Politician/Ray Chance

Raymond Allen 'Ray' Chance II (August 9th, 1985) Is an American public educator, philanthropist, commentator, and politician who served as the 49th Vice-President of the United States.

A Member of the Republican Party, Chance previously served as a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin from 2017 to 2021, and a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 8th Congressional district from 2015 to 2017, as well as several other state and municipal positions. Chance successfully ran as the Republican nomination for President in the 2028 Presidential Election, but ultimately lost to Delaware Governor Gertrude Donahue. Before serving in politics, Chance was a teacher in the Madison Public School system, and a Professor of Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, his Alma-mater. Chance is African-American.

Chance was the first African American Republican to serve the position of Vice President and U.S. Senator of a Midwest state. Chance was the first African American Republican elected statewide in the State of Wisconsin, and the first to serve as a U.S. Senator of the state. Chance is tied for the youngest Vice-President in the United States, having been inaugurated at the age of 36. Following his Tenure as vice president, Chance has become an Icon for Black Conservatism in the United States, and a prominent leading figure in the Republican Party, nationwide.

Early life and Career
Chance was born to a Middle Class family in the Chicago Suburb of Crystal Lake, Illinois on August 9th, 1985. He was the second youngest of 5 Children, and the second oldest male child of Oren and Loretta Fine-Chance. Chance's father, Oren, was a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, and his mother was an Elementary-then-Middleschool teacher. Their family moved to a semi-suburban neighborhood outside of Madison, Wisconsin when Chance was 3 years old, which subsequently became the family's patriarchal house. Chance attended and subsequently graduated from West High School in 2004, and attended the University of Wisconsin out of Madison, where he earned a Bachelor in the Arts in 2007, and a Masters in Education in 2009.

Upon completing college, Chance began teaching in the Madison Metropolitan School District as a Middle and High school teacher. Ray was elected to the Madison Schoolboard in 2012, but resigned the following year upon winning a seat on the Wisconsin State Senate, another position which he resigned to pursue an open vacancy in Wisconsin's 8th U.S. Congressional district. Although he was not a native to the district at the time, he steadily won the election.

Political Career
Chance won the 2014 Election for Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, succeeding retiring Republican Representative Mike Kromer of Green bay. Chance was not a native to the area, and had only moved to the region the year prior to win the vacancy in the State Senate. However, the Wisconsin State GOP convinced him to run that year, anyway, subsequently receiving endorsements from other Wisconsin Representatives such as Paul Ryan and James Sensenbrenner.

Upon his election, Chance was the only African-American serving a Statewide office in Wisconsin, and the only Northern African-American to register as a Republican. Chance was initially described as a moderate Republican, particularly in Economics. However, towards the end of his term in 2017, Chance's views were reported as being 'Predominantly Conservative.'

Chance 'Vehemently opposed' joining the Congressional black Caucus, citing then-Senator Tim Scott's similar decision.

U.S. Senate
In 2016, Incumbent Democratic Senator Edna Wilder announced her retirement. This came as a shock to many election analysts, as she had consistently vowed to run for re-election in multiple interviews, and was still considered 'Young' in comparison to the other Senators at the time. In spite of these factors, no definitive answer was given, and Wilder retired. This invoked a considerably large Republican primary for the seat, in which Chance voluntarily decided to run. Chance was endorsed by then-journalist John Doe 'John' Scott, who was also running for a Senate seat in Illinois, and had ousted incumbent Mark Kirk in the primaries.

Chance defeated Chinese-American Congressman Wes Su in the Republican Primary with 43% of the delegates, and subsequently defeated moderate-conservative Democratic Congressman Gideon Dahl with 51.8% (Or 1,480,028) of the voters, subsequently making him the first African-American of either party to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.

It is often disputed whether Chance's election was the only Republican Senate gain that year, as Californian Incumbent Arnold Vinick had lost, but was quickly re-appointed due to inconsistencies in the election

Tenure
In contrast to his formerly moderate stances in the House, Chance was a consistent Conservative vote in the U.S. Senate. Chance served in the Senate Finance Committee, where he regularly opposed tax increases during the 1st Quarter budget discussions. Additionally, While Chance retained his moderate fiscal policy, he consistently voted against the increase of funding towards certain services, and supported lowering their eligibilty. Chance opposed the "Centrist 4" group of moderate Senators led by Maine Senator Susan Collins, stating it was "Probably very backwards." Chance, having served as a public educator for almost 5 years before entering politics, supports both Universal Preschool and Free Community College, but opposes raising teacher salaries and supports School choice.

Chance is 'Predominantly Pro-life' and supported the Bipartisan Scott-Correy Abortion ban, and other subsequent attempts to overturn it. Chance said he was initially pro-choice as a young adult, but had changed his heart upon seeing his mother miscarry when he was 14. Chance stated "I respect a woman's choice, but when a mother's desire and choice doesn't result in life, especially when it's your own family, you start valuing life a little more." The statement was met with mild disapproval from the Progressive Left and the Liberal African American community. The Congressional Black Caucus issued a statement calling Chance "Disgusting." The Chance administration claimed that Chance had 'personally ignored' the comment.

Chance opposes Marijuana and general drug use. Stating "Drug use ruins a lot of lives, Especially in impoverished black communities. Morality aside, race aside, Recreational Substance abuse, whether it be meds, drinks, or even nicotine, is a horrible deal, and it makes a lot of people lazy and unhealthy." Despite this, Chance later supported President Scott's later decision to legalize marijuana recreationally.

Chance says he is 'Mixed' on Gay rights. He has stated he supports Civil Unions, but not "Religious Equivalencies to Marriage." However, most voting records indicate he is against both Legalized Gay Marriage, and against benefits for married couples. Chance attributed this to "the lack of thorough legislation on the matter" and that he has "Not an ounce of disdain or prejudice" but still garnered significant controversy from multiple members of both congress and the nation at-large, Including then-Vice president Clarice Holiday, whose daughter, Noelle, identifies as a Lesbian. Chance has also cited his Religious background and influence on his opinions for the issue.

Chance supports Gun rights, receiving an A+ from the NRA, and similar ratings from other gun advocacy groups.

Chance supports Immigration reform, citing "A dire need for Citizenship" for undocumented immigrants. Many Republicans at the time also held this belief, and on multiple occasions, tried to pass Pathways to Citizenship. However, moderates in the house and unclear opinions from Incumbent President Samuel Oak, prevented all bills from proceeding past the House. Immigration reform was among Chance's top priorities upon being elected as Vice-President, which he subsequently achieved twice.

2020 Election and Vice Presidency
In late 2018, Many mainstream Republicans both in congress and in the nation were progressively growing tired of the presidency of Ohioan Professor Samuel Oak, after The TPP Metrics association concluded that stagnant government approval ratings at 69% were the primary factor. Congressional Republicans were dissatisfied with Oak's inconsistent Fiscal policy, in which he lowered copius amounts of government spending, but refused to lower taxes. Senator John Doe Scott, a relatively bipartisan freshman from Illinois, announced his bid for the Presidency, thereby attempting to primary Oak out of office. Chance, who had at this point known Scott for a considerable amount of time both in and out of congress, immediately pledged support to Scott, stating "We need a politician who can remove taxpayer burden, not taxpayer services." Both positions that Scott had consistently supported in his tenure. Scott was endorsed by several mainstream Conservative groups, including the Tea Party.

2019 polling initially stated that Oak would easily win re-election, as Oak had previously won with 53.3 of the popular vote and 374 of the Electoral college, with support from both sides of the aisle. However, later polling closer towards Week 6 of the Primaries expected Scott to win upwards of 60% of the delegate votes, with Oak lower than 38%. Scott easily won Iowa with 60% of the delegates, in a major blow to the Oak administration, and a major surprise to members of the Scott campaign, who didn't expect to overtake this soon, or at all. In the following weeks, Oak won New Hampshire, while Scott won both Nevada and South Carolina by significant amounts. Upon reaching Super Tuesday, Scott had won every state with the exception of New York, Massachusettes, and Vermont. In response to the electoral upset, Oak refused to withdrawl, despite the obvious and subsequent advantage of Scott in the remaining swing states. Oak won Illinois and surrounding U.S. States on the New York Coast, but subsequently withdrew when the remaining states were believed to go heavily for Scott. This made President Scott the first candidate to successfully out-primary a sitting U.S. President in recent history.

Nomination and Election
Chance was '#1' On Scott's short-list for Vice-presidential candidates, second to the more conservative Tim Scott, and the more moderate Fox McCloud. Chance, and later Scott himself, later admitted that "Scott had always had his eyes on picking Chance for anything big he had. They were very deep pals." Scott's primary opponent was Democratic Super-champ Miss Tigress Keyes of New Hampshire, and Chance's was Rhode Island Senator Brian Griffin.

While Scott was much more Bbmbastic and cynical, Chance was more sophisticated and reserved. This did him well in the polls, and he kept a steady approval rating throughout his entire run. Chance predominantly received support from midwesterners, blue collar working families, and moderate young Americans. Chance humorously coined the slogan "Take the Chance," A play on his name and a reference to the close polling results against Keye.

Chance's reserved personality proved important during the Vice Presidential debates, in which he easily defeated Griffin and his trademark crassness. At several points during the campaign, Voters supported Chance more than Scott as the presidential nominee.

Scott and Chance won the General election with 284 of the Electoral college, and 49.3 of the popular vote, a margin smaller than President Bush's in 2000. It was later determined that Scott had won Michigan by a mere 334 votes, prompting a recall. The recount subsequently reaffirmed a similar amount, and declared the state in his favor, winning the election. The phenomenon was regarded by many reporters and personalities as "Eerily Deja Vu" and prompted heavy outcry for Electoral College reforms. This win was the first time to date that a candidate successfully primaried a member of their own party, and then won the election.

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