Politician/Jessica Meyer

Jessica Kelsey Meyer (née Jones; February 19, 1987 - June 30, 2094) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th President of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Meyer served also served as an Illinois State Representative and Senator before her election to the U.S Senate in 2026 where she served from 2027 to 2041. Upon Meyer's inauguration, she was the first female President in American history and the highest-ranking female official in U.S History.

Meyer was raised in the suburbs of Chicago in 1987 graduated from the University of Southern California, and would later graduate from law school from the University of Chicago Law School. She would pass the state bar a year later and would begin her work as an Attorney for a local law firm. Where she famously defended Rapper Joey B for a defamation lawsuit.

Meyer began her political career in 2016, after being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives and serving for two terms, Meyer successfully ran for Illinois State Senate and would go on to serve 6 years in that position. In 2026 she defeated former Congressman Holden Zaytsev to become the junior United States Senator from Illinois, Meyer was sworn in on January 3rd, 2027.

In the Senate, Meyer passed legislation to implement a carbon capture mandate, high school equivalency programs, and passed legislation reducing the age of eligibility for social security benefits.

Meyer unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for President in 2036 but failed to win a single contest. She endorsed U.S Senator Wally Patterson after Super Tuesday who went on to lose the general election to incumbent President Dale Appleby. In 2040 Meyer would again seek the presidency and go on to win the nomination. In the general election, Meyer faced Alabama Senator Rick Hendrickson. She won the election with 434 Electoral votes and 55.4% of the popular vote.

Meyer was inaugurated as President on January 20, 2041. During her first term, Meyer signed legislation creating High School programs for homeless individuals and gradually reducing the age of social security eligibility, she was re-elected President in November 2044 and was inaugurated to a second term on January 20, 2045. Meyer's second term largely consisted of a wide array of veto's due to both chambers of Congress being controlled by Republicans. Meyer's presidential term ended on January 20, 2049.

Meyer remained active after her presidency, attending many humanitarian events and giving many paid speeches chronicling her time in office. Meyer would maintain a cordial relationship with many of her successors including Miles Willis. Meyer died at her home in Chicago, Illinois on June 30, 2094, at the age of 107. She was entombed next to her husband and the former First Gentleman Carter Meyer.

Early life and career
Jessica Kelsey Jones was born in Illinois in 1987 to Andrea and Martin Jones and was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and graduated from the University of Southern California where she would later meet her husband, Carter Meyer. She then graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2011 and would begin her work as an attorney after passing the state bar the next year, she would stay as an Attorney at a local law firm until her election as an Illinois State Representative.

During her time as an Attorney she pursued many serious criminal cases including murder and sexual assault, she also took on a high-profile case when rapper, Joey B was charged with defamation when he was accused of lying about one of his prior friends, Cornpop in a song. She would later win that case and serve as the prosecution for Cornpop in an assault case where Joey B accused Cornpop of being "a bad dude who ran a bunch of bad boys" Meyer would also win that case.

Illinois State House
After incumbent Jeremiah Bui announced his decision not to seek another term in the state house, Meyer decided to seek the open seat. She was elected to the Illinois State House in November 2016 having run unopposed in the general election. In her first week in the State House, in her first week, she would introduce legislation to establish Social Service Programs in Illinois which gained major support in the state and it passed unanimously in both chambers and was signed by Governor Charles Butler.

She would later oppose tax increases for lower-class citizens calling them a "failure to look out for the lower and middle class of our state" and would later introduce a bill to lower taxes for the 1st and 2nd tax brackets in Illinois but the bill would be rejected by the Democratic majority committee.

Meyer would win re-election in 2018 with over 65% of the vote against her Republican opponent and would go on to serve a second term.

In her second term, she introduced legislation to implement a universal background check which passed both the State House and Senate and would be signed into law by Governor Elena Roman who praised the bill as "an important step forward to an end to gun violence in the state of Illinois".

Illinois Senate
Meyer announced her candidacy for Illinois Senate on January 5th, 2020 on a social media post and filed paperwork later that day. She won her primary in June of 2020 against City Councilman; Kenneth Rivera and would win the general election against Luis Henson in November 2020. Meyer was sworn in on January 13th, 2021.

Meyer would introduce legislation for an Assualt Weapon Ban in her first week in the Illinois Senate, which caused a major backlash against many conservative members of the State Senate. Despite the opposition, the bill still passed in the State Senate but was blocked in the State House by Chairman Gary Armstrong who called it a "Complete overstep of the government's duty when it comes to guns"

She would later write legislation to provide grants to city and county jails to deal with the rehabilitation of prisoners, although it passed the State House with bi-partisan support, Chairman Gary Armstrong of the Illinois House Judiciary Committee refused to hold a hearing for the bill.

Meyer won re-election to the State Senate in 2024 having run unopposed in both the primary and general. In her second term, she was elected by her colleagues to serve as Chair of the Progressive Caucus. Using the role to influence a more reasonable progressive support to policies.

Meyer remained in the Illinois Senate until assuming office to the United States Senate in January 2027 succeeding retiring Senator Madison Riley.

2026
In December of 2026 Illinois, Senator Madison Riley announced her decision not to seek a second term to the United States Senate in order to seek the office of Governor of Illinois, Meyer would announce her candidacy the following month and received top backing from Congressional and State Democrats.

Harris faced Congressman Dorian Nganga and Businesswoman Dorothy Dotson in the Democratic primary, Meyer constantly outraised both her Democratic and Republican opponents and easily won the primary in June with 47% of the vote. She was later endorsed by President Estevan Menoza and Vice President Mario Amador the following week.

In the general election, she faced former Congressman Holden Zaytsev. The two participated in one general election debate where Meyer promised to continue the policies of President Menoza in the United States Senate, while Zaytsev attacked Meyer for her liberal policy.

Meyer won the general election with 61% of the vote.

2032
Meyer announced her decision to seek re-election to the United States Senate in December of 2029 and began raising funds soon after, she faced no opposition in the primary and went on to face off former Congressional candidate, Elliot Ryan. The two participated in one general election debate where Meyer slammed her opponents' lack of experience and policy. She would go on to win the election with 56% of the vote. Her victory coincided with the election of Republican Dale Appleby to the Presidency.

2038
Meyer announced her intention to seek a third term to the United States Senate on Inauguration Day 2037 in a fundraising email sent to supporters. She faced no opposition in the primary and easily defeated former state representative Troy Greenwood with over 55% of the vote.

Tenure
Meyer was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3rd, 2027. In her first week in the Senate, she introduced a bill to implement a carbon capture mandate across the United States which successfully passed the Republican house and senate with bipartisan support. She then introduced legislation to supply unemployed citizens with a High School equivalency program that also passed with bi-partisan support.

Meyer was at odds with a majority of the Senate when she opposed a budget resolution that repealed the medicare expansion program. Calling it "A slap in the face for the people who rely on this program every single day"

Meyer voted against Sen. Damian Sessions' bill to decrease the eligibility rate for public housing. In 2028 Meyer introduced a bill to create a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants but it was blocked in committee. She also voted in favor of Senator Vera Adam's bill to decrease the required years of service in the military from 20 years to 18.

In 2029 Meyer would introduce a bill to decrease the social security eligibility get to 68 from the existing 69. The bill would pass the Republican-controlled Congress and be signed into law by President Estevan Menoza

In 2030 Meyer was the sole vote against the 2030 Budget resolution primarily due to its cuts in social services in healthcare.

Meyer introduced legislation in 2031 to reduce the amount of prison time for crimes related to drugs from an average of 3 years to an average of half a year. It passed both chambers of Congress and was signed by President Menoza.

In her first speech after winning a second term, Meyer promised to fight back against the divisive rhetoric from President-elect Appleby and pledged to oppose any legislation that she didn't view as beneficial for the American people. On the same day, Meyer was chosen by her colleagues in the progressive caucus to be their chair.

In 2034 Meyer was the sole vote against the joint congressional budget resolution due to its decrease in healthcare benefits, the next year in 2035 she was outed as chair of the progressive caucus by her colleagues in favor of a 5-term Senator, Darnell Wheatley of New York due to the fact many say it as a potential conflict of interest with a potential Presidential campaign.

Meyer gained an important spot on the Senate appropriations committee in 2037, a position she angled for since first arriving in the Senate.

In 2039 Meyer was chosen by members of the progressive caucus to once again lead them as chair. Returning to the position she last held from 2033-2035. Meyer was also selected as Ranking Member of the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee.

2036 presidential campaign
Meyer was considered a top-tier choice for the Presidency since the beginning of her second term and her influx of fundraising reflected that where she brought in over $100 million dollars from previous campaigns and from independent fundraising throughout her term as Senator. Speculation increased after she released a memoir the previous year with high-profile stops in Iowa and South Carolina. On May 4th, 2035 she teased an announcement on the "Extra Late Show with Tyler Hughes" in which she said she was "definitely planning something". On May 6th, 2035 she announced her candidacy on a social media post and launched her campaign at a rally in Chicago, Illinois to an overflow crowd of 12,000 people. Meyer established her campaign headquarters in downtown Chicago in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Building.

In the first week of her campaign, she placed third in fundraising falling behind U.S Senator from Washington Fernando Quintana and the junior U.S Senator from Illinois Coretta Scott. Responding to the fundraising numbers Meyer said it was a sign of strength for her campaign.

In the first Democratic presidential debate in September 2035, Meyer pledged her support for Democratic policy and values and pledged to bring back the "Menoza era" of American politics of "American equality and hope". She continued to tout her experience and left-leaning policies in the second Democratic presidential debate, while also pledging to implement a Universal Healthcare program if elected.

Meyer was unable to attend the third democratic debate due to a scheduling conflict in which the campaign had events in New Hampshire pre-planned the exact same day as the debate. She did however attend the following debate in which she cracked a joke at her own scheduling conflicts in her opening statement.

Primary contests
In the first contest in the primary season, Meyer placed third in the Iowa caucus with 13.6% of the vote, in the following New Hampshire primary, Meyer placed 4th place with 11% of the vote. After placing third place in Nevada, Meyer began shifting all campaign resources to South Carolina and Super Tuesday. Meyer would later place third place in South Carolina and fail to win a single state on Super Tuesday, yet managed to garner 24 delegates from Minnesota.

Suspension and endorsement of Wally Patterson
It was announced late on Super Tuesday that Meyer would not come out to address supporters in Houston, Texas, and would instead speak at a ballroom in Chicago the following day. Meyer would suspend her campaign on March 4th to a packed ballroom of supporters. In the speech, she endorsed Senator Wally Patterson calling him "The leader for today"

Financial issues
In her second memoir recounting the campaign and her time in the Senate after. Meyer revealed that at one point the campaign was losing one million dollars a week, and was "in a complete and total financial collapse". The financial issues caused the campaign to go into debt which Meyer had to pay with her own salary.

2040 Presidential campaign
Meyer was seen as a top contender for the 2040 Democratic presidential nomination since the end of her campaign in March of 2036, and her chances increased after she was chosen to lead the progressive caucus in the United States Senate. Meyer constantly remarked that she was keeping her options open and would announce her decision sometime in the summer. Meyer would launch her candidacy on April 30, 2039.

Throughout the campaign, Meyer consistently raised top cash in her bid and has often rivaled her closest competitor New York, Senator Charles Juarez. And she often aimed to distance themselves from each other painting herself as a more progressive choice between the two. As time went on Juarez continued to outraise her and eventually had the largest amount of money between both Democratic and Republican candidates.

Primary contests
On February 3rd Meyer won the Iowa caucus with 25.3% of the vote with Pennsylvania Senator Bennie Lancaster coming in second. Meyer would also subsequently win the New Hampshire Primary, the Nevada caucus, and South Carolina winning a clean sweep of all 4 primary contests.

On Super Tuesday Meyer would win every contest except New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Her remaining opponents suspended their campaigns making Meyer the presumptive democratic nominee for President. Meyer would choose New Mexico Senator Liam Golubev as her running mate. And they were nominated at the 2040 Democratic National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.

In the general election, Meyer faced off against Senator Rick Hendrickson. The two faced off in three general election debates where Meyer constantly attacked Hendrickson for his right-wing policies. Meyer would go on to win the general election in an electoral college landslide.

First term
Meyer was inaugurated as the 48th President of the United States on January 20, 2041, at noon. In her inaugural address, she outlined her main priorities in office which included expanding healthcare, universal childcare, and gun reform.

In her first week as President, Meyer introduced legislation to create a high school equivalency program for homeless individuals. She also announced her intention to have a Universal Healthcare Program in Congress by the end of her first 100 days. Meyer signed the 2041 High School Equity Act in a ceremony in the East Room. Calling the legislation "an important step to a smarter more innovative country". Meyer's Universal Healthcare Bill would be denied a hearing.

In her first address to a joint session of Congress, Meyer pledged that she would continue to fight for Universal Health Care in the next Congress. She also announced her intention to make combating crime and poverty the main focus of her term. Throughout her term, Meyer would constantly push legislation through Congress with most either being denied a hearing or not getting enough votes to pass. In November 2041 Meyer pardoned her first thanksgiving turkey, Cornelius the Turkey.

In the 2042 midterms, neither party had a net gain o loss in either chamber of Congress. The next day Meyer called the results "a clear sign that we must begin to work with each other rather than against each other" Meyer once again promised to introduce a Universal Healthcare Bill at the beginning of the new Congress, the bill would once again be killed in committee. Meyer would slam the House's failure to pass the bill calling it "a failure to act for the American people and I promise you they will not forget the day that the United States Congress failed to deliver them something as basic as decent healthcare"

Throughout her term, Meyer maintained a steady approval rating that failed to dip below 60% she would use this approval rating to strike back at Republican claims that she was unpopular among the American people.

In March of 2043, Meyer signed legislation that would decrease the age of social security eligibility by one year, each year she was in office. It took immediate effect and legislation was made to lower it from 75 years of age to 74.

In July of 2043, Meyer attended the opening of the Estevan Menoza Presidential Library with former Presidents Appleby and Lim.

2044 Presidential campaign
On May 3rd Meyer launched her 2044 re-election campaign for President with a video posted to social media. She faced no opposition in the primary and she and Vice President Golubev were re-nominated at the 2044 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.

In the general election, she faced Kansas Senator Miles Willis and his running mate Jarvis Faheem the two faced off in three general election debates where Meyer hammered Willis on his lack of legislative accomplishments and his conservative record. Willis would attack Meyer's lack of accomplishments in office and would blame partisan gridlock on the Meyer administration.

On election day Meyer defeated Willis with 375 electoral votes and 54.1% of the popular vote. Meyer's electoral vote margin decreased by 59 Electoral votes from 4 years prior. Meyer declared victory at 11:12 PM EST after she was projected the winner 12 minutes prior. Liam Golubev was re-elected as the 51st Vice President of the United States

Second term
Meyer was inaugurated to a second term as President on January 20, 2045, at noon. On inauguration day, Meyer signed legislation lowering the social security eligibility age from 73 to 72.

Despite the Republican party expanding their majorities in both the House and Senate, Meyer would once again introduce legislation for a Universal Healthcare Program, the bill would later be denied a committee hearing

In March of 2045, Meyer would veto a bill that would decrease the eligibility for foster care, Congress would later overturn her veto with a 2/3 thirds majority in both chambers of Congress. Meyer would also later veto a bill that decreased free lunch eligibility for children, calling the bill "heartless" The next week she would also veto a bill decreasing eligibility for public housing. 2 weeks later she would veto a bill that decreased benefits for low-income families.

Meyer would also veto legislation that decreased grants given to low-income communities and raise the social security eligibility age from 72 to 74. Meyer would also veto legislation to decrease eligibility for school lunches for low-income children. The following week she would veto legislation to reduce benefits for low-income families, single parents, and pregnant women.

The following year many of the same legislation would be sent to her desk again, which she would again veto. Her veto of decreasing foster care eligibility was once again overturned by Congress, though with a slimmer 2/3 majority.

In the 2046 midterms the Democratic party had a net gain of one seat in the United States Senate, Meyer called the result; "a clear call to end partisan bickering and gridlock".

In November of 2047, Meyer caused public outrage after accidentally signing a bill installing abstinence sex education. Meyer called the bill a mistake and pledged to offer a counter-proposal immediately, however her counter-proposal would be denied a hearing. After the debacle, Meyer would call on states to implement their own guidelines on sex education.

In the spring of 2048, Meyer would sign emergency legislation that would decrease the social security eligibility age to 65 by the end of her term.

In the 2048 Presidential election, Meyer endorsed Democratic nominee Denise Tuft and her running mate Brett Hudson and delivered a prime time address at the Democratic National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. Meyer campaigned for Tuft across the country and touted her administration's accomplishments while slamming the Republican's defunding of social programs. Tuft would go on to lose the election to the GOP nominee 4 years prior, Miles Willis.

Post Presidency (2049 - 2094)
Meyer's presidency ended at noon on January 20, 2049, upon the inauguration of Miles Willis as the 49th President of the United States. After the inauguration, Meyer and former First Gentleman Carter Meyer lifted off on Executive One, circled the White House, and flew to Joint Base Andrews where they were flown home to Chicago.

Meyer would give many paid speeches to bankers after her Presidency and would release her presidential memoir "Shattered" chronicling her tenure as the first female President. In 2053 The Jessica Meyer Presidential Center and Library was opened. The opening was attended by President Appleby and Willis with President Menoza unable to attend due to health concerns. Meyer would later attend President Menoza's funeral the following month.

Death and funeral
Jessica Meyer died on June 30, 2094, aged 107 years at her home in Chicago. She holds the distinction of the longest-lived U.S President upon her death. Meyer lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S Capitol from July 6 to July 8. On July 8 Meyer's casket was transferred from Washington to Chicago to the Jessica Meyer Presidential Center and Library where an official ceremony was held. Special guests included former Presidents, world ambassadors, and female and civil rights leaders. After the ceremony, Meyer was entombed next to her husband, Carter.

Personal Life
Meyer was married to Carter Meyer from 2010 until his death in 2078 and they had 3 children, one son, and two daughters. The couple also had 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. At the time of her death, Meyer lived in a house in Chicago, Illinois. Meyer's parents met in South Carolina and would later move to Illinois where they had Meyer. Meyer is a Christian, during Meyer's 2040 Presidential campaign allegations swirled that Meyer was considering divorcing Carter Meyer, this was later to be proven false