Barak Mofaz R-GA

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Name: Barak Mofaz

State: Georgia

Party: Republican

DOB: December 20, 1959

POB: Atlanta, Georgia

POR: Savannah, Georgia

Religion: Jewish

Faction: Mainstreet Partnership

Avatar: Benny Gantz

 

Family:

Father: Michael Mofaz (b. December 19, 1922- d. April 7, 2014.)

Mother: Miriam Mofaz nee. Amsalem (March 19, 1926-?)

Sister: Adina Mofaz (m.Rabin) (b. July 4, 1950-?)

Brother: David Mofaz (b. December 20, 1959-)

 

Wife: Dr. Rebecca Shapiro b. 1960 m.1980

= Cpt. Aaron Mofaz b.1986, married, three children.

=Dr. Elizabeth Mofaz-Alberga b.1989, married, two children.

= Rabbi Benjamin Mofaz b.1990, married, four children.

 

Education:

B.A. in History from the University of Georgia (1978-1982)

M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University (1983-1985)

National War College (1994-1996)

 

 Commendations:

=Bronze Star Medal

 

Occupation:

U.S. Army 1977-2013

= General 

U.S. Senator for Georgia (2016-)

 

Operations/Wars

Operation Just Cause

1st Gulf War

Operation Uphold Democracy

Iraq War

War in Afghanistan

 

Bio Facts:

-Strong supporter of the Second Amendment and opposes most gun control legislation, which he deems ineffective. Barak, however, does support banning those charged with domestic violence from gun ownership.

-Consistently has urged for bipartisan solutions in the Senate.

-Barak is strongly pro-union and supports $18 for American workers.

-Opposes total amnesty but supports a process to help illegal immigrants go through the process for citizenship without fear of deportation.

-Believes in climate change and argues that it poses a significant danger to America's national security & agriculture industry. 

-Opposes abortion but believes it's settled law.

-Strongly supports a voucher system for education in the U.S. to help low-income Americans send their children to better schools.

-Believes the United States should cut off aid to Pakistan.

-Barak has argued that capitalism is a better weapon to bring democracy to Cuba than an "ineffective, stupid embargo." 

-Extremely supportive of the American-Israeli alliance. 

-Extremely opinionated, blunt, chain-smoker, and open about his heavy drinking.

- His father's family is from Iran, and his mother's family is from Iraq. The Mofaz family is extremely wealthy, with an estimated fortune of $112 billion. The wealth comes from Mofaz Industries, primarily a pharmaceutical family that Barak's father, Michael, started. It also invests in real estate, agriculture, telemedicine, and cyberinfrastructure.

-The Mofaz family were physicians to the Shahs of Persia/Iran. They were later physicians and drug manufacturers before the Islamic Revolution stripped them of their resources in Iran. Michael Mofaz left Iran in 1949 for the United States. 

- His mother was born in the United States. 

-His twin brother David is the President & CEO of Mofaz Industries.

-Barak has immediate family still in Iran (father's family) and Israel (mother's family)

- Barak is an active sailor and has a pilot's license. His yacht is called S.S. General Sherman.

- Awarded the Bronze Star for his actions in the Gulf War when his unit was pinned down under sniper enemy fire and led a charge to destroy the sniper nest.

-His son, Aaron, is a captain in the 82nd Airborne Division.

-A profoundly religious Orthodox Jew attends daily services at the National Synagogue in Washington, D.C. 

-A rare book collector, Barak has one of the largest antique Jewish manuscript collections globally. 

-He owns a condo in Washington, a ranch in Macron, Georgia, a colonial mansion in Atlanta, and the family home in Savannah.

-Author: The Strategic Failures of the Sassanid Empire against the Caliphate (2012) & Mr. President Don't Recognize Israel: The Battle of David Ben-Gurion to Win American Recognition Against A Hostile U.S State Department (2014) 

-Speaks Hebrew, Arabic, French, and Farsi.

 

Points:

Male: 0

Jewish: 5

Mizrahi: 10

Straight, married with < 3 children: 0 Points

College Degree at a Public University: 0 points

Master's Degree: 10

Super-Rich (Top 1%): 5 points

General/Flag Officer (O-7+): 40 points

Published: 20

Military Award: 10

= 100

Edited April 9 by Avner

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