America the Beautiful: An American Political RP (OOC)

[New Cobastheia]

Fixed this.



Oh, sorry, posted an old draft of the bio in the first place that I didn't properly edit so I messed up the engineering/biological science a thing.



Should have clarified she returned to Wisconsin as soon as she graduated, fixed that.



Wisconsin's 2nd Assembly District has gone Republican at least 15 percentage points in every election since 1994 except 2008. I probably should have should have put down 1st instead of 2nd for the senate district, because that was the race that happened in 2010, while 2nd happened in 2008 and contains the 2nd assembly district but the 2nd senate district went flat out uncontested in 2008. As for the 1st, that was R +20 in 2010, which is what I've changed her to, plus emphasizing economic moderation.



Fixed this, I think. But I don't think aging up is necessary, the timing of her political career is largely modelled on Krysten Sinema's, the only early thing is state house in 2002 instead of 2004. (which I changed to make sure the state senate elections align properly)

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Serah Kurian
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 44 (June 21, 1976)
Character Height: 5'7
Character Weight: 136 Pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate Wisconsin Senate Special Election (2021), Representative for Wisconsin's 8th (2013-), State Senator for Wisconsin's 1st Senate District (2011-2013), State Assembly for Wisconsin's 2nd (2003-2011), Air Force Reserve (2000-), Aerospace Engineer (1999-2005)
Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin
Character State of Residence: Wisconsin
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (2002-), Reform (1999-2002)


Main Strengths and Weaknesses:

Sereh is an intelligent, photogenic woman that is unafraid of political confrontation and opportunistic behavior. These are characteristics, that have advanced her career and seen her develop a strong online following, but has also fed into her ego, which can lead to her overplaying her hand. Her notability also makes lightning rod for liberal ire, despite being, ideologically, very much a run of the mill republican with some technocratic leanings, even as she has her story of baptism in her youth to appeal to evangelicals. Combined, she has decent support from social conservatives and strong suburban appeal. Since her first foray into politics was outside of the two major parties, she also has a inkling of what swings and motivates voters alienated from both parties. An air force reserve woman and an strong advocate for the use of America's hard power, has also won her support among warhawks. The support she gets in one form, however can come back in significant opposition. Part of having a strong social media presence as a republican means aligning one's self with the trends of conservative youth, which has naturally made her culture warrior of a type that is particularly offensive to social liberals and naturally her advocacy for military power makes her run afoul of committed anti-war activists.

Biography:

Serah Kurian was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 21st, 1976 to Nisha and Isaac Kurian, an educated Indian Christian couple that immigrated to Wisconsin from Kerala, India. Soon She was born, her father, educated as an engineer, would relocate the family to Virginia, where her father accepted a very well paying job in marine engineering. She'd grow up both very privileged and assured in her intelligence. Serah, despite being an excellent student, would frequently get into conflicts with peers, though she'd usually come out ahead. She would, however, develop an internal feelings of insecurity and emptiness, usually quenched by praise from others. Originally. she intended to simply follow in her father's foot steps by pursuing a career in STEM, graduating with high honors in aerospace engineering from MIT. However, during her studies, she'd get baptized and adopt a strong evangelical Christian faith, which would be followed by feeling a calling to serve her country through the military and then politics.

As such, after graduating she would move back to Wisconsin and join the Air Force Reserve, being among the air force's first drone pilots, even as she worked for as a independent contractor in the aerospace engineer field outside of reserve duties. Her political career had began in 1999 with her joining the reform party to help (non-Buchanan) win the nomination of the party for the 2000 election. Originally starting out with paleoconservative beliefs, which lead to her being strongly social conservative, but also economically moderate, 9/11 pushed her toward a more mainstream, neoconservative alignment on foreign policy, which would eventually see her leave Reform for the Republican Party in 2002. At the state level after a few years of being an effective organizer for socially conservative, yet economically moderate causes in Green Bay, She was able to reach an agreement to an agreement with the incumbent in the 2nd assembly district that he'd run for the 1st senate seat and she'd get his support, as a Republican, for his assembly seat. She'd win the seat in an uncontested primary. During her tenure in office, she was a vocally socially conservative republican, insisting, that she was in fact, the most conservative of her caucus, despite being notably personable with democrats and could negotiate along economic lines. By 2010, she had begun aligning with the TEA party movement and primaried the state senator she had once made a deal with from his right and took his seat, taking advantage of the larger rise of the TEA party. It was at this point she was recognized nationally by the more conservative elements of the republican party as a rising star and would end up marrying a D.C. Lobbyist in 2010, though she'd keep her name.

In 2012, she'd run in brutal primary against her republican opponent, with both campaigns insinuating the homosexuality of the other, but Sereh would come out ahead ahead in the 2012 election. She's been a loyal republican partisan, though is an advocate of conservative market friendly government that does more than just cut taxes, but establish market friendly programs. In 2014, she and (not-Rubio) presented a proposal to congress intended to formalize, regulate and promote ISA's, or income share agreements, in which students could help fund their education by selling 'shares' in their future earnings. The plan was built around a model that a few new startups have taken up in response to the opportunities created by the developing student debt crisis, based on a concept first envisioned by Milton Friedman in the 1950s. She also backed the (not-rubio) paid family plan in 2018.

She also uses every opportunity she can to speak to the media and speak at events to raise her profile. As a reservist, that has mostly meant being contacted by television channels to give her hawkish thoughts about the use of military force and is perhaps the most prominent advocate of drone warfare in Washington D.C. Her political ambitions, obviously, are not limited to the house. She's wanted to run for the senate, in the hopes it could position her to one day be on a presidential ticket, but hasn't had any opportunities to do so without having to challenge an incumbent. With the passing of Jon Ronson, she's been given an excellent opportunity to slip into the senate, and has declared her intention to run for the seat.

Other Info:

Two daughters, born in 2011 and 2012

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She needs more weaknesses mate.

I'll also just add in a minor note, but I'd suggest either changing the racial background of the character to having one Indian parent and one White parent or changing the character model, mainly given that Tusli Gabbard doesn't exactly look like someone with two parents from South India

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where does he stand on issues?

He is fairly moderate but stands with the establishment on many issues. He believes in reforming the republican party, moving it away from the likes of Reagan and Wolf, to people like Bobby Jindal, Susan Collins, Mitt Romney. He is fairly conservative on issues like abortion and gay marriage but is moderate on Immigration, and Gun Rights. If there are any in particular you'd like to know, I can explain more in the app.

Yea you can say "standard conservative in the vein of XYZ with the exception of ABC"

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar

Character Name: Hugo Fitzgerald

Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 48
Character Height: 6’ 3”
Character Weight: 224 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job:
US Representative for Texas’ 29th District (2021-present)
Mayor of Pasadena, Texas (2013-2020)
Houston City Council Member (2008-2013)
Law Assistant/ Lawyer (1999-2008)

Character Country/State of Birth: Texas

Character State of Residence: Texas/ District of Columbia

Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Appealing to Minorities, Open Support for Bipartisanship, Supported by Most Liberals, Passionate
Main Weaknesses: Disliked by Hardline Progressives, Lack of Experience on Federal Level, Fairly Naive, Not Well Known (for now…muwhahahahah)

Biography:
Hugo Fitzgerald was born in eastern Houston, Texas on August 22, 1973 to a Black mother and a Latino father. Growing up, his father dealt with a drug addiction, which would force him to be absent from Hugo’s life up until his teenage years when he finally managed to largely overcome his addiction.

Growing up on the east side of Houston, his family was rather impoverished, though Hugo would still do rather well in school, despite the many challenges that he faced. His experiences in an impoverished area and an underfunded school would contribute to his modern day views of education.

Around his teenage years, he would begin to develop an interest in politics, as he began to frequent news from Washington DC during the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and [not- H.W. Bush]. He would also gain in interest in law and the different practices of the court system, interests that would stick with him and carry him towards a full education. Hugo would eventually graduate from high school in 1992, and afterwards he would pursue a Political Science major at Texas Southern University. After completing his five years in university, he would move on to go to law school at the University of Texas at Austin.

After completing his four years in law school and earning his law degree, Hugo would secure his first job at a law firm in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston not too far from where he grew up. He kept his eye on the American political scene as it had evolved. Within the law firm, Hugo would provide legal advice to various clients, and sometimes even defend or prosecute in court. There was one particular case in 2005 the Hugo holds as a pinnacle of his legal career, where he was able to score a victory for the family of a Latino man who had been wrongfully murdered by the Pasadena Police Department.

Otherwise, his legal career was rather bland, and he began to explore the option of running for some local public office around 2007. In 2008, inspired in part by the Presidential campaign of Baharia, Hugo would decide to run for Houston City Council, a pretty low-level public office to start off with, and after rather vigorous campaign (at least compared to how low level the office is) based off of helping to bring improvements to Houston’s public transport and reforms to the police, among other things, he would successfully win his election and gain a seat on the council. While on the council, he would accomplish many of the things that he had set out to do, along with Houston Mayors [not- Bill White] and [not-Annise Parker].

By 2013, Hugo felt he had done the most that he could as a member of the City Council, plus he also desired a higher office. Luckily for him, the mayor of Pasadena declared his resignation due to a number of corruption and embezzlement scandals, which meant that emergency elections had to be held. Hugo saw the opportunity and swooped into the race, campaigning off of building off of the progress he helped bring to Houston and bring it to Pasadena. This, combined with a few gaffes by his opponents, would lead to him coming out victorious in the election.

As mayor, Hugo would waste no time in attempting to implement his agenda, passing new laws to further limit air and water pollutants, redevelop a good amount of the city’s aging infrastructure, better protect against the threat of flooding (especially after Hurricane Harvey), and subsidize small businesses. All in all, Hugo was well liked as Mayor, and rightfully so, as he was able to accomplish quite a lot in his time as Mayor.

In 2018, Hugo had his eye on the 29th Congressional District Election, and after some contemplation, decided to run. He campaigned on his successes as Mayor and made some wider promises of reforms. Hugo battled fiercely with the incumbent, [not- Gene Green], as well as another prominent candidate for the position, [not-Sylvia Garcia], and in the primary, Hugo would finish second, barely edging [not-Garcia] and falling behind [not-Green] by only 2.1 percentage points in a thrilling election. After, Hugo would return to his position as Mayor of Pasadena.

Hugo continued to serve as Mayor of Pasadena, and during his last year, while unrest gripped the nation after the unjust death of [not-George Floyd], would manage quite well, earning praise from some of his constituents, but that itch to seek a higher office never truly went away, and by 2020, Hugo would again decide to run for the 29th District, as [not-Green] had announced he would not seek another term and would retire after 2020. Hugo once again faced [not-Garcia], in the primary, though this time Hugo would manage to secure the victory. He would go on to win the District with ease from there, winning 71.1% of the vote.

Now in the US House, Hugo plans on wasting no time and fulfilling his campaign promises, hoping to bring a newfound prosperity to not just his homeland of Southeast Texas, but across America.

Other Info:
Of Mixed Heritage (African American, Latino), married with 2 children

Views:

• Healthcare: Supports Bahariacare, supportive of expansion of healthcare access and lowered prescription costs; against single-payer
  
• Climate Change: Supportive of environmental regulations, supportive of Carbon taxes, wary of over-regulation
  
• Abortion: Pro-Choice, Doesn't aim to expand beyond Roe v. Wade
  
• Immigration: Supportive of easier immigration, against border wall, willing to allow more immigrants in
  
• Education: Supportive of increased educational funding, mostly supportive of CRT, supportive of the promotion of egalitarianism and unity in education
  
• Foreign Policy: Supportive of withdrawal from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Afghanistan, supportive of limited presence in Syria), increased cooperation with other nations, anti-PRC
  
• Trade: Mostly supportive of free trade, protectionist when it comes to Chinese trade.
  
• Gun Control: Supportive of closing the gun show loophole, open to other, within reason restrictions
  
• Civil Liberties: Supportive of cannabis decriminalization and legalization of medical cannabis, pro-LGBTQ+, Supportive of "common sense policing reforms" (as he puts it)
  
• Taxation: Supportive of lower taxes on middle to low income people and families, mostly supportive of increased taxes on the upper 1%, supprortive of carbon tax
  
• Welfare: Supportive of medium sized welfare state, expansion of Social Security access

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[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Ok, so changed ethnic background, tried to add two more weaknesses.

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Serah Kurian
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 44 (June 21, 1976)
Character Height: 5'7
Character Weight: 136 Pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate Wisconsin Senate Special Election (2021), Representative for Wisconsin's 8th (2013-), State Senator for Wisconsin's 1st Senate District (2011-2013), State Assembly for Wisconsin's 2nd (2003-2011), Air Force Reserve (2000-), Aerospace Engineer (1999-2005)
Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin
Character State of Residence: Wisconsin
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (2002-), Reform (1999-2002)


Main Strengths and Weaknesses:

Sereh is an intelligent, photogenic woman that is unafraid of political confrontation and opportunistic behavior. These are characteristics, that have advanced her career and seen her develop a strong online following, but has also fed into her ego, which can lead to her overplaying her hand. Her notability also makes lightning rod for liberal ire, despite being, ideologically, very much a run of the mill republican with some technocratic leanings, even as she has her story of baptism in her youth to appeal to evangelicals. Combined, she has decent support from social conservatives and strong suburban appeal. Since her first foray into politics was outside of the two major parties, she also has a inkling of what swings and motivates voters alienated from both parties. An air force reserve woman and an strong advocate for the use of America's hard power, has also won her support among warhawks. The support she gets in one form, however can come back in significant opposition. Part of having a strong social media presence as a republican means aligning one's self with the trends of conservative youth, which has naturally made her culture warrior of a type that is particularly offensive to social liberals and naturally her advocacy for military power makes her run afoul of committed anti-war activists. Has a tendency for her hawkishness, especially on china, to devolve into clash of civilizations rethoric that can be unbecoming for someone who usually frames them self as a mainstream republican. Additionally, her strong social media support can be somewhat of a double edged sword, as it frequently means being damned by the praise of far-right figures that make questions of the actual extent of her change from her days as a (not-buchanan) supporter more akward.

Biography:

Serah Kurian was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 21st, 1976 to Isaac Kurian and Susan Kurian (nee Krueger), an Indian immigrant father from Kerala and a deeply rooted Wisconsinite mother who's family immigrated from Germany in the 1880s. They met in Virginia in the early 70s, Isaac a foreign student and Susan the daughter of a notable small business family in Green Bay, who was part of the first class of women enrolled in the University of Virginia in 1970. After graduation, Isaac Kurian would move to Green Bay with Susan to marry her. There, they'd have Serah, but in 1978, they'd move back to Virginia due to her father, educated as an engineer, getting a high paying job offer in marine engineering.

Sereh would grow up both very privileged and assured in her intelligence, however despite this and being an excellent student, she would frequently get into conflicts with peers, though she'd usually come out ahead. She would, however, develop internal feelings of insecurity and emptiness, usually quenched by praise from others. Originally she intended to simply follow in her father's foot steps by pursuing a career in STEM, graduating with high honors in aerospace engineering from MIT. However, during her studies, she'd get baptized and adopt a strong evangelical Christian faith, which would be followed by feeling a calling to serve her country through the military and then politics.

As such, after graduating she would move back to Wisconsin and join the Air Force Reserve, being among the air force's first drone pilots, even as she worked for as a independent contractor in the aerospace engineer field outside of reserve duties. Her political career had began in 1999 with her joining the Reform party to help (non-Buchanan) win the nomination of the party for the 2000 election. Originally starting out with paleoconservative beliefs, which lead to her being strongly social conservative, but also economically moderate, 9/11 pushed her toward a more mainstream, neoconservative alignment on foreign policy, which would eventually see her leave Reform for the Republican Party in 2002. At the state level after a few years of being an effective organizer for socially conservative, yet economically moderate causes in Green Bay, using her family's connections on her mother's side to aid her. She was able to reach an agreement to an agreement with the incumbent in the 2nd assembly district that he'd run for the 1st senate seat and she'd get his support, as a Republican, for his assembly seat. She'd win the seat in an uncontested primary. During her tenure in office, she was a vocally socially conservative republican, insisting, that she was in fact, the most conservative of her caucus, despite being notably personable with democrats and could negotiate along economic lines. By 2010, she had begun aligning with the TEA party movement and primaried the state senator she had once made a deal with from his right and took his seat, taking advantage of the larger rise of the TEA party. It was at this point she was recognized nationally by the more conservative elements of the republican party as a rising star and would end up marrying a D.C. Lobbyist in 2010, though she'd keep her name.

In 2012, she'd run in brutal primary against her republican opponent, with both campaigns insinuating the homosexuality of the other, but Sereh would come out ahead ahead in the 2012 election. She's been a loyal republican partisan, though is an advocate of conservative market friendly government that does more than just cut taxes, but establish market friendly programs. In 2014, she and (not-Rubio) presented a proposal to congress intended to formalize, regulate and promote ISA's, or income share agreements, in which students could help fund their education by selling 'shares' in their future earnings. The plan was built around a model that a few new startups have taken up in response to the opportunities created by the developing student debt crisis, based on a concept first envisioned by Milton Friedman in the 1950s. She also backed the (not-rubio) paid family plan in 2018.

She also uses every opportunity she can to speak to the media and speak at events to raise her profile. As a reservist, that has mostly meant being contacted by television channels to give her hawkish thoughts about the use of military force and is perhaps the most prominent advocate of drone warfare in Washington D.C. Her political ambitions, obviously, are not limited to the house. She's wanted to run for the senate, in the hopes it could position her to one day be on a presidential ticket, but hasn't had any opportunities to do so without having to challenge an incumbent. With the passing of Jon Ronson, she's been given an excellent opportunity to slip into the senate, and has declared her intention to run for the seat.

Other Info:

Two daughters, born in 2011 and 2012

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar

Character Name: Hugo Fitzgerald

Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 48
Character Height: 6’ 3”
Character Weight: 224 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job:
US Representative for Texas’ 29th District (2021-present)
Mayor of Pasadena, Texas (2013-2020)
Houston City Council Member (2008-2013)
Law Assistant/ Lawyer (1999-2008)

Character Country/State of Birth: Texas

Character State of Residence: Texas/ District of Columbia

Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Appealing to Minorities, Open Support for Bipartisanship, Supported by Most Liberals, Passionate
Main Weaknesses: Disliked by Hardline Progressives, Lack of Experience on Federal Level, Fairly Naive, Not Well Known (for now…muwhahahahah)

Biography:
Hugo Fitzgerald was born in eastern Houston, Texas on August 22, 1973 to a Black mother and a Latino father. Growing up, his father dealt with a drug addiction, which would force him to be absent from Hugo’s life up until his teenage years when he finally managed to largely overcome his addiction.

Growing up on the east side of Houston, his family was rather impoverished, though Hugo would still do rather well in school, despite the many challenges that he faced. His experiences in an impoverished area and an underfunded school would contribute to his modern day views of education.

Around his teenage years, he would begin to develop an interest in politics, as he began to frequent news from Washington DC during the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and [not- H.W. Bush]. He would also gain in interest in law and the different practices of the court system, interests that would stick with him and carry him towards a full education. Hugo would eventually graduate from high school in 1992, and afterwards he would pursue a Political Science major at Texas Southern University. After completing his five years in university, he would move on to go to law school at the University of Texas at Austin.

After completing his four years in law school and earning his law degree, Hugo would secure his first job at a law firm in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston not too far from where he grew up. He kept his eye on the American political scene as it had evolved. Within the law firm, Hugo would provide legal advice to various clients, and sometimes even defend or prosecute in court. There was one particular case in 2005 the Hugo holds as a pinnacle of his legal career, where he was able to score a victory for the family of a Latino man who had been wrongfully murdered by the Pasadena Police Department.

Otherwise, his legal career was rather bland, and he began to explore the option of running for some local public office around 2007. In 2008, inspired in part by the Presidential campaign of Baharia, Hugo would decide to run for Houston City Council, a pretty low-level public office to start off with, and after rather vigorous campaign (at least compared to how low level the office is) based off of helping to bring improvements to Houston’s public transport and reforms to the police, among other things, he would successfully win his election and gain a seat on the council. While on the council, he would accomplish many of the things that he had set out to do, along with Houston Mayors [not- Bill White] and [not-Annise Parker].

By 2013, Hugo felt he had done the most that he could as a member of the City Council, plus he also desired a higher office. Luckily for him, the mayor of Pasadena declared his resignation due to a number of corruption and embezzlement scandals, which meant that emergency elections had to be held. Hugo saw the opportunity and swooped into the race, campaigning off of building off of the progress he helped bring to Houston and bring it to Pasadena. This, combined with a few gaffes by his opponents, would lead to him coming out victorious in the election.

As mayor, Hugo would waste no time in attempting to implement his agenda, passing new laws to further limit air and water pollutants, redevelop a good amount of the city’s aging infrastructure, better protect against the threat of flooding (especially after Hurricane Harvey), and subsidize small businesses. All in all, Hugo was well liked as Mayor, and rightfully so, as he was able to accomplish quite a lot in his time as Mayor.

In 2018, Hugo had his eye on the 29th Congressional District Election, and after some contemplation, decided to run. He campaigned on his successes as Mayor and made some wider promises of reforms. Hugo battled fiercely with the incumbent, [not- Gene Green], as well as another prominent candidate for the position, [not-Sylvia Garcia], and in the primary, Hugo would finish second, barely edging [not-Garcia] and falling behind [not-Green] by only 2.1 percentage points in a thrilling election. After, Hugo would return to his position as Mayor of Pasadena.

Hugo continued to serve as Mayor of Pasadena, and during his last year, while unrest gripped the nation after the unjust death of [not-George Floyd], would manage quite well, earning praise from some of his constituents, but that itch to seek a higher office never truly went away, and by 2020, Hugo would again decide to run for the 29th District, as [not-Green] had announced he would not seek another term and would retire after 2020. Hugo once again faced [not-Garcia], in the primary, though this time Hugo would manage to secure the victory. He would go on to win the District with ease from there, winning 71.1% of the vote.

Now in the US House, Hugo plans on wasting no time and fulfilling his campaign promises, hoping to bring a newfound prosperity to not just his homeland of Southeast Texas, but across America.

Other Info:
Of Mixed Heritage (African American, Latino), married with 2 children

Views:

• Healthcare: Supports Bahariacare, supportive of expansion of healthcare access and lowered prescription costs; against single-payer
  
• Climate Change: Supportive of environmental regulations, supportive of Carbon taxes, wary of over-regulation
  
• Abortion: Pro-Choice, Doesn't aim to expand beyond Roe v. Wade
  
• Immigration: Supportive of easier immigration, against border wall, willing to allow more immigrants in
  
• Education: Supportive of increased educational funding, mostly supportive of CRT, supportive of the promotion of egalitarianism and unity in education
  
• Foreign Policy: Supportive of withdrawal from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Afghanistan, supportive of limited presence in Syria), increased cooperation with other nations, anti-PRC
  
• Trade: Mostly supportive of free trade, protectionist when it comes to Chinese trade.
  
• Gun Control: Supportive of closing the gun show loophole, open to other, within reason restrictions
  
• Civil Liberties: Supportive of cannabis decriminalization and legalization of medical cannabis, pro-LGBTQ+, Supportive of "common sense policing reforms" (as he puts it)
  
• Taxation: Supportive of lower taxes on middle to low income people and families, mostly supportive of increased taxes on the upper 1%, supprortive of carbon tax
  
• Welfare: Supportive of medium sized welfare state, expansion of Social Security access

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I'm really happy with this guy but we try and get multi admin approval. Also he needs a character model

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar

Character Name: Hugo Fitzgerald

Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 48
Character Height: 6’ 3”
Character Weight: 224 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job:
US Representative for Texas’ 29th District (2021-present)
Mayor of Pasadena, Texas (2013-2020)
Houston City Council Member (2008-2013)
Law Assistant/ Lawyer (1999-2008)

Character Country/State of Birth: Texas

Character State of Residence: Texas/ District of Columbia

Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Appealing to Minorities, Open Support for Bipartisanship, Supported by Most Liberals, Passionate
Main Weaknesses: Disliked by Hardline Progressives, Lack of Experience on Federal Level, Fairly Naive, Not Well Known (for now…muwhahahahah)

Biography:
Hugo Fitzgerald was born in eastern Houston, Texas on August 22, 1973 to a Black mother and a Latino father. Growing up, his father dealt with a drug addiction, which would force him to be absent from Hugo’s life up until his teenage years when he finally managed to largely overcome his addiction.

Growing up on the east side of Houston, his family was rather impoverished, though Hugo would still do rather well in school, despite the many challenges that he faced. His experiences in an impoverished area and an underfunded school would contribute to his modern day views of education.

Around his teenage years, he would begin to develop an interest in politics, as he began to frequent news from Washington DC during the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and [not- H.W. Bush]. He would also gain in interest in law and the different practices of the court system, interests that would stick with him and carry him towards a full education. Hugo would eventually graduate from high school in 1992, and afterwards he would pursue a Political Science major at Texas Southern University. After completing his five years in university, he would move on to go to law school at the University of Texas at Austin.

After completing his four years in law school and earning his law degree, Hugo would secure his first job at a law firm in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston not too far from where he grew up. He kept his eye on the American political scene as it had evolved. Within the law firm, Hugo would provide legal advice to various clients, and sometimes even defend or prosecute in court. There was one particular case in 2005 the Hugo holds as a pinnacle of his legal career, where he was able to score a victory for the family of a Latino man who had been wrongfully murdered by the Pasadena Police Department.

Otherwise, his legal career was rather bland, and he began to explore the option of running for some local public office around 2007. In 2008, inspired in part by the Presidential campaign of Baharia, Hugo would decide to run for Houston City Council, a pretty low-level public office to start off with, and after rather vigorous campaign (at least compared to how low level the office is) based off of helping to bring improvements to Houston’s public transport and reforms to the police, among other things, he would successfully win his election and gain a seat on the council. While on the council, he would accomplish many of the things that he had set out to do, along with Houston Mayors [not- Bill White] and [not-Annise Parker].

By 2013, Hugo felt he had done the most that he could as a member of the City Council, plus he also desired a higher office. Luckily for him, the mayor of Pasadena declared his resignation due to a number of corruption and embezzlement scandals, which meant that emergency elections had to be held. Hugo saw the opportunity and swooped into the race, campaigning off of building off of the progress he helped bring to Houston and bring it to Pasadena. This, combined with a few gaffes by his opponents, would lead to him coming out victorious in the election.

As mayor, Hugo would waste no time in attempting to implement his agenda, passing new laws to further limit air and water pollutants, redevelop a good amount of the city’s aging infrastructure, better protect against the threat of flooding (especially after Hurricane Harvey), and subsidize small businesses. All in all, Hugo was well liked as Mayor, and rightfully so, as he was able to accomplish quite a lot in his time as Mayor.

In 2018, Hugo had his eye on the 29th Congressional District Election, and after some contemplation, decided to run. He campaigned on his successes as Mayor and made some wider promises of reforms. Hugo battled fiercely with the incumbent, [not- Gene Green], as well as another prominent candidate for the position, [not-Sylvia Garcia], and in the primary, Hugo would finish second, barely edging [not-Garcia] and falling behind [not-Green] by only 2.1 percentage points in a thrilling election. After, Hugo would return to his position as Mayor of Pasadena.

Hugo continued to serve as Mayor of Pasadena, and during his last year, while unrest gripped the nation after the unjust death of [not-George Floyd], would manage quite well, earning praise from some of his constituents, but that itch to seek a higher office never truly went away, and by 2020, Hugo would again decide to run for the 29th District, as [not-Green] had announced he would not seek another term and would retire after 2020. Hugo once again faced [not-Garcia], in the primary, though this time Hugo would manage to secure the victory. He would go on to win the District with ease from there, winning 71.1% of the vote.

Now in the US House, Hugo plans on wasting no time and fulfilling his campaign promises, hoping to bring a newfound prosperity to not just his homeland of Southeast Texas, but across America.

Other Info:
Of Mixed Heritage (African American, Latino), married with 2 children

Views:

• Healthcare: Supports Bahariacare, supportive of expansion of healthcare access and lowered prescription costs; against single-payer
  
• Climate Change: Supportive of environmental regulations, supportive of Carbon taxes, wary of over-regulation
  
• Abortion: Pro-Choice, Doesn't aim to expand beyond Roe v. Wade
  
• Immigration: Supportive of easier immigration, against border wall, willing to allow more immigrants in
  
• Education: Supportive of increased educational funding, mostly supportive of CRT, supportive of the promotion of egalitarianism and unity in education
  
• Foreign Policy: Supportive of withdrawal from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Afghanistan, supportive of limited presence in Syria), increased cooperation with other nations, anti-PRC
  
• Trade: Mostly supportive of free trade, protectionist when it comes to Chinese trade.
  
• Gun Control: Supportive of closing the gun show loophole, open to other, within reason restrictions
  
• Civil Liberties: Supportive of cannabis decriminalization and legalization of medical cannabis, pro-LGBTQ+, Supportive of "common sense policing reforms" (as he puts it)
  
• Taxation: Supportive of lower taxes on middle to low income people and families, mostly supportive of increased taxes on the upper 1%, supprortive of carbon tax
  
• Welfare: Supportive of medium sized welfare state, expansion of Social Security access

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I'm really happy with this guy but we try and get multi admin approval. Also he needs a character model

Not sure how the images got messed up, but it should be fixed now

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Republic of Deblar

Character Name: Hugo Fitzgerald

Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 48
Character Height: 6’ 3”
Character Weight: 224 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job:
US Representative for Texas’ 29th District (2021-present)
Mayor of Pasadena, Texas (2013-2020)
Houston City Council Member (2008-2013)
Law Assistant/ Lawyer (1999-2008)

Character Country/State of Birth: Texas

Character State of Residence: Texas/ District of Columbia

Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Appealing to Minorities, Open Support for Bipartisanship, Supported by Most Liberals, Passionate
Main Weaknesses: Disliked by Hardline Progressives, Lack of Experience on Federal Level, Fairly Naive, Not Well Known (for now…muwhahahahah)

Biography:
Hugo Fitzgerald was born in eastern Houston, Texas on August 22, 1973 to a Black mother and a Latino father. Growing up, his father dealt with a drug addiction, which would force him to be absent from Hugo’s life up until his teenage years when he finally managed to largely overcome his addiction.

Growing up on the east side of Houston, his family was rather impoverished, though Hugo would still do rather well in school, despite the many challenges that he faced. His experiences in an impoverished area and an underfunded school would contribute to his modern day views of education.

Around his teenage years, he would begin to develop an interest in politics, as he began to frequent news from Washington DC during the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and [not- H.W. Bush]. He would also gain in interest in law and the different practices of the court system, interests that would stick with him and carry him towards a full education. Hugo would eventually graduate from high school in 1992, and afterwards he would pursue a Political Science major at Texas Southern University. After completing his five years in university, he would move on to go to law school at the University of Texas at Austin.

After completing his four years in law school and earning his law degree, Hugo would secure his first job at a law firm in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston not too far from where he grew up. He kept his eye on the American political scene as it had evolved. Within the law firm, Hugo would provide legal advice to various clients, and sometimes even defend or prosecute in court. There was one particular case in 2005 the Hugo holds as a pinnacle of his legal career, where he was able to score a victory for the family of a Latino man who had been wrongfully murdered by the Pasadena Police Department.

Otherwise, his legal career was rather bland, and he began to explore the option of running for some local public office around 2007. In 2008, inspired in part by the Presidential campaign of Baharia, Hugo would decide to run for Houston City Council, a pretty low-level public office to start off with, and after rather vigorous campaign (at least compared to how low level the office is) based off of helping to bring improvements to Houston’s public transport and reforms to the police, among other things, he would successfully win his election and gain a seat on the council. While on the council, he would accomplish many of the things that he had set out to do, along with Houston Mayors [not- Bill White] and [not-Annise Parker].

By 2013, Hugo felt he had done the most that he could as a member of the City Council, plus he also desired a higher office. Luckily for him, the mayor of Pasadena declared his resignation due to a number of corruption and embezzlement scandals, which meant that emergency elections had to be held. Hugo saw the opportunity and swooped into the race, campaigning off of building off of the progress he helped bring to Houston and bring it to Pasadena. This, combined with a few gaffes by his opponents, would lead to him coming out victorious in the election.

As mayor, Hugo would waste no time in attempting to implement his agenda, passing new laws to further limit air and water pollutants, redevelop a good amount of the city’s aging infrastructure, better protect against the threat of flooding (especially after Hurricane Harvey), and subsidize small businesses. All in all, Hugo was well liked as Mayor, and rightfully so, as he was able to accomplish quite a lot in his time as Mayor.

In 2018, Hugo had his eye on the 29th Congressional District Election, and after some contemplation, decided to run. He campaigned on his successes as Mayor and made some wider promises of reforms. Hugo battled fiercely with the incumbent, [not- Gene Green], as well as another prominent candidate for the position, [not-Sylvia Garcia], and in the primary, Hugo would finish second, barely edging [not-Garcia] and falling behind [not-Green] by only 2.1 percentage points in a thrilling election. After, Hugo would return to his position as Mayor of Pasadena.

Hugo continued to serve as Mayor of Pasadena, and during his last year, while unrest gripped the nation after the unjust death of [not-George Floyd], would manage quite well, earning praise from some of his constituents, but that itch to seek a higher office never truly went away, and by 2020, Hugo would again decide to run for the 29th District, as [not-Green] had announced he would not seek another term and would retire after 2020. Hugo once again faced [not-Garcia], in the primary, though this time Hugo would manage to secure the victory. He would go on to win the District with ease from there, winning 71.1% of the vote.

Now in the US House, Hugo plans on wasting no time and fulfilling his campaign promises, hoping to bring a newfound prosperity to not just his homeland of Southeast Texas, but across America.

Other Info:
Of Mixed Heritage (African American, Latino), married with 2 children, is also bilingual (speaks English and Spanish)

Views:

• Healthcare: Supports Bahariacare, supportive of expansion of healthcare access and lowered prescription costs; against single-payer
  
• Climate Change: Supportive of environmental regulations, supportive of Carbon taxes, wary of over-regulation
  
• Abortion: Pro-Choice, Doesn't aim to expand beyond Roe v. Wade
  
• Immigration: Supportive of easier immigration, against border wall, willing to allow more immigrants in
  
• Education: Supportive of increased educational funding, mostly supportive of CRT, supportive of the promotion of egalitarianism and unity in education
  
• Foreign Policy: Supportive of withdrawal from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Afghanistan, supportive of limited presence in Syria), increased cooperation with other nations, anti-PRC
  
• Trade: Mostly supportive of free trade, protectionist when it comes to Chinese trade.
  
• Gun Control: Supportive of closing the gun show loophole, open to other, within reason restrictions
  
• Civil Liberties: Supportive of cannabis decriminalization and legalization of medical cannabis, pro-LGBTQ+, Supportive of "common sense policing reforms" (as he puts it)
  
• Taxation: Supportive of lower taxes on middle to low income people and families, mostly supportive of increased taxes on the upper 1%, supprortive of carbon tax
  
• Welfare: Supportive of medium sized welfare state, expansion of Social Security access

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[Madrinpoor]

Admins, until what point are things the same in this world. I know pre-Reagan politicians are canon, but what about some less-political stuff in the past? Like Rodney King or the Flint water crisis or Hurricane Katrina? I'm asking cause my Wisconsin senate candidate was a minor civil rights lawyer, how should I talk about his past cases? Should I make them up, or just take RL cases and say that he was the lawyer in them instead of whoever actually was?

Names after Reagan are changed, all irl events prior to '19 happened in the rp

Ok, thank you

[Hanovereich]

He's a New Democrat, so he's liberal on social issues and conservative on the economy. He supports abortion and gun laws, but has a moderate record on environment, and prefers not to speak about same-sex marriage (although privately he has no real opinion on it). On most things he's politically close to Reagan.

Someone who is politically close to Reagan is not a New Democrat, they’re a Blue Dog or just a Republican.

Ok, correction: close to Bill Clinton on most issues, and the Blue Dogs on some.

[Yaruqo]

Someone who is politically close to Reagan is not a New Democrat, they’re a Blue Dog or just a Republican.

Ok, correction: close to Bill Clinton on most issues, and the Blue Dogs on some.

I mean…considering that Mondaire James (a Black, progressive, openly gay man) occupies the NY-17th, I’m personally not sure how you can reconcile having someone with views that don’t really match up with what RL voters opted for. And if that was a typo and you meant the NY-16, you basically run into the same problem with Jamaal Bowman, another progressive Black man, having recently unseated Eliot Engel. Im obviously not an OP so none of it is my call, but a Blue Dog or conservative Democrat in that area of New York is very unlikely post-2016.

[Alozia]

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Scheuster, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

As we have a rule against including real people or characters from other works of fiction, I will have to ask you to change that.

[Lavan Tiri]

I think this is done, but of course I will have errors.

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NS Nation Name: Hanovereich
Character Name: Harry Wagner
Character Gender: M
Character Age: 45
Character Height: 5′7″
Character Weight: 145lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for New York's 17 district
Character Country/State of Birth: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Good speechwriter, well-known to his community and district, able to draw a crowd of followers.
Main Weaknesses: Inexperienced politician, sometimes says inappropriate comments (some of which he doesn't regret), poor orator (as in the talking)
Biography: Born on 19 November 1978, in New Rochelle, Harry Wagner was the son of Alan and Matilda Wagner.

His father, Alan Wagner, was a civil engineer. His father had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and before that, he had worked on the Hoover Dam. Alan was well-known to the local community of New York, through his contacts of colleagues in his work. He had originally wanted his only son to be an engineer as well, although it soon became clear that he wished to be a politician and change the world- or at least change New York's 17th congressional district.

Maltida Wagner, née Tucker, worked at the David Geffen School of Drama, at Yale University, in Connecticut. She was a costume designer, and taught students there in the profession. She had met Alan Wagner at a party in Miami, hosted by a mutual friend. She is a Democrat supporter and encouraged Harry's ambition into politics.

Harry Wagner attended Fordham University, where he joined the Army ROTC. He studied engineering as his father had wanted him to, but he was set on a career in politics- and if not, in journalism, as he had a keen mind and an ability to remember facts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree cum laude in Civil Engineering. However, he still wanted to be a politician, so he unsuccessfully ran for Representative in his home district, the 16th congressional district of New York. This was in 2007. 2 years later, he ran for the city council of New Rochelle, and won. Afterwards, his political career started to be noticed. Noam Bramson resigned in 2011 to spend more time with his family. He was widely seen as the best candidate to succeed him, and he indeed became Mayor of New Rochelle. Then, in 2016, he ran for and won the Democrat primaries for the 16th congressional district. He was elected by 64% of the voters. He has proven to be a popular politician with the people, but his inexperience in Congress has showed. Nevertheless, he was reelected in 2020, by a wider margin. He now looks to run for higher office, as well as to handle his congressional affairs better. It remains to be seen whether he can achieve both goals.

Other Info:

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

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NOT AN ADMIN but maybe he'd be good in NY-3, 18, 25, or 26?

[Hanovereich]

I think this is done, but of course I will have errors.

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NS Nation Name: Hanovereich
Character Name: Harry Wagner
Character Gender: M
Character Age: 45
Character Height: 5′7″
Character Weight: 145lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for New York's 17 district
Character Country/State of Birth: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Good speechwriter, well-known to his community and district, able to draw a crowd of followers.
Main Weaknesses: Inexperienced politician, sometimes says inappropriate comments (some of which he doesn't regret), poor orator (as in the talking)
Biography: Born on 19 November 1978, in New Rochelle, Harry Wagner was the son of Alan and Matilda Wagner.

His father, Alan Wagner, was a civil engineer. His father had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and before that, he had worked on the Hoover Dam. Alan was well-known to the local community of New York, through his contacts of colleagues in his work. He had originally wanted his only son to be an engineer as well, although it soon became clear that he wished to be a politician and change the world- or at least change New York's 17th congressional district.

Maltida Wagner, née Tucker, worked at the David Geffen School of Drama, at Yale University, in Connecticut. She was a costume designer, and taught students there in the profession. She had met Alan Wagner at a party in Miami, hosted by a mutual friend. She is a Democrat supporter and encouraged Harry's ambition into politics.

Harry Wagner attended Fordham University, where he joined the Army ROTC. He studied engineering as his father had wanted him to, but he was set on a career in politics- and if not, in journalism, as he had a keen mind and an ability to remember facts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree cum laude in Civil Engineering. However, he still wanted to be a politician, so he unsuccessfully ran for Representative in his home district, the 16th congressional district of New York. This was in 2007. 2 years later, he ran for the city council of New Rochelle, and won. Afterwards, his political career started to be noticed. Noam Bramson resigned in 2011 to spend more time with his family. He was widely seen as the best candidate to succeed him, and he indeed became Mayor of New Rochelle. Then, in 2016, he ran for and won the Democrat primaries for the 16th congressional district. He was elected by 64% of the voters. He has proven to be a popular politician with the people, but his inexperience in Congress has showed. Nevertheless, he was reelected in 2020, by a wider margin. He now looks to run for higher office, as well as to handle his congressional affairs better. It remains to be seen whether he can achieve both goals.

Other Info:

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

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NOT AN ADMIN but maybe he'd be good in NY-3, 18, 25, or 26?

Thanks for the suggestions, after checking them out I'll edit it to the 18th. And change some minor bio details before submitting it again.

[Hanovereich]

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NS Nation Name: Hanovereich
Character Name: Harry Wagner
Character Gender: M
Character Age: 45
Character Height: 5′7″
Character Weight: 145lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for New York's 18th district
Character Country/State of Birth: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Good speechwriter, well-known to his community and district, able to draw a crowd of followers.
Main Weaknesses: Inexperienced politician, sometimes says inappropriate comments (some of which he doesn't regret), poor orator (as in the talking)
Biography: Born on 19 November 1978, in New Rochelle, Harry Wagner was the son of Alan and Matilda Wagner.

His father, Alan Wagner, was a civil engineer. His father had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and before that, he had worked on the Hoover Dam. Alan was well-known to the local community of New York, through his contacts of colleagues in his work. He had originally wanted his only son to be an engineer as well, although it soon became clear that he wished to be a politician and change the world- or at least change New York's 18th congressional district.

Maltida Wagner, née Tucker, worked at the David Geffen School of Drama, at Yale University, in Connecticut. She was a costume designer, and taught students there in the profession. She had met Alan Wagner at a party in Miami, hosted by a mutual friend. She is a Democrat supporter and encouraged Harry's ambition into politics.

Harry Wagner attended Fordham University, where he joined the Army ROTC. He studied engineering as his father had wanted him to, but he was set on a career in politics- and if not, in journalism, as he had a keen mind and an ability to remember facts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree cum laude in Civil Engineering. However, he still wanted to be a politician, so he unsuccessfully ran for Representative in his home district, the 16th congressional district of New York. This was in 2007. 2 years later, he ran for the city council of New Rochelle, and won. Afterwards, his political career started to be noticed. Noam Bramson resigned in 2011 to spend more time with his family. Wagner was widely seen as the best candidate to succeed him, and he indeed became Mayor of New Rochelle. Then, in 2016, he ran for and won the Democrat primaries for the 18th congressional district. He was elected by 64% of the voters. He has proven to be a popular politician with the people, but his inexperience in Congress has showed. Nevertheless, he was reelected in 2020, by a wider margin. He now looks to run for higher office, as well as to handle his congressional affairs better. It remains to be seen whether he can achieve both goals.

Other Info:

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

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[Alozia]

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Scheuster, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

As we have a rule against including real people or characters from other works of fiction, I will have to ask you to change that.

I am fine with the Tawney bit.

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

I'm split between a Republican North Carolina or a Progressive Democrat for a congressman, both based on previous characters

[Lavan Tiri]

I'm split between a Republican North Carolina or a Progressive Democrat for a congressman, both based on previous characters

Run a Progressive for NJ Governor

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

I'm split between a Republican North Carolina or a Progressive Democrat for a congressman, both based on previous characters

Run a Progressive for NJ Governor

I could never replicate that legendary Stansky run

[Lavan Tiri]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Vaquas

Character Name: Christopher Duncan Jr.

Character Gender: Male

Character Age: 30

Character Height: 6’3

Character Weight: 164 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate in Wisconsin’s Special Senate Election (2021)
Republican Candidate in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District (2020)
White House Deputy Communications Director (2018 - 2019)

Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin

Character State of Residence: Wisconsin

Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Main Strengths: Conservative media background and wolf administration cred, significant warchest gathered via 2020 grift run for congress and family money.

Main Weaknesses: History of controversial statements, sexual assault accusations, and a dropped domestic violence charge. Silver spoon background.

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Scheuster, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

In 2012 he would involve himself in the Presidential campaign of [Not Rick Santorum] and serve as the former senator’s head of youth outreach. Upon Ron Mitter’s nomination and [Not Santorum]’s defeat, Chris would secure a position among Mitter’s staff in a similar capacity, making connections with Republican operatives that would serve him well in the years to come in spite of the campaign’s failure.

In 2013, Duncan would begin writing in various conservative publications and presenting himself as the voice of “new millennial conservatism”, attacking democrats for taking the youth vote for granted and encouraging college students to challenge “marxist brainwashing” that he asserted was taking place on campuses. In early 2015, he would accept a full time position at the National Review thanks to a former Mitter staffer, where he would write a number of articles attacking various actors on the left for everything from abortion advocacy to pushes for higher taxes, condemning the “Clifford Democrats” as being “Morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure” in one particularly strong article condeming comments made regarding abortion by the likely democratic candiate. It was around this time that Arnolf Wolf announced his candidacy for President.

Enamored by the candidate’s charisma and bombastic personality, Christopher cast aside his moral hesitations and penned a full throated endorsement of Wolf in the pages of the National Review, drawing significant criticism from more long time fixtures of the magazine and nearly getting himself fired after a public disagreement with senior writers at a public forum. Nonetheless, his early support for the candidate would come in handy as the Mainer picked up steam, with the Wolf campaign taking notice of the early support and bringing him on board as an advisor for youth and college outreach shortly before the Iowa caucus. Christopher was praised for his work on the ground in New Hampshire activating what support existed for his candidate in college towns, and soon after the victory there he began to develop a personal friendship with the much older Wolf. Christopher would stay on throughout the entirety of the campaign, and after an electoral college win that privately shocked him, he would move to Washington with the administration.

Despite his loyalty and the personal relationship between the two men, Wolf did not see fit to appoint Christopher to any of his choice roles, instead relegating him to various small positions within the West Wing for some time, which caused great distress. Ultimately, however, Chris would get his break in mid-2018, when the White House Press Secretary was let go, causing a complete reshuffle of the comms staff which resulted in his appointment as Deputy Communications Director. According to two books written during the Wolf Presidency, he would make a number of controversial statements about immigrants and BLM activists during his tenure, allegedly referring to Mexican migrants as “leeches” and supporting a “big ass electric fence” on the border in addition to calling Black Lives Matter activists “half-braindead sheep”. He would also allegedly make inappropriate comments about a member of the Fillipino President’s staff during a state visit, saying that she “looked like she’d give a good massage”. Despite calls from some in the press for him to resign in light of these revelations, Duncan would not publicly address the comments and President Wolf would slam the books as “liberal science fiction”.

Duncan would serve in this capacity until December 15, 2019, when he was unceremoniously and quietly forced to resign following the ascension of Richard Tawney to the Presidency, nominally as part of a small reshuffle but internally due to an accusation of sexual misconduct by another member of the white house staff. Angered by his dismissal and the early end of the Wolf experiment, Christopher would return to Wisconsin, hastily and against the advice of advisors launching a campaign for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District under a mantle quite unlike his prior public persona. The campaign, which began with a viral ad showing Duncan firing at pictures of Democratic agenda items such as the “Green New Deal” with a rifle and saying “lets blow a hole through democratic bullshit”, became flooded with cash from clueless out of state donors despite the near impossibility of a win in the district. Duncan would pull multiple stunts throughout the campaign that raised his profile, and though he would win the primary handily, he would be crushed in the general election by a significant margin.

Now, with a special election for the Senate unexpectedly unfolding on short notice, Duncan has thrown his hat into the ring and abandoned his plans for a 2022 Gubernatorial run. Running on “America First Populism”, he has cited “law and order” and the growing economic crisis as the two largest problems facing America. Duncan holds a number of documented socially conservative positions and has promised to serve as a “patriotic constitutionalist” if elected to the United States Senate.

Other Info: Has been accused of sexual assault 3 times, once in college and twice in his capacity as the Deputy White House Comms director, has denied all 3 incidents. Domestic violence charge from a live-in girlfriend in 2013 was dropped due to lack of evidence. Married former Wolf staffer Diana Rustin shortly following his congressional loss.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Vaquas has indeed done that.

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Despite having zero authority to do so I accept him.

[Alozia]

Despite having zero authority to do so I accept him.

Yeah, know your place.

[Lavan Tiri]

Despite having zero authority to do so I accept him.

Yeah, know your place.

yes daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy I mean daddy

[Alozia]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Vaquas

Character Name: Christopher Duncan Jr.

Character Gender: Male

Character Age: 30

Character Height: 6’3

Character Weight: 164 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate in Wisconsin’s Special Senate Election (2021)
Republican Candidate in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District (2020)
White House Deputy Communications Director (2018 - 2019)

Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin

Character State of Residence: Wisconsin

Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Main Strengths: Conservative media background and wolf administration cred, significant warchest gathered via 2020 grift run for congress and family money.

Main Weaknesses: History of controversial statements, sexual assault accusations, and a dropped domestic violence charge. Silver spoon background.

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Sylvester, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

In 2012 he would involve himself in the Presidential campaign of [Not Rick Santorum] and serve as the former senator’s head of youth outreach. Upon Ron Mitter’s nomination and [Not Santorum]’s defeat, Chris would secure a position among Mitter’s staff in a similar capacity, making connections with Republican operatives that would serve him well in the years to come in spite of the campaign’s failure.

In 2013, Duncan would begin writing in various conservative publications and presenting himself as the voice of “new millennial conservatism”, attacking democrats for taking the youth vote for granted and encouraging college students to challenge “marxist brainwashing” that he asserted was taking place on campuses. In early 2015, he would accept a full time position at the National Review thanks to a former Mitter staffer, where he would write a number of articles attacking various actors on the left for everything from abortion advocacy to pushes for higher taxes, condemning the “Clifford Democrats” as being “Morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure” in one particularly strong article condeming comments made regarding abortion by the likely democratic candiate. It was around this time that Arnolf Wolf announced his candidacy for President.

Enamored by the candidate’s charisma and bombastic personality, Christopher cast aside his moral hesitations and penned a full throated endorsement of Wolf in the pages of the National Review, drawing significant criticism from more long time fixtures of the magazine and nearly getting himself fired after a public disagreement with senior writers at a public forum. Nonetheless, his early support for the candidate would come in handy as the Mainer picked up steam, with the Wolf campaign taking notice of the early support and bringing him on board as an advisor for youth and college outreach shortly before the Iowa caucus. Christopher was praised for his work on the ground in New Hampshire activating what support existed for his candidate in college towns, and soon after the victory there he began to develop a personal friendship with the much older Wolf. Christopher would stay on throughout the entirety of the campaign, and after an electoral college win that privately shocked him, he would move to Washington with the administration.

Despite his loyalty and the personal relationship between the two men, Wolf did not see fit to appoint Christopher to any of his choice roles, instead relegating him to various small positions within the West Wing for some time, which caused great distress. Ultimately, however, Chris would get his break in mid-2018, when the White House Press Secretary was let go, causing a complete reshuffle of the comms staff which resulted in his appointment as Deputy Communications Director. According to two books written during the Wolf Presidency, he would make a number of controversial statements about immigrants and BLM activists during his tenure, allegedly referring to Mexican migrants as “leeches” and supporting a “big ass electric fence” on the border in addition to calling Black Lives Matter activists “half-braindead sheep”. He would also allegedly make inappropriate comments about a member of the Fillipino President’s staff during a state visit, saying that she “looked like she’d give a good massage”. Despite calls from some in the press for him to resign in light of these revelations, Duncan would not publicly address the comments and President Wolf would slam the books as “liberal science fiction”.

Duncan would serve in this capacity until December 15, 2019, when he was unceremoniously and quietly forced to resign following the ascension of Richard Tawney to the Presidency, nominally as part of a small reshuffle but internally due to an accusation of sexual misconduct by another member of the white house staff. Angered by his dismissal and the early end of the Wolf experiment, Christopher would return to Wisconsin, hastily and against the advice of advisors launching a campaign for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District under a mantle quite unlike his prior public persona. The campaign, which began with a viral ad showing Duncan firing at pictures of Democratic agenda items such as the “Green New Deal” with a rifle and saying “lets blow a hole through democratic bullshit”, became flooded with cash from clueless out of state donors despite the near impossibility of a win in the district. Duncan would pull multiple stunts throughout the campaign that raised his profile, and though he would win the primary handily, he would be crushed in the general election by a significant margin.

Now, with a special election for the Senate unexpectedly unfolding on short notice, Duncan has thrown his hat into the ring and abandoned his plans for a 2022 Gubernatorial run. Running on “America First Populism”, he has cited “law and order” and the growing economic crisis as the two largest problems facing America. Duncan holds a number of documented socially conservative positions and has promised to serve as a “patriotic constitutionalist” if elected to the United States Senate.

Other Info: Has been accused of sexual assault 3 times, once in college and twice in his capacity as the Deputy White House Comms director, has denied all 3 incidents. Domestic violence charge from a live-in girlfriend in 2013 was dropped due to lack of evidence. Married former Wolf staffer Diana Rustin shortly following his congressional loss.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Vaquas has indeed done that.

Do Not Remove: ACCEPTED87421

ACCEPTED

[Velahor]

Looking for co-sponsors on this new Paulson bill. TG or Discord me please and I will add you characters to the bill.

The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act
A BILL
to streamline the permitting process for federally-funded infrastructure projects.

Sponsor: Representative Diane Paulson (R-ME-2)
Senate Sponsors:
House Sponsors:
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act” or as the abbreviation “FIPAPA.”

SECTION 2: CREATION OF A THREE-MEMBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ADJUDICATION PANEL

(1) This Act establishes an “Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel” (FIPAP) to review judicial challenges to federally-funded infrastructure projects.

(2) The IPAP will be a three-seat panel of magistrates with legal, environmental, and infrastructure expertise.
(i) One seat of the FIPAP will be held by a member appointed to the panel by the President of the United States within 60 days of the beginning of a new Presidential term.
(ii) The two remaining seats of the FIPAP will be chosen by a vote of the Senate from a list of 6 prospective candidates nominated by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee within 60 days of the beginning of a new four-year Presidential term.
(A) The process will include a single round of voting among Senators casting a vote for a single candidate, with the two candidates receiving the most votes being seated on the FIPAP.
(B) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shall choose candidates for the FIPAP who are experts in environmental law and infrastructure development, with preference given to candidates who have experience in both fields.
(C) A FIPAP magistrate term shall be four years, beginning 60 days after the commencement of a standard four-year presidential term, and ending 60 days after the commencement of the next four-year presidential term.
(D) An FIPAP magistrate can be removed from their seat prior to the end of their four-year term with:
(1) a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, or,
(2) upon the receipt of a letter requesting the removal of the magistrate signed by the Energy, Transportation, and Housing Secretaries and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, an FIPAP magistrate may be removed by a majority vote of the Senate, followed by a vote of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
(E) In the case that the Senate Environment and Public Works committee be eliminated or reformed, the duty to nominate magistrates will transfer to the most relevant Senate committee to matters of environmental and infrastructure issues, as determined by the Senate Majority Leader.

(3) This Act hereby grants the sole power of judicial review of federal infrastructure permitting decisions to the FIPAP.

SECTION 3: MANDATING A UNIFORM INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING DECISION PROCESS USING A SINGLE DOCUMENT

(1) This Act mandates the use of a single, uniform document for entire federal infrastructure permitting approval process for projects deemed to have a “significant environmental impact” by the Council on Environmental Quality.
(2) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality is hereby ordered to implement this provision prior to June 01, 2021.
(3) In the case that the Council on Environmental Quality be eliminated prior to June 01, 2021, or if the Chair of the CEQ does not meet the June 01, 2021 deadline to create a simplified form for infrastructure approvals, this duty will transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 4: LIMITING THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT APPROVALS

(1) This Act restricts judicial challenges to federal infrastructure permitting decisions adjudicated by the FIPAP to:
(A) Suits for failure to consider or disclose material impacts of the project or practical alternatives, or
(B) suits for violations of substantive law, or
(C) suits appealing the CEQ’s classification of an infrastructure project a project that raises “serious issues of public safety” as defined in Section 5(1)(ii).
(2) A plaintiff in a FIPAP adjudication is required to participate materially in the public review and public comment process of the relevant infrastructure project in order to have standing to sue before the FIPAP.
(3) Statute of Limitations: Plaintiffs have 90 days from the issuance of a federal infrastructure project permit to appeal that decision to the FIPAP.

SECTION 5: APPLYING TIME LIMITS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING PROCESS

(1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate time limits for federal agencies and state and local governments to provide the appropriate documentation when applying for a permit.
(i) These time limits shall be reasonable and consistent with the issuance of a final permitting decision within two years.
(ii) The CEQ shall establish separate time limits for projects that raise serious issues of public safety, which shall be defined as projects where it would be either negligent or unreasonable for permitting to occur in the standard two-year time period.

SECTION 6: APPLYING PAGE LIMITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

(1) This Act codifies into statute the CEQ regulation in 40 CFR 1502.7.
(2) The text of final environmental impact statements (EISs) shall normally be less than 150 pages.
(3) For infrastructure proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the page limit for EISs shall be 300 pages.
(4) This Act hereby mandates that environmental assessments (EAs) created by federal agencies for the purpose of infrastructure permitting shall be limited to 15 pages.

[Lavan Tiri]

Looking for co-sponsors on this new Paulson bill. TG or Discord me please and I will add you characters to the bill.

[align=center](Image)
The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act
A BILL
to streamline the permitting process for federally-funded infrastructure projects.

[size=85]Sponsor: Representative Diane Paulson (R-ME-2)
Senate Sponsors:
House Sponsors:
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act” or as the abbreviation “FIPAPA.”

SECTION 2: CREATION OF A THREE-MEMBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ADJUDICATION PANEL

(1) This Act establishes an “Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel” (FIPAP) to review judicial challenges to federally-funded infrastructure projects.

(2) The IPAP will be a three-seat panel of magistrates with legal, environmental, and infrastructure expertise.
(i) One seat of the FIPAP will be held by a member appointed to the panel by the President of the United States within 60 days of the beginning of a new Presidential term.
(ii) The two remaining seats of the FIPAP will be chosen by a vote of the Senate from a list of 6 prospective candidates nominated by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee within 60 days of the beginning of a new four-year Presidential term.
(A) The process will include a single round of voting among Senators casting a vote for a single candidate, with the two candidates receiving the most votes being seated on the FIPAP.
(B) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shall choose candidates for the FIPAP who are experts in environmental law and infrastructure development, with preference given to candidates who have experience in both fields.
(C) A FIPAP magistrate term shall be four years, beginning 60 days after the commencement of a standard four-year presidential term, and ending 60 days after the commencement of the next four-year presidential term.
(D) An FIPAP magistrate can be removed from their seat prior to the end of their four-year term with:
(1) a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, or,
(2) upon the receipt of a letter requesting the removal of the magistrate signed by the Energy, Transportation, and Housing Secretaries and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, an FIPAP magistrate may be removed by a majority vote of the Senate, followed by a vote of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
(E) In the case that the Senate Environment and Public Works committee be eliminated or reformed, the duty to nominate magistrates will transfer to the most relevant Senate committee to matters of environmental and infrastructure issues, as determined by the Senate Majority Leader.

(3) This Act hereby grants the sole power of judicial review of federal infrastructure permitting decisions to the FIPAP.

SECTION 3: MANDATING A UNIFORM INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING DECISION PROCESS USING A SINGLE DOCUMENT

(1) This Act mandates the use of a single, uniform document for entire federal infrastructure permitting approval process for projects deemed to have a “significant environmental impact” by the Council on Environmental Quality.
(2) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality is hereby ordered to implement this provision prior to June 01, 2021.
(3) In the case that the Council on Environmental Quality be eliminated prior to June 01, 2021, or if the Chair of the CEQ does not meet the June 01, 2021 deadline to create a simplified form for infrastructure approvals, this duty will transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 4: LIMITING THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT APPROVALS

(1) This Act restricts judicial challenges to federal infrastructure permitting decisions adjudicated by the FIPAP to:
(A) Suits for failure to consider or disclose material impacts of the project or practical alternatives, or
(B) suits for violations of substantive law, or
(C) suits appealing the CEQ’s classification of an infrastructure project a project that raises “serious issues of public safety” as defined in Section 5(1)(ii).
(2) A plaintiff in a FIPAP adjudication is required to participate materially in the public review and public comment process of the relevant infrastructure project in order to have standing to sue before the FIPAP.
(3) Statute of Limitations: Plaintiffs have 90 days from the issuance of a federal infrastructure project permit to appeal that decision to the FIPAP.

SECTION 5: APPLYING TIME LIMITS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING PROCESS

(1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate time limits for federal agencies and state and local governments to provide the appropriate documentation when applying for a permit.
(i) These time limits shall be reasonable and consistent with the issuance of a final permitting decision within two years.
(ii) The CEQ shall establish separate time limits for projects that raise serious issues of public safety, which shall be defined as projects where it would be either negligent or unreasonable for permitting to occur in the standard two-year time period.

SECTION 6: APPLYING PAGE LIMITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

(1) This Act codifies into statute the CEQ regulation in 40 CFR 1502.7.
(2) The text of final environmental impact statements (EISs) shall normally be less than 150 pages.
(3) For infrastructure proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the page limit for EISs shall be 300 pages.
(4) This Act hereby mandates that environmental assessments (EAs) created by federal agencies for the purpose of infrastructure permitting shall be limited to 15 pages.

Mmmm...O'Halloran will cosponsor.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Looking for co-sponsors on this new Paulson bill. TG or Discord me please and I will add you characters to the bill.

[align=center](Image)
The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act
A BILL
to streamline the permitting process for federally-funded infrastructure projects.

[size=85]Sponsor: Representative Diane Paulson (R-ME-2)
Senate Sponsors:
House Sponsors:
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act” or as the abbreviation “FIPAPA.”

SECTION 2: CREATION OF A THREE-MEMBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ADJUDICATION PANEL

(1) This Act establishes an “Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel” (FIPAP) to review judicial challenges to federally-funded infrastructure projects.

(2) The IPAP will be a three-seat panel of magistrates with legal, environmental, and infrastructure expertise.
(i) One seat of the FIPAP will be held by a member appointed to the panel by the President of the United States within 60 days of the beginning of a new Presidential term.
(ii) The two remaining seats of the FIPAP will be chosen by a vote of the Senate from a list of 6 prospective candidates nominated by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee within 60 days of the beginning of a new four-year Presidential term.
(A) The process will include a single round of voting among Senators casting a vote for a single candidate, with the two candidates receiving the most votes being seated on the FIPAP.
(B) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shall choose candidates for the FIPAP who are experts in environmental law and infrastructure development, with preference given to candidates who have experience in both fields.
(C) A FIPAP magistrate term shall be four years, beginning 60 days after the commencement of a standard four-year presidential term, and ending 60 days after the commencement of the next four-year presidential term.
(D) An FIPAP magistrate can be removed from their seat prior to the end of their four-year term with:
(1) a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, or,
(2) upon the receipt of a letter requesting the removal of the magistrate signed by the Energy, Transportation, and Housing Secretaries and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, an FIPAP magistrate may be removed by a majority vote of the Senate, followed by a vote of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
(E) In the case that the Senate Environment and Public Works committee be eliminated or reformed, the duty to nominate magistrates will transfer to the most relevant Senate committee to matters of environmental and infrastructure issues, as determined by the Senate Majority Leader.

(3) This Act hereby grants the sole power of judicial review of federal infrastructure permitting decisions to the FIPAP.

SECTION 3: MANDATING A UNIFORM INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING DECISION PROCESS USING A SINGLE DOCUMENT

(1) This Act mandates the use of a single, uniform document for entire federal infrastructure permitting approval process for projects deemed to have a “significant environmental impact” by the Council on Environmental Quality.
(2) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality is hereby ordered to implement this provision prior to June 01, 2021.
(3) In the case that the Council on Environmental Quality be eliminated prior to June 01, 2021, or if the Chair of the CEQ does not meet the June 01, 2021 deadline to create a simplified form for infrastructure approvals, this duty will transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 4: LIMITING THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT APPROVALS

(1) This Act restricts judicial challenges to federal infrastructure permitting decisions adjudicated by the FIPAP to:
(A) Suits for failure to consider or disclose material impacts of the project or practical alternatives, or
(B) suits for violations of substantive law, or
(C) suits appealing the CEQ’s classification of an infrastructure project a project that raises “serious issues of public safety” as defined in Section 5(1)(ii).
(2) A plaintiff in a FIPAP adjudication is required to participate materially in the public review and public comment process of the relevant infrastructure project in order to have standing to sue before the FIPAP.
(3) Statute of Limitations: Plaintiffs have 90 days from the issuance of a federal infrastructure project permit to appeal that decision to the FIPAP.

SECTION 5: APPLYING TIME LIMITS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING PROCESS

(1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate time limits for federal agencies and state and local governments to provide the appropriate documentation when applying for a permit.
(i) These time limits shall be reasonable and consistent with the issuance of a final permitting decision within two years.
(ii) The CEQ shall establish separate time limits for projects that raise serious issues of public safety, which shall be defined as projects where it would be either negligent or unreasonable for permitting to occur in the standard two-year time period.

SECTION 6: APPLYING PAGE LIMITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

(1) This Act codifies into statute the CEQ regulation in 40 CFR 1502.7.
(2) The text of final environmental impact statements (EISs) shall normally be less than 150 pages.
(3) For infrastructure proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the page limit for EISs shall be 300 pages.
(4) This Act hereby mandates that environmental assessments (EAs) created by federal agencies for the purpose of infrastructure permitting shall be limited to 15 pages.

The coding never seems to get along with you, huh.

Still, so long as there's nothing here that undercuts labor laws and Davis-Bacon, Obradovic and Simone'll both be on board.

[The Sarangtus Lands]

Looking for co-sponsors on this new Paulson bill. TG or Discord me please and I will add you characters to the bill.

[align=center](Image)
The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act
A BILL
to streamline the permitting process for federally-funded infrastructure projects.

[size=85]Sponsor: Representative Diane Paulson (R-ME-2)
Senate Sponsors:
House Sponsors:
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act” or as the abbreviation “FIPAPA.”

SECTION 2: CREATION OF A THREE-MEMBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ADJUDICATION PANEL

(1) This Act establishes an “Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel” (FIPAP) to review judicial challenges to federally-funded infrastructure projects.

(2) The IPAP will be a three-seat panel of magistrates with legal, environmental, and infrastructure expertise.
(i) One seat of the FIPAP will be held by a member appointed to the panel by the President of the United States within 60 days of the beginning of a new Presidential term.
(ii) The two remaining seats of the FIPAP will be chosen by a vote of the Senate from a list of 6 prospective candidates nominated by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee within 60 days of the beginning of a new four-year Presidential term.
(A) The process will include a single round of voting among Senators casting a vote for a single candidate, with the two candidates receiving the most votes being seated on the FIPAP.
(B) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shall choose candidates for the FIPAP who are experts in environmental law and infrastructure development, with preference given to candidates who have experience in both fields.
(C) A FIPAP magistrate term shall be four years, beginning 60 days after the commencement of a standard four-year presidential term, and ending 60 days after the commencement of the next four-year presidential term.
(D) An FIPAP magistrate can be removed from their seat prior to the end of their four-year term with:
(1) a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, or,
(2) upon the receipt of a letter requesting the removal of the magistrate signed by the Energy, Transportation, and Housing Secretaries and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, an FIPAP magistrate may be removed by a majority vote of the Senate, followed by a vote of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
(E) In the case that the Senate Environment and Public Works committee be eliminated or reformed, the duty to nominate magistrates will transfer to the most relevant Senate committee to matters of environmental and infrastructure issues, as determined by the Senate Majority Leader.

(3) This Act hereby grants the sole power of judicial review of federal infrastructure permitting decisions to the FIPAP.

SECTION 3: MANDATING A UNIFORM INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING DECISION PROCESS USING A SINGLE DOCUMENT

(1) This Act mandates the use of a single, uniform document for entire federal infrastructure permitting approval process for projects deemed to have a “significant environmental impact” by the Council on Environmental Quality.
(2) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality is hereby ordered to implement this provision prior to June 01, 2021.
(3) In the case that the Council on Environmental Quality be eliminated prior to June 01, 2021, or if the Chair of the CEQ does not meet the June 01, 2021 deadline to create a simplified form for infrastructure approvals, this duty will transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 4: LIMITING THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT APPROVALS

(1) This Act restricts judicial challenges to federal infrastructure permitting decisions adjudicated by the FIPAP to:
(A) Suits for failure to consider or disclose material impacts of the project or practical alternatives, or
(B) suits for violations of substantive law, or
(C) suits appealing the CEQ’s classification of an infrastructure project a project that raises “serious issues of public safety” as defined in Section 5(1)(ii).
(2) A plaintiff in a FIPAP adjudication is required to participate materially in the public review and public comment process of the relevant infrastructure project in order to have standing to sue before the FIPAP.
(3) Statute of Limitations: Plaintiffs have 90 days from the issuance of a federal infrastructure project permit to appeal that decision to the FIPAP.

SECTION 5: APPLYING TIME LIMITS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING PROCESS

(1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate time limits for federal agencies and state and local governments to provide the appropriate documentation when applying for a permit.
(i) These time limits shall be reasonable and consistent with the issuance of a final permitting decision within two years.
(ii) The CEQ shall establish separate time limits for projects that raise serious issues of public safety, which shall be defined as projects where it would be either negligent or unreasonable for permitting to occur in the standard two-year time period.

SECTION 6: APPLYING PAGE LIMITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

(1) This Act codifies into statute the CEQ regulation in 40 CFR 1502.7.
(2) The text of final environmental impact statements (EISs) shall normally be less than 150 pages.
(3) For infrastructure proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the page limit for EISs shall be 300 pages.
(4) This Act hereby mandates that environmental assessments (EAs) created by federal agencies for the purpose of infrastructure permitting shall be limited to 15 pages.

Boyd will co-sponsor unless someone brings up some sort of legal concern that I'm not aware of.