For the sake of compiling all general information that may crop up whether it be from us, Staff, or others, this first post will serve as a dossier on all roughly canonized information concerning the custom made political figures that now exist in the backstory of SOTF as a universe, barring any of this information being stricken from canon by the smiting from the heavens called Staff Disapproval. So this information is all subject to being rewritten as needed.
Participation is welcome, be it in the form of tossing ideas around or of writing content.))
- [+] Crucial Hamilton County Events
- Meeting Between Democratic Senators
Meeting Between Various Republican Congressmen
- [+] Local to Tennessee
- Beau Dupree (Republican Senator from Tennessee, Junior) - Because this guy appeared in pregame we of course have to give him some preferential treatment. So, contrary to what actually happened in the real life Tennessee (Dupree as the SOTF version of the cucked Bob Corker IRL), this guy is a rising star in the Republican party, famous for his ability to come off as bipartisan and civil in the Canon era while still satisfying his base with plenty of red meat.
- Chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Senate committee. The HELP, as Goose likes to call it. He's quite young to have the position.
Morgan Jennings (Republican Senator from Tennessee, Senior) - Essentially exists to be the Bob Corker of SOTFverse, so, controversial for his verbal stances against Canon and retires in the 2018 election season.
Bree Kowalski (Democratic Mayor of Chattanooga) - The first female African American mayor in the state of Tennessee. Elected in a wave of liberal activism that essentially canonically explains why GHHS was arbitrarily teleported out of some super blue San Francisco school district and into the heart of the South.- Denounced the current governor of Tennessee for being too 'passive', in his decision to not draft the National Guard as part of the manhunt efforts following the kidnappings.
- Will become the Pete Buttigeg of SOTFs 2020 Democratic Primaries, only without the racial baggage (duh) and most critique and commentary aimed at her opportunism surrounding SOTF having happened in her town.
- [+] Rest of America
- Carol Susans (Democratic Senator from Washington, Senior) - Was a senator during V4, so she's lived through the nightmare from the politics side. She's commonly cited Aurora in her progressive proposals that include mental health initiatives and gun control.
- Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Senate committee. Her seniority is way less notable than Beau's since she's actually old and experienced, so on.
Quyền Tran (Democratic Representative from Washington's 7th District) - The outspoken soon to be co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Was an immigrant rights activist active in Seattle during the time of the Aurora High School kidnappings.
Eric Caulfield (Republican Senator from Arizona, Senior) - Was Arizona's senator during V6. A famed war veteran who was tortured as a POW, and is famous for interventionist neoconservativeism and for having a failed run for the Republican nomination in 2008 against Jeff Bridges. Is as of the V7 months on medical from the Senate leave due to complications from colorectal cancer.
Jacob Gustafson (Democratic Senator from Montana, Senior) - One of the longest career Democrats in the Senate, who runs something of his own machine in his home state, with tactics that people on his side would call pragmatic and critics would decry as flagrantly corrupt. Ranking member of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Diana O'Shaughnessy (Democratic Senator from Missouri, Senior) - The 'Senate Witch', the sole surviving state-level democrat in the growing Republican stronghold of Missouri, who combines mostly moderate policymaking with sympathy for social justice issues. Ranking member of Homeland Security and Government Affairs.
Greg Forbes (Republican Representative from New York's 2nd District) - Committee chair of House Committee of Homeland Security. Famously bipartisan and moderate save for his leadership in congressional anti-abortion initiatives.
Grady Holland (Democratic Representative from North Carolina's 1st District) - Ranking member of the House Committee of Homeland Security. Notably has led the effort to discharge responsibility of the US legislative investigations into SOTF from the jurisdiction of Homeland Security. Advocate for switching the SOTF responsibilities to the Canon-ally heavy Judiciary Committee.
Jared Schweitzer (Republican Representative from Ohio's 5th District) - Member of the House Committee of Homeland Security, ally of Congressman Holland. Advocate for switching the SOTF responsibilities to a special committee, with himself in a leadership position.
Claudia Tenorio (Democratic Representative from Texas's 29th District) - Member of the House Committee of Homeland Security. Advocate for switching the SOTF responsibilities to an intersectional collaboration between several committees.
Adam Simpson (Republican Representative from Nebraska's 3rd District) - Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Seeks exclusive jurisdiction to the SOTF investigations.
Michael Bromley (Republican Representative from California's 48th District) - Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Famously pro-Russia.
Saul Enright (Republican Representative from Pennsylvania's 11th District) - Member of the House Committee of Homeland Security, former businessman, famous for being beloved in his district despite a notorious lack of results due to general disinterest in the day-to-day of his job.
Josh Chipman (Republican Representative from Missouri's 4th District) - Member of the House Committee of Armed Services. Rising star in Missouri for his rock-ribbed conservative views that are strictly aligned with Canonism, challenger to Senator O'Shaughnessy in the 2018 midterms. Current go-to media figure for the Republican House for matters related to SOTF.
Dirk Kernell (Republican Representative from Georgia's 14th District) - Member of the House Committee of Appropriations.