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Governors of Barsoom from Not To Touch The Earth
1990-1995: John Patrick Crecine (Federalist)
1995-2001: Jon McBride (Federalist)
2001-2003: Chris Bell (Federalist)
2003-2007: Ben DuPont (Federalist)
2007-2007: Steve Bannon (Independent)
2007-2009: Wendy Greuel (Federalist)
2009-2011: Jack Carter (Federalist - Liberal faction)
2011-2013: Gary Johnson (Liberty)
2013-2014: Will Hurd (Federalist - Conservative faction)
2014-2015: John Catsimatidis (Prosperity)
2015-: Gary Johnson (Liberty)
John Patrick Crecine, formerly Secretary of Education and before that Director of Technological Development, was tapped to serve as the first Governor of Barsoom. He presided over the development of Barsoom from a group of small outposts on, in, and around the South Rim of Valles Grandes into a bustling city, notably lobbying for the placement of the headquarters of the Martian branches of AmerElectriCorp (later broken into a number of splinter corporations under the Competition Act of 2003, three of which remain in Barsoom) and Boeing. Upon his retirement in 1994, he was replaced by former NASA pilot Jon McBride. McBride took a more hands-off approach, after losing much credibility in an unsuccessful attempt to restrict abortion which led to a public rebuke by President Glenn. Seeking a Senate seat in the 2000 election, he was replaced by Barsoom City Councilman Chris Bell. Bell, however, was as liberal as McBride had been conservative, and had none of his charisma or experience, and was quietly replaced with Ben DuPont at the 2002 convention. DuPont, a chemical-company heir and investor, took a pro-business approach - something that served well in his first term, but less well after the Panic of 2006.
Still, nobody expected Lt. Steve Bannon to take the top spot. The controversial activist's election was largely due to lingering resentment from DuPont's poor response to the economic panic, as well as massive vote-splitting. His racially-charged rhetoric was disconcerting, but his involvement in arms-dealing with Soviet paramilitaries fighting Muslim separatists was criminal. Replaced with President of the State Senate Wendy Greuel, Bannon descended the steps of the Capitol in handcuffs after only four months.
2008 was the first election where the Federalist Party of Barsoom used primaries, and where the registration restrictions were relaxed enough to allow for multiparty democracy. Jack Carter, son of the former Secretary of State (who was missing, presumed dead, in the wake of the Third World War), won by a margin of less than a percentage point. But with a newly divided State Assembly filled with freshmen, Carter was seen as ineffectual, opening the door to construction czar Gary Johnson. Johnson himself was defeated two years later after a failed attempt at legalizing cannabis. His successor, Will Hurd, was appointed to become Secretary of State midway through his term, and replacement John Catsimatidis was just not popular enough to survive re-election.
As of 2017, Barsoom seems to have politically stabilized, even as the collapse of the Federalist Party sends shockwaves through the rest of the country. The introduction of runoffs in the 2014 election has caused the system to precipitate into a two-party dichotomy between libertarians in the form of Liberty and statist Federalists.
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BARSOOM is the most recently-formed U.S. state, having split from the State of Valles Grandes in 1990, in accordance with the 33rd Amendment.
Centered on the city of Barsoom for which it is named, the state's economy is largely based on information technology, hydroelectricity, and mineral refinement.
According to the Census Bureau, its population is around 2.4 million.Governors of Barsoom from Not To Touch The Earth
1990-1995: John Patrick Crecine (Federalist)
1995-2001: Jon McBride (Federalist)
2001-2003: Chris Bell (Federalist)
2003-2007: Ben DuPont (Federalist)
2007-2007: Steve Bannon (Independent)
2007-2009: Wendy Greuel (Federalist)
2009-2011: Jack Carter (Federalist - Liberal faction)
2011-2013: Gary Johnson (Liberty)
2013-2014: Will Hurd (Federalist - Conservative faction)
2014-2015: John Catsimatidis (Prosperity)
2015-: Gary Johnson (Liberty)
John Patrick Crecine, formerly Secretary of Education and before that Director of Technological Development, was tapped to serve as the first Governor of Barsoom. He presided over the development of Barsoom from a group of small outposts on, in, and around the South Rim of Valles Grandes into a bustling city, notably lobbying for the placement of the headquarters of the Martian branches of AmerElectriCorp (later broken into a number of splinter corporations under the Competition Act of 2003, three of which remain in Barsoom) and Boeing. Upon his retirement in 1994, he was replaced by former NASA pilot Jon McBride. McBride took a more hands-off approach, after losing much credibility in an unsuccessful attempt to restrict abortion which led to a public rebuke by President Glenn. Seeking a Senate seat in the 2000 election, he was replaced by Barsoom City Councilman Chris Bell. Bell, however, was as liberal as McBride had been conservative, and had none of his charisma or experience, and was quietly replaced with Ben DuPont at the 2002 convention. DuPont, a chemical-company heir and investor, took a pro-business approach - something that served well in his first term, but less well after the Panic of 2006.
Still, nobody expected Lt. Steve Bannon to take the top spot. The controversial activist's election was largely due to lingering resentment from DuPont's poor response to the economic panic, as well as massive vote-splitting. His racially-charged rhetoric was disconcerting, but his involvement in arms-dealing with Soviet paramilitaries fighting Muslim separatists was criminal. Replaced with President of the State Senate Wendy Greuel, Bannon descended the steps of the Capitol in handcuffs after only four months.
2008 was the first election where the Federalist Party of Barsoom used primaries, and where the registration restrictions were relaxed enough to allow for multiparty democracy. Jack Carter, son of the former Secretary of State (who was missing, presumed dead, in the wake of the Third World War), won by a margin of less than a percentage point. But with a newly divided State Assembly filled with freshmen, Carter was seen as ineffectual, opening the door to construction czar Gary Johnson. Johnson himself was defeated two years later after a failed attempt at legalizing cannabis. His successor, Will Hurd, was appointed to become Secretary of State midway through his term, and replacement John Catsimatidis was just not popular enough to survive re-election.
As of 2017, Barsoom seems to have politically stabilized, even as the collapse of the Federalist Party sends shockwaves through the rest of the country. The introduction of runoffs in the 2014 election has caused the system to precipitate into a two-party dichotomy between libertarians in the form of Liberty and statist Federalists.
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