Politician/Ned Lewis

Ned Lewis is a retired American politician who's currently serving as the 56th governor of Texas, beginning his term in 2071. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Senate from 2033 to 2069, the U.S. House of Representatives from 2023 to 2033, and as a member of the Raymour City Council from 2016 to 2023. He served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2043 to 2047 and the Senate Minority Leader from 2047 to 2057. He also was Chair of the Moderate Democratic Coalition from 2061 to 2065 during his tenure in the Senate. He is the first Democrat to serve as governor of Texas in 76 years.

Born in Hays County, Texas, he followed in his father's footsteps and grew interested in politics, and wanted to pursue a career as a politician. Lewis graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and worked for his father at a local law firm until running to become a member of the Raymour City Council from the 1st district in 2016.

Lewis would quickly move on to running for Texas's U.S. House of Representatives 21st district seat in 2022 after incumbent Representative Bradford Plank decided not to run for re-election, whom he previously lost to in 2018 for the position of that seat. He would serve that district until 2033.

In 2032, after hearing that the incumbent Senator Valerie Miranda decided against running for re-election, Lewis felt it was the perfect opportunity to potentially flip a historically red Senate seat for the foreseeable future. After a decade of making a name for himself locally and statewide, Lewis successfully won, defeating Republican Martin Mora. Lewis would go on to serve this seat until deciding not to run for re-election in 2068.

In 2070, after a failed attempt at running for the Candidate in the 2068 Democratic Presidential Primary, Lewis decided to run for Governor of Texas, and ended up winning. After reaching the term limit for governor, Lewis made one more attempt at running for president, but failed. After that, he retired from public service at the age of 94.