Mareadmonte wrote:Madrinpoor wrote:Ay dios mio please reply to this post (with your app in a SPOILER) if your app HASN'T been accepted, and you'd like it to be, and you've made changes if you've been told to that haven't been reviewed yet, if not and this is a first app then please also reply to this post (with your app in a SPOILER).
Thank you.
I'm gonna make a list.
Apps to be reviewed:(Image)
([url=<Photo%20of%20Applicant%20Here>]Image[/url])
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: North Listia
Character Name: Jordan Douglass
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 34
Character Height: 5’11
Character Weight: 180lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: AME Church Leadership (1996-2002); Senior Advisor to Congressman John Clyne (2002-2004); United States Representative of the 6th Congressional District of South Carolina (2005-)
Character Country/State of Birth: 1972
Character State of Residence: South Carolina
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Faceclaim:(Image)
Main Strengths: Douglass is a well established figure within his district and has the support of his popular predecessor. It would be extremely difficult to challenge him in the primary and the makeup in the district would mean that losing to a Republican opponent in the general is almost impossible. Douglass is also young, well educated, and has plenty of experience organizing and public speaking through the the AME Church.
Main Weaknesses: While Douglass has a strong support in the local community, his positions has made him the enemy of some powerful national groups. Douglass’ support of school choice and opposition to powerful teacher’s unions has led him to lose support from a powerful left-leaning union. At the same time, his commitment for police reform has put him in opposition to the powerful right-leaning police unions. As of now, Douglass is also a single man with no kids, which is sometimes looked at with suspicion.
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
Jordan grew up in the Church. Many of his earliest memories are of him and his father, a Bishop of the local Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, SC, going to Church together. Whether it be after school to do his homework, or on Sundays for service. While is father instilled within him a love of God, Jordon’s mother gifted him the appreciation of a good education. As school teacher, Jordan’s mother constantly reminded him of the importance of school. She helped him with his homework, constantly checked in on his grades, and even struck up friendships with a few of Jordan’s teachers as he grew up. While Jordan would spend most of his childhood resenting the constant involvement of his mother, he began to appreciate her commitment during high school. While Jordan was on the honor roll and getting scholarships to colleges across the country, many of his old friends were getting involved in gangs in the community.
Jordan was able to get a full scholarship to Howard University and started his freshmen year of college in 1990. There, he studied political science and economics. While an active member of the church and community organizations during his youth, Jordan’s time in college is what really sparked his interest in politics. He volunteered for multiple campaigns, and even became an intern for Congressman John Clyne, a prominent politician in the House of Representatives who was friends with his father.
After college, Jordan moved asked to Charleston and started working in the Church. He quickly rose to a leadership position, becoming a deacon and leading various organizations within the Church including the youth ministry, center of education, and the social justice organizations. His work in the church meant that he became a well known figure to many organizations and community activists within the community. He is known as Reverend Douglass to those who know him within and outside of the Church.
At the request of his old boss, Congressman Clyne, he took a break from his work in the church and became a senior advisor for Clyne. Clyne knew that his health was taking a serious downturn and wanted to informally appoint a successor for his position. To Clyne, Jordan seemed like the obvious choice due to his youth, involvement in the community, and social activism. Jordan worked for Clyne for two years before Clyne announced his retirement ahead of the 2004 election. Quickly after, Jordan announced his candidacy to replace Clyne as the representative for South Carolina’s sixth district. The endorsement from Rep. Clyne meant that he was able to easily defeat his one primary opponent and the make up of the district meant that the Rev. Douglass swept the general election (65-34).
As a freshmen Congressman, Rev. Douglass focused on education and police reform efforts.
Other Info:
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: North Listia
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123
NS Nation Name: Kavanis
Character Name: John Franklin “Jack” Claassen
Character Gender: M
Character Age: 64
Character Height: 5.35714285714 Macedonian cubits
Character Weight: 21266.69007174 zolotniks
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
Character Country/State of Birth: Illinois
Character State of Residence: Tennessee
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Dan Tyminski
Main Strengths: Rock solid support among his conservative base. Has attracted substantial federal investment to his district through transport, infrastructure and energy initiatives. Good fund raiser thanks to connections with oil and gas industry.
Main Weaknesses: Long service means plenty of political skeletons. Had a relatively soft-on-immigration stance in the 1980s that is now politically toxic on the right. Strong support of the Global War on Terror, including the War in Iraq, has aged poorly.
Biography:
Early life, military service and education
Jack Claassen was born in Chicago in 1943, the 4th of 7 children of Perry Claassen, an aviation factory worker, and Roslyn, a clothing store clerk. He is a 6th generation Tennessean and in 1950 the family moved back to Elizabethton to run a gas station, where he would work pumping gas over summers. He attended Elizabethton High School, where he played basketball and baseball, and was a Life Scout. He was raised a Catholic in deference to his mother’s belief, though he now attends a Baptist church.
He attended Christian Brothers University on an NROTC scholarship, initially hoping to become a naval aviator, but failed selection and was instead commissioned as an infantry officer with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. He served for five years, including tours of Vietnam. After leaving as a Captain, he returned to Tennessee and enrolled in the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 1972. He became a lawyer and entered private practice.
State government
In 1980 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, serving two terms. He sat on the Finance, Ways and Means committee. In 1984 he was elected to the Tennessee Senate, representing Carter County. He served three terms in the Senate, becoming the Assistant Minority Leader. He was the author of Tennessee’s revised abortion statute that adopted a parental notification provision.
House of Represntatives
With the Tennessee 1st’s long serving Congressman deciding not to stand for re-election in 1996, Claassen won a crowded and competitive primary, which given the district’s political make-up was essentially the general election. He has been re-elected every time since, and in 2006 retained a 58% majority.
He has served on the House Committee on Financial Services and is currently the ranking member of the Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee. He has previously served on the Rules Committee. He is a member of the Republican Policy Committee.
Claassen has held a generally conservative voting record, including 100% from the National Right to Life Committee, and an A rating from Gun Owners of America. His 13% rating from the League of Conservation Voters reflects a mostly poor environmental record, though he has voted for some Superfund cleanup measures in Tennessee. He has received awards from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Family Research Council, the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Other Info: He is a capable scratch golfer, and has been starting right fielder for the Republicans in the Congressional Baseball Game, helping them to a heavily winning record during his tenure. A popular Beltway rumor suggests he once consumed 53 cans of beer during a flight back from a junket to Europe. He has been married four times and has 6 children and 6 grandchildren.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Kavanis
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123
I made the requested changes to my character.
Could you link or spoiler it please? Sorry to make you do that, there's just a lot going on in this thread.