Reset 2 Character Planning Thread

[Ashcroft 94]

Since we now have a time period and settled on a House sim, have at it.

[MrAnderson 376]

Reverend Anderson Kaine (R-IL-20)

Avatar: Kyle Secor

Date of Birth: April 18, 1942

Place of Birth: Bettendorf, IA

Residence: Taylorville, IL

Party: Republican

Faction: Christian Right 

 

Family History

Mother – Helen (Rivers) Kaine (b. 1923)

Father – James Kaine (b. 1921, d. 1944)

Brother – William Kaine (b. 1943)

Wife – Amy (Williams) Kaine (b. 1946, m. 1965)

Daughter – Esther (b. 1968)

Son – James (b. 1971)

Son – John (b. 1973)

Son – Daniel (b. 1977)

 

Educational History

Bachelor of Economics, University of Illinois (1960-1964)

Masters of Divinity, Duke University (1964-1966)

 

Occupational History

Youth Pastor, Covenant Community Church (1965-1966)

Teacher, Trinity School on Greenlawn [Conscientious Objector service] (1966-1969)

Assistant Pastor, Christ Community Church (1969-1973)

Pastor, Taylorville Evangelical Church (1973-1985)

City Councilman of Taylorville, IL (1981-1985)

Reverend, Taylorville Evangelical Church (1985-Present)

US Representative, 20th District of Illinois (1985-Present)

 

Edited Saturday at 06:29 AM by MrAnderson

[Conrad 57]

 

Name: Michael Marshall

Age: 52 (b. 1935)

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina

Place of Residence: Cherryville, North Carolina

Faction: Reaganite

Religion: Roman Catholic

Wealth Status: Upper Middle Class

 

Family:

Loretta Marshall (wife)

Luke Marshall (son)

Jude Marshall (son)

Katherine Marshall (daughter)

 

Education:

University of Pennsylvania, Politics (1953-1956)

Yale University, J.D. (1956-1959)

 

Employment History:

Deputy District Attorney for Clinton County (1959-1963)

District Attorney for Cinton County (1963-1970)

Attorney for Scherzinger & Hart LLP (1970-1975)

United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina (1975-1978)

Attorney General of North Carolina (1978-1980)

 

Elected History:

United States Representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District (1980-Present)

Edited Saturday at 02:09 PM by Conrad

[Ashcroft 94]

 

Paul M. Cavalieri

Name: Paul Maggiore Cavalieri

Avatar: Giuseppe Conte

Date of Birth: January 16, 1932

Plate of Birth: San Francisco, CA

Residence: Yorba Linda, CA

Party: Republican

Religion: Roman Catholic

 

Family Info

Father: Settimio Severo Cavalieri (b. 1901, d. 1974)

Mother: Paola Maggiore (b. 1902, d. 1985)

Siblings:

- Matteo (b. 1922, d. 1944) 

- Maria (b. 1924)

- Salvatore (b. 1929)

 

Wife: Sabine Köchler (b. 1936, m. 1957)

Children:

- Eric (b. 1958)

- Clara (b. 1960)

- Joseph (b. 1962)

 

Educational Info

Harvard University School of Law – J.D. (1961)

University of California, Berkeley – B.A. (1954)

Lowell High School (1950)

 

Occupational History

U.S. Representative for California's 39th Congressional District (1979-present)

Managing Partner – Goldman, Cavalieri & Associates (1972-1979)

Legislative Aide – Nixon Administration (1970-1972)

Legislative Aide – Governor Ronald Reagan (1967-1970)

Associate – Jackson, Barclay & Hewitt (1961-1967)

Captain, U.S. Army (1954-1958)

U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (1950-1954)

 

Biography

Paul Maggiore Cavalieri is an American lawyer and politician, currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 39th Congressional District. Born in 1932 in San Francisco as the youngest of four siblings, his parents were Italian immigrants who ran a successful grocery store in the city. Originally named Paolo, Cavalieri anglicized his name to Paul when he applied to college and began intentionally mispronouncing his last name to sound more English ("cavah-leary"). When Cavalieri was 12, his older brother Matteo was killed in action while serving with the Marines at the Battle of Peleliu. He attended Lowell High School in San Francisco and earned admission to the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied economics. He funded his studies with an Army ROTC scholarship and trained as a reserve officer.

 

On graduating from Berkeley, Cavalieri owed four years of service in the Army as part of his ROTC training. He requested to be deployed to Europe and was sent to West Berlin as part of the Allied occupation force. While stationed in West Berlin, Cavalieri met his future wife, Sabine Köchler, who worked as a typist at the Army headquarters in West Berlin. The two were married in 1957 and their first child, Eric, was born the next year.

 

In 1958, Cavalieri's service to the Army was completed and he declined an offer to stay on as a career officer, choosing instead to apply for admission at Harvard Law School. Cavalieri and his family relocated from Germany and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he began his studies in constitutional law. To support the family during this period, Cavalieri graded undergraduate papers and exams for the economics department while Sabine worked as a German language teacher at a local high school. In 1960, their second child, Clara, was born.

 

In 1961, Cavalieri graduated from Harvard Law and was admitted to the bar in California, where he received an offer as an associate at a Los Angeles law firm. The family relocated once again to Yorba Linda, California where they bought their first home, and welcomed their third child a year later, another son named Joseph. As an attorney, Cavalieri earned a generous salary and made connections with influential businessmen and politicos, many of whom were clients. In 1967, he was offered a job as a legislative aide in the office of Governor Ronald Reagan, who had been elected the year prior. Though it paid significantly less than his work in private legal practice, Cavalieri accepted, intrigued by Governor Reagan's optimistic conservatism and advocacy for smaller government.

Cavalieri's political talents did not go unnoticed by the higher-ups. After three years of working for Governor Reagan, he was offered a job in the Nixon White House also as a legislative aide. He and his family relocated yet again to Washington, D.C. and rented an apartment in the city. While working for the Nixon Administration, Cavalieri got firsthand experience in the inner workings of Congress, making connections on both sides of the aisle while working to advance Nixon's agenda. After two years working in the White House, however, Cavalieri became uncomfortable with the secretive and distrustful culture of the Nixon Administration. In 1972, he resigned from his post and returned to California to start his own law firm with his partner Jefferson Goldman, himself a former Congressional staffer. 

 

Opportunity presented itself in 1978, when U.S. Representative Charles Wiggins announced his retirement from representing California's 39th District. With the backing of his political connections, Cavalieri stood for election in the safe Republican district and was elected to Congress, taking up office in 1979. In 1986, he announced his candidacy for the United States Senate against the three-term Democratic incumbent, Alan Cranston, but failed to win his party's nomination in the crowded primary election.

[Holson 36]

 

Robert Lawson

Name: Robert Francis Lawson

Avatar: Al Gore

Date of Birth: October 26th, 1946

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska

Residence: Omaha, Nebraska

Party: Democratic

Religion: Episcopalian

 

Family Info

Father: John Philip Lawson (b. 1919)

Mother: Margaret Anne Lawson nee Hamilton (b. 1921

Siblings:

- Zachary (b. 1948) 

- Gregory (b. 1950)

 

Wife: Laura Lawson nee Gregs (b. 1948, m. 1972)

Children:

- Andrew (b. 1974)

- Debra (b. 1976)

 

Educational Info

University of Nebraska, Lincoln – J.D. (1970)

University of Nebraska, Lincoln– B.A. (1967)

Central High School (1963)

 

Occupational History

U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District (1977-present)

Associate Attorney – Pascher, Littleton, and Humble  (1974-1977)

Political Aide-J. James Exon Administration (1971-1974)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11 by Holson

[Richard 3]

Bryant Clarke Wolfe

 

 

Name: Bryant Clarke Wolfe
Avatar: Tim Daly
Date of Birth: April 1, 1925
Place of Birth: York, SC
Residence: York, SC
Party: Democratic
Religion: Episcopalian

 

Family Info
Father: Ethan William Wolfe (b. 1880, d. 1944)
Mother: April Fulgham (b. 1890, d. 1952)
Siblings:
- Bramwell (b. 1930)

 

Wife: Phoebe Brown (b. 1929)
Children:
- Kennedy (b. 1964)
- Andrew (b. 1968)

 

Educational Info: The University of South Carolina, BA in Biology, 1949; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1953; The University of South Carolina, MPH in Health Services Policy and Management, 1977

 

Occupational History: Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps, 1943-1945; Resident, National Naval Medical Center, 1953-1956; ER Doctor, Palmetto Health, 1956-1960; Primary Care Doctor, Self-Owned Practice, 1960-1975 and 1977-1982; Assistant to the Governor for Health and Community Policies, Governor Richard Riley, 1979-1982; Chief of Staff, Governor Richard Riley, 1982-1983

 

Political History: US Representative for South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District, 1983-Present
 

[Rangerboy 29]

Name: James Jefferson

Age: 36 (b. 1951)

Place of Birth: Arlington, Virginia

Place of Residence: Herndon, Virginia

Religion: Roman Catholic

Wealth Status: Upper Middle Class

 

Family:

Jessica Jefferson (wife)

Alex Jefferson (son)

Amanda Jefferson (daughter)

 

Education:

University of Virginia, Political Science (1969-1972)

 

Employment History:

Political Strategist, Fairfax GOP (1972-1975)

Political Strategist, Virginia GOP (1975-1980)

Chair, Marshall Coleman for Governor (1981)

Secretary, Virginia GOP (1982-1985)

  

 

Elected History:

U.S Congressman, Virginia's 10th Congressional District (1985-present)

[Bolster 86]

I'm just curious which black actor Storm will choose.

[Conrad 57]

4 minutes ago, Bolster said:

I'm just curious which black actor Storm will choose.

 

He has already chosen Jamie Foxx.

[Bolster 86]

12 minutes ago, Conrad said:

 

He has already chosen Jamie Foxx.

A good choice

[TexAgRepublican 3]

Patrick Bateman

 

 

Name: Patrick Bateman

Age: 27 (b. 1960)

Place of Birth: Southampton, New York

Place of Residence: New York, New York

Religion: ???

Wealth Status: Upper Class

 

Family: None

 

Education:

Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated 1978

Harvard University, graduated 1982

Harvard Business School, graduated 1984

 

Employment History:

Vice President, Pierce and Pierce (1984-1986)

 

Elected History:

United States Representative for New York (1986-Present)

Edited September 12 by TexAgRepublican

[FrankP 28]

 

Thomas W. Blackstone (Democrat - MA, 2nd District)

Age: 51 (b. 1935)

Place of Birth: Boston, MA

Place of Residence: Springfield, MA

Religion: Christian

Wealth Status: Upper Class

 

Family: 
John Blackstone (Father) born March 1, 1882 (m. 1915)
Doris Blackstone (Mother) born April 19, 1894 (m. 1915)
Jane Blackstone (Sister) born June 8, 1921
Bob Blackstone (Brother) born June 19, 1924
Charles Blackstone (Brother) born November 29, 1927
Delly Blackstone (Sister) born January 1929
Henry Blackstone (Brother) born December 3, 1933 

Julia Blackstone (Wife) born September 11, 1946 (married: 1966)
Dean Blackstone (Son) born June 1, 1970
Iris Blackstone (Daughter) born July 4, 1973

 

Education:

Boston College Law School 1958

Employment History:
Political Aid/Strategist, MA(1954-1958)
Private Practice Attorney (1958-1964)
Office of Legal Counsel (1964-1968)
Massachussetts House of Representatives (1968-1976)
U.S. House of Representatives (1977-Present)
 

Elected History:

Massachusetts House (1968-1976)

U.S. House of Representatives (1977-Present)

[MrAnderson 376]

9 hours ago, FrankP said:



 

Best avatar choice. 

 

[Tilsley 3]

Well...since I finally have more time on my hands...I'll throw in and stick around this time.

 

 

 

 

Name: Ron Tilsley

Age: 43 (Born February 3, 1944)

Place of Birth: San Diego, California

Residence: Spokane, Washington

Party: Democratic

State/District: Washington, 5th Congressional District

Faction: Moderate

Religion: Roman Catholic

Wealth: Upper Middle Class

 

Family: 

Susan (Wife; b. 1951 m. 1973)

Ron Jr. (Son; b. 1975)

Ruth Ann (Daughter; b. 1978)

 

Education:

1962-1966: Washington State University (B.A.--International Affairs)

1966-1969: University of Southern California (J.D.)

 

Employment: 

1965: Intern for Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson

1969-1972: Aide to the Senate Judiciary Committee

1972: Assistant campaign manager, "Scoop" Jackson presidential campaign

1973-1979: Private practice attorney

1975-1976: State campaign chairman, "Scoop" Jackson for president.

 

 

Elected History:

1979-present: Congressional representative, Washington's 5th Congressional district (First elected in 1978) 

 

Biography:

Ron Tilsley was born February 3, 1944 in San Diego, California. His father was an Army Air Force pilot who was deployed to the Pacific theater of World War II shortly after his birth. His mother raised Ron and their two other children and worked as an executive assistant. After his father's discharge from the military in 1952, Ron and his family relocated to Spokane, Washington. His father would later start a construction business, where Ronnie would work on various projects during his summers off from school.

 

For much of his childhood, Ron was a dedicated student and often received high honors academically. He had an interest in politics in the late 1950s when he watched a speech of President Eisenhower. However, it was the rise of John F. Kennedy that set the wheels in motion for young Ronnie to take up a career in public service. Ron attended Washington State University in Pullman and graduated with a degree in International Affairs in 1966.

 

The summer before, he was on a trip to Washington D.C. and by chance encounter met with Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson. Jackson would play a major role throughout Ron's career in public service. He interned for Jackson in the summer of 1965 and would later worked on his presidential campaign in 1972.

 

Given his deep California ties, Ron decided to attend law school at University of Southern California from 1966-1969. Despite performing quite well, he was known by his classmates as the "life of the party". That reputation was carried with him during his tenure in Washington D.C. as a Senate aide.

 

At a birthday party of one of his fellow Senate aides, he met Susan Bradford, a journalism student who attended Georgetown. The pair married in 1973 and reside in Spokane with two children, Ron Jr. and Ruth Ann.

 

Shortly after getting married, Ron started a private practice with a friend in law school. They focused on criminal law and at times defended clients who were being tried in serious criminal cases, but could not afford an attorney. 

 

Unable to take on a major role in "Scoop" Jackson's bid for the presidency in 1976, Ron took on the role of campaign chair for Washington state. Throughout his experience in working on political campaigns, he made connections with those within the Democratic party.  With then-Congressman Tom Foley retiring in 1978, members of the Democratic party urged Ron to run for Congress. He won the seat by 10 percentage points over his Republican challenger. 

 

Ron is currently in his fifth term as the Congressman for Washington's 5th, having been re-elected in 1986 by a wide margin.

 

EDIT #1: Ron is in his fifth term for Congress...not fourth. 

 

EDIT #2: Added Faction to bio...will remain TBD until I know more about this feature. Also, avatar is changed to Joseph Kennedy II. Was going to go for Gary Hart...but changed for obvious reason. 

Edited Friday at 08:20 PM by Tilsley

[Bolster 86]

What I have so far.

Name: Malcolm Garvey

Age: 55 (Born January 3, 1932)

Place of Birth: Laurel, MD

Residence: Baltimore, MD

Party: Democratic

State/District: MD 7th Congressional District

Religion: African Methodist Episcopal Church

 

Family: 

Letitia (Wife; b. 1951 m. 1955)

Donavan (Son; b. 1963)

Leecia (Daughter; b. 1967)

 

Education:

Class of 1954: Howard University (B.A.—Political Science)

 

Edited September 13 by Bolster

[Storm 106]

13 minutes ago, Bolster said:

What I have so far.

 

Name: Malcolm Garvey

Age: 55 (Born January 3, 1932)

Place of Birth: Laurel, MD

Residence: Baltimore, MD

Party: Democratic

State/District: MD 7th Congressional District

Religion: African Methodist Episcopal Church

 

Family: 

Letitia (Wife; b. 1951 m. 1955)

Donavan. (Son; b. 1963)

Leecia (Daughter; b. 1967)

 

Education:

Class of 1954: Howard University (B.A.—Political Science)

 

I support this character 100% lol

[Bolster 86]

Just now, Storm said:

I support this character 100% lol

 

Didn't ask for your approval lol jk

[Evan 95]

1 hour ago, Bolster said:

 

Didn't ask for your approval lol jk

 

The Bolster-Storm friendship has now hit a new low

[Avner 227]

1 hour ago, Bolster said:

What I have so far.

Name: Malcolm Garvey

Age: 55 (Born January 3, 1932)

Place of Birth: Laurel, MD

Residence: Baltimore, MD

Party: Democratic

State/District: MD 7th Congressional District

Religion: African Methodist Episcopal Church

 

Family: 

Letitia (Wife; b. 1951 m. 1955)

Donavan (Son; b. 1963)

Leecia (Daughter; b. 1967)

 

Education:

Class of 1954: Howard University (B.A.—Political Science)

 

Change your god damned religion, there's only one member of AME here this round lool

[Bolster 86]

Boy I can do whatever I want. 

[Bolster 86]

There are too many Catholics. LOL

Edited Friday at 04:34 PM by Bolster

[Ashcroft 94]

51 minutes ago, Bolster said:

There are too many Catholics. LOL

A hot take

[Evan 95]

1 hour ago, Bolster said:

Boy I can do whatever I want. 

 

1 hour ago, Bolster said:

There are too many Catholics. LOL

 

Irony.

[Krol 34]

 

Name: David Edward Krol

Date of Birth: September 9, 1933

Place of Birth: Buffalo Gap, South Dakota

Place of Residence: Custer, South Dakota

Religion: Lutheran

Party: Democratic

Faction: Third Way

District: South Dakota At-Large

Ethnicity: German

 

Family

William Edward Krol, Sr. (Father), born 1910, married 1931, died 1985.

Doris Barbara Krol, nee Matthews (Mother), born 1904, married 1931.

William Edward Krol, Jr. (Brother), born 1932, married 1955.

Donald William Krol (Brother), born 1936, married 1960.

Patricia-Ellen Krol, nee Pullman (Wife), born 1935, married 1961.

Robert James Krol (Son), born 1964.

Barbara Ellen O'Connor, nee Krol (Daughter), born 1970.

 

Educational History

U.S. Military Academy, West Point (Class of 1955, B.S. in Geography)

South Dakota State University (Class of 1972, M.B.A.)

 

Career History

Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1955-1957

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1957-1960

Captain, U.S. Army, 1960-1964

Major, U.S. Army, 1964-1969

Owner, The Custer General Store, 1969-1979

South Dakota State Senator for District 30, 1975-1979

Governor of South Dakota, 1979-1987

Congressman for South Dakota's At-Large District, 1987-Present

[Jefferson 12]

 

Name: Robert Mattew Anderson

Avatar: Darrell Issa

Date of Birth: August 2, 1933

Plate of Birth: San Diego, CA

Residence: San Diego, CA

Party: Republican

Faction: Establishment

Religion: Roman Catholic

 

Family Info

Sarah Elizabeth Anderson (wife, b. 1934)

Thomas Lucas Anderson (son, b. 1957)

Marcus Jonathan Anderson (son, b. 1959)

 

Educational Info

Harvard Medical School – M.D. (1961)

University of California, Berkeley – B.S. (1954)

 

Occupational History

U.S. Representative for California's 41st Congressional District (1981 - Present)

Chair of the California Republican Party (1975 - 1971)

Chair of San Diego County Republican Party (1971 - 1975)

Chief of Trauma Division at UC San Diego Health (1972 - 1975)

Attending Physician at UC San Diego Health (1969 - 1972)

Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (1961 - 1969)

 

[To be fleshed out later ...]