Politician/Alexander Jefferson

Alexander Norfolk Montgomery Jefferson (July 4, 1973 - April 23, 2069) is an American politician and former union leader who is the 46th, and current President of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2011 to 2017, and Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2011.

Jefferson was born in Chicago, Illinois, during the rise of the Republican Party in 1973. He would come to be involved with the Republican-founded, and federally-owned, Student's Association Union, first as a Secretary at the age of 14 from 1987 to 1990. He would become the Deputy Chief Executive at the age of 17 from 1990 to 1993, before becoming the Chief Executive at the age of 20 from 1993 to 2000, leaving the Union at the age of 27. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 for his contributions, and activism in the Union by President Jake Clarke.

After retiring from the Student's Association Union, he would run for the House of Representatives in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. He would defeat incumbent Democrat Pedro Angulo, and would assume office on January 3rd, 2001. He would run for 5 more terms, serving as the House Majority Leader from 2001 to 2007, when he would be elected the Speaker of the House of Representatives and would serve from 2007 until 2011. He would be elected to the open Senate seat in 2010, succeeding retiring Republican Vincente Lara. He would serve as the Senate Majority Leader from 2011 to 2017.

He would run for President in 2016, and would be elected with 536 of 538 electoral votes, and 110 million votes to his opponent's 49 million. He would select 30 year old, Holden Hardy, as his Vice President. He would succeed term-limited Republican, Willard Elmer, assuming office on January 20, 2017.

Early Life and Family
Jefferson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Edward Jones Jefferson, and Claire Alexandria Montgomery on July 4, 1973. Jefferson is of English, and Scottish descent, and is a distant cousin to Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States. Jefferson grew up in the Republican-dominated United States of America, after the party had consolidated power in the 1972 Presidential election, and Congressional elections.

Jefferson attended Bremen High School, and participated in the Student's Association Union, a Republican-founded and Government-owned Union. Later after graduating high school, he would enroll to the University of Chicago, graduating as a Law major.

Jefferson has 3 children, Douglas, Helena, and Dante Jefferson.

Jefferson married Candace Cruz in 2051, becoming the fourth President to be married in office.

U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2011)
Jefferson was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the 2000 congressional elections. He would be subsequently elected the House Majority Leader in 2001, and then later the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007. Jefferson was a member of the Republican Conservative Committee.

U.S. Senate (2011-2017)
Jefferson was elected to the United States Senate from Illinois in the 2010 congressional elections. He would be subsequently elected the Senate Majority Leader, an office he would retain until his retirement in 2017, in 2011. He was once again a member of the Republican Conservative Committee.

2016 Presidential campaign
Jefferson would begin his run for President of the United States as a member of the Republican Party in mid 2015. Unlike the Democratic Party's primaries which had 3 candidates, the Republican's only had Jefferson as the sole candidate. Due to the Republican grip over national politics, Jefferson was expected to easily win the election. He was elected with 536 of 538 electoral votes, and over 110 million votes to his opponent's 48 million. His win was larger than Republicans who preceded him due to both his, and his Vice President, Holden Hardy's charismas, and young ages. Jefferson was 43 at time of his election, and Hardy was 30, making both the youngest individuals to be elected President, and Vice President ever.

1st Inauguration
Jefferson was elected as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. At 43, he is the youngest person to assume the office. He is the first Wesleyan president and the second president from whose home state is Illinois (after Ronald Reagan). Jefferson's inauguration was attended by almost 2 million people.

First 100 Days
Jefferson's first budget, and negotiations with Congress would see a cut in spending. The military would see the most significant cutting with funding for the military dropping by 75%. Jefferson would also oversee the first drafts of his Grand American Dream, a plan with concepts similar to Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society agenda.

3rd Term
Following the ratification of the 28th Amendment in April 23, 2021 which repealed the 22nd amendment, Jefferson announced his intention to run for a third term. Jefferson would sign the Voter Expansion Act of 2022 on August 20, 2022, which would expand the number of registered voters, and ease restrictions on pre-registration, and registration, and early-voting. This would attribute to his 3rd landslide victory on November 5, 2021, when he won all 50 states, and Washington, D.C., and 140 million votes.

Grand American Dream
Jefferson announced the Grand American Dream (GAD) on March 25, 2024, on the campaign trail for the 2024 presidential election. Jefferson explained his intentions to form a Conservative-based plan similar to that of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society agenda. The plan would expand criminal rehabilitation programs, ease taxes, fund anti-poverty programs, and fund education programs. He would launch the plan on July 4, 2025, and it would quickly receive support from the public, and in Congress. Despite Congress's support, only some parts of the plan were initially approved, and it would take until the mid 2040's for the plan to be completed.

Post-Grand American Dream programs and expansions
Following the final items of the Grand American Dream being passed by the United States Congress in the mid 2040's, Jefferson would continue post-GAD programs, and expansions to the GAD. He would expand the public housing program, and higher education grants among other items.

Resignation, and Retirement
Jefferson resigned from Office on December 31, 2067, and was succeeded by his Vice President, Holden Hardy, whom he had served with since he started his tenure in 2017. He endorsed his son, Douglas Jefferson, for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States.

Post-Presidency (2067-present)
Jefferson retired in his family home in Chicago, Illinois. He lived with his spouse, Candace Cruz, and frequently visited both his children, grandchildren, and Holden Hardy, to advise him in his final years of serving.

On January 13, 2069, Jefferson developed lung cancer. Despite the most rigorous treatments, Jefferson passed away on the 23 of April of the same year.

Chair of the Republican Party (2020-2067)
Jefferson was elected the Chairman of the Republican Party on November 25th, 2020, following his reelection. Though a member of the Republican Conservative Committee, he is more sympathetic to the Moderate Republican Caucus. Jefferson reformed, and rebranded the Republican Party into the "National Republican Party" on February 25th, 2022, as apart of his draft for the Grand American Dream. He gave himself full power over the apportionment of members of the National Republican Committee, essentially making him invulnerable to deposition.

On July 4, 2066, Jefferson announced his intention to retire as Chair of the Republican Party by January 3, 2067. He retired from the position on January 1, 2067.