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:
DemocratMain 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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