became an activist to keep the ACA and help expand healthcare and getting it to the people who need it most, this made her unpopular with the wolfists who were very common at the time which made her lose the 2017 reelection. Her approval rating at the time of her departure was at about 67% but still she lost with only 46% of the vote going to her.

Then, in 2019 she ran again, this time she ran on a more middle liberal platform, she ran with the Me Too movement, with some support from the BLM movement, and attended many Protests and Marches with them, she would protest with Healthcare Activists, and the leader of Houstons Women on The Move group once said, "If we can't trust the Republican women in office to help us, we need a strong Democratic woman and Linda is that lady." With assistance from Women's rights groups and some help from the BLM group she won the Primary and the general election and was sworn in office on January 3rd 2019.

Later in 2020, she hopped into the race for Texas's Senate Seat. She gained notoriety as a meme, and as an easy win for Republicans. She eventually dropped out and focused on her congressional work where she wrote and passed the HPPSO Act through the House with Bipartisan support. She was re-elected and holds her seat as a Blue dot on the Texas Congressional map.

Other Info:
She is Pro Choice, she believes we should have better background checks for weapons, while not banning them entirely. She believes in raising the taxes on the rich, lowering the price for universities, cheaper healthcare, and helping the climate. She leaned towards the top Democratic female candidate in the 2020 Election and supported the Equality Act and supported the Carbon Fund Act, as well as the Fair House Apportionments Act.

In December of 2020, Linda Lazare married her few month sweetheart Rodney Daniels. She kept her name Lazare like a true feminist and is currently three months pregnant.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: (Louisianan)

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Reposted, I did add that she worked in the hospital, along with becoming a staffer for local lawmakers

[Kargintinia]

Here is my app for my second character, William Scott Rogers III, who generally fits the mold of Tester/Schweitzer/Polis/Bullock mountain state moderate Democrats.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance: Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton in “Yellowstone”
Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism.
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD and has publicly discussed this since it was leaked during his campaign. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and coping skills.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-Naive about corruption in DC, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1978 in Great Falls, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near Augusta, Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. Rogers grew up with 4 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. In middle school, he won the National Geographic Bee. He attended Montana State University for his undergraduate degree in agricultural business. During this time, he also served for one year as the national treasurer of the student organization Future Farmers of America. From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. With a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 2001. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began work as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles. During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. Over the years, Rogers became very successful as an attorney and built wealth defending corporations in employment litigation. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana.

In 2011, Rogers was made partner at Brixton, Myers, & Moss, a mid-sized Los Angeles area law firm.

In 2012, Rogers bought a vacation property in Whitefish, Montana. Since then, he has increasingly spent more time there, building up his network and supporting local causes.

In 2014, the Rogers’ changed their primary residence to the Whitefish home. He opened a satellite office for Brixton, Myers, & Moss in Whitefish, and joined the Montana bar by “admission by motion.” That year, he actively supported and campaigned for Senator not-Jon Tester.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Elsie Mae Rogers.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Whitefish, Montana school board.

In 2020, not-Jon Tester decided that he would not seek re-election to Senate due to an ongoing health issue. Democratic leaders, concerned that the seat would go to the Republicans if left open to a heated primary, began their search for a candidate who had a similar background in Montana’s rural agricultural communities. On not-Tester’s own recommendation, Democratic leaders urged Rogers to run and he eventually caved in.

Rogers won a weakly contested primary where the main opponent was a progressive. He then faced a much tighter general election where polling showed him slightly trailing until October, however, his strength in rural communities carried him to victory with a 5% margin. Rogers found the general election campaign very frustrating, especially because somebody leaked his ADHD diagnosis to the media which made him have to do a lot of damage control.

Other Info:

Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending:In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Velahor

Do Not Remove: 84721

Wonder what he thinks of Tenson

[Velahor]

Here is my app for my second character, William Scott Rogers III, who generally fits the mold of Tester/Schweitzer/Polis/Bullock mountain state moderate Democrats.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance: Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton in “Yellowstone”
Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism.
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD and has publicly discussed this since it was leaked during his campaign. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and coping skills.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-Naive about corruption in DC, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1978 in Great Falls, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near Augusta, Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. Rogers grew up with 4 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. In middle school, he won the National Geographic Bee. He attended Montana State University for his undergraduate degree in agricultural business. During this time, he also served for one year as the national treasurer of the student organization Future Farmers of America. From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. With a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 2001. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began work as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles. During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. Over the years, Rogers became very successful as an attorney and built wealth defending corporations in employment litigation. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana.

In 2011, Rogers was made partner at Brixton, Myers, & Moss, a mid-sized Los Angeles area law firm.

In 2012, Rogers bought a vacation property in Whitefish, Montana. Since then, he has increasingly spent more time there, building up his network and supporting local causes.

In 2014, the Rogers’ changed their primary residence to the Whitefish home. He opened a satellite office for Brixton, Myers, & Moss in Whitefish, and joined the Montana bar by “admission by motion.” That year, he actively supported and campaigned for Senator not-Jon Tester.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Elsie Mae Rogers.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Whitefish, Montana school board.

In 2020, not-Jon Tester decided that he would not seek re-election to Senate due to an ongoing health issue. Democratic leaders, concerned that the seat would go to the Republicans if left open to a heated primary, began their search for a candidate who had a similar background in Montana’s rural agricultural communities. On not-Tester’s own recommendation, Democratic leaders urged Rogers to run and he eventually caved in.

Rogers won a weakly contested primary where the main opponent was a progressive. He then faced a much tighter general election where polling showed him slightly trailing until October, however, his strength in rural communities carried him to victory with a 5% margin. Rogers found the general election campaign very frustrating, especially because somebody leaked his ADHD diagnosis to the media which made him have to do a lot of damage control.

Other Info:

Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending:In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Velahor

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Wonder what he thinks of Tenson

That’s probably TBD based on how they interact, though there’s a good chance they would get along fine.

Part of my vision for this character is that his personal relationships with other characters won’t be bound by ideology. Put differently, even though he’s a Democrat, he has no inherent distrust or dislike of Republicans based on their beliefs alone.

If the character gets accepted, I’d say that Tenson’s best chance of making a cross-aisle ally of Rogers would be to act helpful regarding foreign policy in some way. Rogers is not well-versed in FP and is quite insecure about it, while it is one of Tenson’s greatest areas of knowledge.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Wonder what he thinks of Tenson

That’s probably TBD based on how they interact, though there’s a good chance they would get along fine.

Part of my vision for this character is that his personal relationships with other characters won’t be bound by ideology. Put differently, even though he’s a Democrat, he has no inherent distrust or dislike of Republicans based on their beliefs alone.

If the character gets accepted, I’d say that Tenson’s best chance of making a cross-aisle ally of Rogers would be to act helpful regarding foreign policy in some way. Rogers is not well-versed in FP and is quite insecure about it, while it is one of Tenson’s greatest areas of knowledge.

Knowing Tenson's DEFINING foreign policy position in the last Congress, that'll be fun. And ol' Gene Obradovic'll be the polar opposite on the other side of Rogers. And then there's little ol' Carrie with her own views. These will be interesting discussions.

[Velahor]

That’s probably TBD based on how they interact, though there’s a good chance they would get along fine.

Part of my vision for this character is that his personal relationships with other characters won’t be bound by ideology. Put differently, even though he’s a Democrat, he has no inherent distrust or dislike of Republicans based on their beliefs alone.

If the character gets accepted, I’d say that Tenson’s best chance of making a cross-aisle ally of Rogers would be to act helpful regarding foreign policy in some way. Rogers is not well-versed in FP and is quite insecure about it, while it is one of Tenson’s greatest areas of knowledge.

Knowing Tenson's DEFINING foreign policy position in the last Congress, that'll be fun. And ol' Gene Obradovic'll be the polar opposite on the other side of Rogers. And then there's little ol' Carrie with her own views. These will be interesting discussions.

Oh, it will be. Especially because when he’s fresh in Washington, he’s likely to be way too trusting of everybody he meets.

Part of the fun of Rogers as a character will be that I plan on writing him as a subversion of the “young hotshot” trope. He has some of those ingredients, like being young and attractive and a good campaigner; on the other hand, his lack of confidence as a legislator, his disability, and his other flaws will make him have quite the struggle as a freshman Senator.

(He’s also not even close to the youngest Senator Montana has had; Max Baucus was 5 years younger when elected)

[Dentali]

Here is my app for my second character, William Scott Rogers III, who generally fits the mold of Tester/Schweitzer/Polis/Bullock mountain state moderate Democrats.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance:

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Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism (outwardly).
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD and has publicly discussed this since it was leaked during his campaign. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and well-practiced coping skills.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-Naive about corruption in DC, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1978 in Great Falls, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near Augusta, Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. Rogers grew up with 4 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. In middle school, he won the National Geographic Bee. He attended Montana State University for his undergraduate degree in agricultural business. During this time, he also served for one year as the national treasurer of the student organization Future Farmers of America. From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics, though he also felt obligated to work for his father and carry on the "legacy" of their family ranch.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. Within a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 2001. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began work as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles. During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. Over the years, Rogers became very successful as an attorney and built wealth defending corporations in employment litigation. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana.

In 2011, Rogers was made partner at Brixton, Myers, & Moss, a mid-sized Los Angeles area law firm.

In 2012, Rogers bought a vacation property in Whitefish, Montana. Since then, he has increasingly spent more time there, building up his network and supporting local causes.

In 2014, the Rogers’ changed their primary residence to the Whitefish home. He opened a satellite office for Brixton, Myers, & Moss in Whitefish, and joined the Montana bar by “admission by motion.” That year, he actively supported and campaigned for Senator not-Jon Tester.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Elsie Mae Rogers.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Whitefish, Montana school board.

In 2020, not-Jon Tester decided that he would not seek re-election to Senate due to an ongoing health issue. Democratic leaders, concerned that the seat would go to the Republicans if left open to a heated primary, began their search for a candidate who had a similar background in Montana’s rural agricultural communities. On not-Tester’s own recommendation, Democratic leaders urged Rogers to run and he eventually caved in.

Rogers won a weakly contested primary where the main opponent was a progressive. He then faced a much tighter general election where polling showed him slightly trailing until October, however, his strength in rural communities carried him to victory with a 5% margin. Rogers found the general election campaign very frustrating, especially because somebody leaked his ADHD diagnosis to the media which made him have to do a lot of damage control. However, he generally handled it well with the media, citing the need to provide better mental health resources for Montanans and noting the prevalence of the condition in the American population.

Other Info:

Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer. Advocate for improved mental health services.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending: In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

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EDIT: Added a few small details

I really don't see him getting elected without a much more trusted and well known profile in Montana

[Velahor]

Here is my app for my second character, William Scott Rogers III, who generally fits the mold of Tester/Schweitzer/Polis/Bullock mountain state moderate Democrats.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance:

(Image)

Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism (outwardly).
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD and has publicly discussed this since it was leaked during his campaign. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and well-practiced coping skills.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-Naive about corruption in DC, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1978 in Great Falls, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near Augusta, Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. Rogers grew up with 4 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. In middle school, he won the National Geographic Bee. He attended Montana State University for his undergraduate degree in agricultural business. During this time, he also served for one year as the national treasurer of the student organization Future Farmers of America. From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics, though he also felt obligated to work for his father and carry on the "legacy" of their family ranch.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. Within a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 2001. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began work as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles. During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. Over the years, Rogers became very successful as an attorney and built wealth defending corporations in employment litigation. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana.

In 2011, Rogers was made partner at Brixton, Myers, & Moss, a mid-sized Los Angeles area law firm.

In 2012, Rogers bought a vacation property in Whitefish, Montana. Since then, he has increasingly spent more time there, building up his network and supporting local causes.

In 2014, the Rogers’ changed their primary residence to the Whitefish home. He opened a satellite office for Brixton, Myers, & Moss in Whitefish, and joined the Montana bar by “admission by motion.” That year, he actively supported and campaigned for Senator not-Jon Tester.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Elsie Mae Rogers.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Whitefish, Montana school board.

In 2020, not-Jon Tester decided that he would not seek re-election to Senate due to an ongoing health issue. Democratic leaders, concerned that the seat would go to the Republicans if left open to a heated primary, began their search for a candidate who had a similar background in Montana’s rural agricultural communities. On not-Tester’s own recommendation, Democratic leaders urged Rogers to run and he eventually caved in.

Rogers won a weakly contested primary where the main opponent was a progressive. He then faced a much tighter general election where polling showed him slightly trailing until October, however, his strength in rural communities carried him to victory with a 5% margin. Rogers found the general election campaign very frustrating, especially because somebody leaked his ADHD diagnosis to the media which made him have to do a lot of damage control. However, he generally handled it well with the media, citing the need to provide better mental health resources for Montanans and noting the prevalence of the condition in the American population.

Other Info:

Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer. Advocate for improved mental health services.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending: In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

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EDIT: Added a few small details

I really don't see him getting elected without a much more trusted and well known profile in Montana

I see, I will add more detail to his years in Montana, maybe a state-level office.

[New Cobastheia]

I really don't see him getting elected without a much more trusted and well known profile in Montana

I see, I will add more detail to his years in Montana, maybe a state-level office.

I'd also like to mention that I think we're planning on keeping the seats the same, like this character is in the wrong seat for the Montana Dem Senator, he should be getting elected in the 2018 seat rather than the 2020 seat

[Velahor]

I see, I will add more detail to his years in Montana, maybe a state-level office.

I'd also like to mention that I think we're planning on keeping the seats the same, like this character is in the wrong seat for the Montana Dem Senator, he should be getting elected in the 2018 seat rather than the 2020 seat

Got it, that will be fixed too.

[Velahor]

NEW AND IMPROVED WILLIAM ROGERS III APPLICATION

Major changes:
-added family political history
-added State House seat
-added failed State Senate campaign
-made ADHD diagnosis not publicly disclosed
-added state Democratic Party chairmanship
-added campaign management of not-Rob Quist
-set his election back to 2018 to align with the Democratic Montana Senate seat

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Velahor
Character Name: William Scott Rogers III
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 44
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Montana (2020-present)

Appearance:

Character State of Origin: Montana
Character State of Residence: Montana
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:
-Youthful, attractive and ambitious.
-A very strong ideological fit in Montana.
-Exudes professionalism (outwardly).
-While generally a moderate Democrat, his rhetoric has notes of populism that are attractive to the same type of voters who voted in 2016 for both Wolf and not-Governor Bullock.
-Very pragmatic and reasonable.
-Good at campaigning, has a lot of campaign trail stamina.
-Name recognition
-Has overcome several electoral failures to finally be elected to the Senate

Main Weaknesses:
-He is a better campaigner than legislator. He honestly does not know what to do now that he’s elected.
-Long-standing feud with family is not public knowledge, but is a major personal distraction.
-Suffers from ADHD, but it is not publicly disclosed. Symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, and rejection sensitive dysphoria hamper his administrative effectiveness, but they are somewhat mitigated by medication and well-practiced coping skills. He is concerned that someone may eventually leak his diagnosis publicly.
-Not a great team player, and a bit of a loner. Rogers prefers to take on most projects alone.
-He is pretty new to the Senate and an overly trusting person, and thus is easily manipulated by party elites. Though this may change as he gains wisdom and experience.
-Not very appealing to hard-left progressives.
-Very lacking in foreign policy knowledge.
-Grandfather & uncle were notable as Republicans, but he is a Democrat.

Career History:
-United States Senator from Montana (2018-present)
-Campaign Manager for not-Rob Quist (2017)
-Chairman of the Montana Democratic Party (2016-2017)
-Candidate for Montana State Senate District 31 (2014)
-Montana State Representative, House District 61 (2012-2014)
-Associate Attorney at Marshall & Marshall LLP, Bozeman, MT (2007-2016)
-Associate Attorney at Brixton, Myers, & Moss LLP, Los Angeles, CA (2001-2007)
-Law Degree at UCLA (1998-2001)
-Sales Representative at Wonderful Pistachio Company, Los Angeles, CA (1997-1998)
-Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness at Montana State University (1993-1997)

Biography:
William Scott Rogers III was born on July 29, 1976 in Bozeman, Montana and raised on the Lazy R Ranch near , Montana. It is one of America’s largest working cattle ranches, the ranch has been in the family for five generations. His late grandfather, William Rogers Sr. was a one-term Congressman in the 1970’s and a longtime Republican state senator in what is now State Senate District 9. His uncle was also briefly a Republican state house member. His father was not politically-inclined but was well-known for his business acumen in managing his ranch. Rogers grew up with 3 younger siblings. He was raised in a Republican household but was by all means the black sheep of the family.

Rogers experienced scholastic issues early due to ADHD symptoms but with the assistance of a Gifted & Talented school program was able to play into his strengths and become a successful student. At the end of his senior year of high school, he was selected as State President of the youth organization Future Farmers of America, which provided him with many opportunities to travel around Montana and meet all sorts of people from the From a young age, Rogers wanted a career in politics, though he also felt obligated to work for his father and carry on the "legacy" of their family ranch.

Rogers returned to the family ranch and began working under his father. Within a year, a feud brewed between Rogers and his parents over his relationship with his fiancee, his role on the ranch, political differences, and financial concerns. After one particularly heated argument, Rogers packed his bags and left with his college girlfriend for her home state of California. He has mostly cut ties with his parents, however, he still has a strong relationship with his younger brother who lives on the ranch.

After briefly working for the Wonderful Pistachio company as a sales representative, Rogers enrolled in UCLA Law School in 1998. While law school was very challenging for Rogers, he managed to finish it, pass the bar, and began working as corporate employment attorney in Los Angeles at . During this time, he married Kate Summers, his long-time girlfriend who he met at Montana State. While in Los Angeles, Rogers occasionally donated to local Democratic candidates in both California and Montana. He proved to be a valuable asset to his firm as an attorney. He was particularly good at bringing in new clients and at making an impression on a judge with sharp legal knowledge.

In 2007, Rogers returned to Montana, buying a home in Bozeman. He was quickly was admitted to the Montana bar by “admission by motion” and was hired by one of Montana’s leading law firms. He also registered with the Montana Democratic Party.

In 2012, Rogers was elected as a Democrat to State House District 61. The campaign had a significantly larger budget than its competitors, and the win can mostly be credited for that. He was mostly a do-nothing State Representative during these two short years.

In 2014, Rogers decided to make the jump to State Senate and ran Democratic primary for State Senate District 31. This time he was very competitive. This caught the attention of the media. The Bozeman Chronicle ran a front-page article titled “GONE ROGUE” about how he had left his family’s ranch, become a successful attorney, and now was a growing star on the Democratic side. Rogers felt pretty hurt that his dirty laundry was aired out as it was, but he pressed on, and the publicity surely helped. He won the nomination from the Democratic Party, and received campaign endorsements from major Montana Democrats, but fell short in the general election by 2%.

In 2015, the Rogers’ had twins, son Walter Rogers IV and daughter Ella Anne Rogers.

In 2016, Rogers was elected as Chairman of the Montana Democratic Party after an extensive push for the nomination at the convention by an informal group that that was dubbed the “cowboy caucus,” a group of rural Democrats in the agriculture industry who were trying to keep hard-line environmentalist elements out of the state party. He resigned from his law firm position.

In 2017, Rogers’ wife Kate was elected to the Bozeman, Montana school board. Rogers was floated as a candidate for the 2017 Montana Special Election for the At-Large House district, but he opted to remain in the state party chairmanship and instead assisted in managing the campaign of not-Rob Quist. While the not-Quist campaign was not successful, the creative strategies used for the campaign were noticed by national-level Democratic strategists, who began contacting Rogers about personally running for office. But he was hesitant after how hard his 2014 loss was on him.

In 2018, not-Jon Tester was presumed to be the nominee for the Democrats, when a health condition rendered not-Tester unable to run. Rogers was unsure about campaigning for Senate with only two years of State House experience and a party chairmanship under his belt. But he took the leap, and luckily, the connections he formed through not-Tester and while working on the not-Quist campaign helped him earn large donors, which began to build up the campaign’s war chest quite nicely. Rogers won a closely-contested Democratic primary.

He then faced not-Matt Rosendale in the general election. Rogers began criticizing not-Rosendale for not being from Montana and being out of touch with the state’s values. While Rogers ended up pulling out the win, he did not fare near as well as not-Tester would have, only beating not-Rosendale by 1.8%.

Since his election to the Senate in 2018, he has mostly voted the same as not-Tester would. He has not yet proposed any legislation, and has only really co-sponsored a few mostly symbolic bills.

Other Info:

Views (not public unless otherwise stated):

Healthcare: Supports ACA. Supports additional healthcare reforms. Does not support single-payer. Advocate for improved mental health services.

Climate Change: Supports climate regulations in general but will oppose any regulations that he thinks will hurt agriculture. Long-term goal of replacing income taxes with carbon taxes on factory emissions (not disclosed publicly).

Abortion: Pro-Choice, but not looking to push to expand abortion beyond Roe v. Wade.

Foreign Policy: Lacking in foreign policy expertise, he will likely rely on voting along with the party line.

Immigration: Very moderate on immigration, supports existing controls but does not support border wall, willing to increase yearly immigrant numbers.

Trade: Moderate-to-free on trade, except with China, where he takes a more protectionist stance.

Gun Control: One of the most pro-gun Democrats in the Senate, but he does support background checks and limited red flag laws.

Civil Liberties: Supports cannabis legalization. Supports LGBTQ rights. Supports police reform (but doesn’t call it “defunding”.)

Taxation & Spending: In the short-term, he generally supports Democratic spending and taxation plans, though he would prefer to see a shift in spending priorities to “growth-oriented spending.” In the long term (though this isn’t mentioned publicly), he would like to see the sources of revenue shifted from income tax to other types of taxes. He is in favor of big spending for infrastructure repair. He supports agricultural subsidies. Basically, he is a typical Democrat in practice, but more focused on economic growth in theory.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Velahor

Do Not Remove: 84721