Alternate Politicians - After 1900
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I will try and come up with more for the rest of the people on this list so far, but I am also considering alternate versions of the list as well, which may include other people. Also, I'm having trouble finding pictures for some of the more obscure people on the list as well, so that may affect things.
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Name: Dorothy Ann Richards
Date of Birth: September 1, 1933 (age 89)
Political Party: Democratic
List of Offices Held:
Treasurer of Texas (January 18, 1983 – January 15, 1991)
Governor of Texas (January 15, 1991 - January 19, 1999)
President of the United States (January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009)
Extra notes:
- ITTL, George W. Bush chooses not to run for governor in 1994, after his last political defeat in '78 when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress against Kent Hance. As a result, Richards wins re-election and chooses to run for president in 2000 after her gubernatorial career ends. Also, ITTL Richards never gets cancer in 2006 and is able to serve out two full terms as president as a result, retiring to her home in Austin afterwards where she currently resides
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Name: Jesse Marvin Unruh
Date of Birth: September 30, 1922 (age 100)
Political Party: Democratic
List of Offices Held:
Member of the California State Assembly from the 65th district (January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1971)
54th Speaker of the California State Assembly (September 1961 - January 1969)
Governor of California (January 4, 1971 - January 8, 1979)
President of the United States (January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989)
Extra notes:
- ITTL, Governor Reagan is abruptly assassinated while on the campaign trail for re-election in 1970 by Lynette Fromme, and Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke is unable to set up a strong enough campaign to beat Unruh in time for the gubernatorial election. As a result, Unruh becomes governor and chooses to run for president in 1980 after his gubernatorial career ends. Also, ITTL Unruh never gets cancer in 1987 and is able to serve out two full terms as president as a result, now currently living in California as the oldest alive U.S. president at 100
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Name: James H. McLaughlin
Date of Birth: May 4, 1906
Date of Death: January 11, 1994 (age 87)
Political Party: Democratic
List of Offices Held:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan’s 5th district (January 3, 1951 – December 6, 1973)
House Minority Leader (January 3, 1965 - December 6, 1973)
Vice President of the United States (December 6, 1973 - August 9, 1974)
President of the United States (August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977)
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This should be in my current alternate politicians thread found in my sig.
Name: Salvatore Celeste
Date of Birth: October 20, 1928
Date of Death: June 1, 1968 (age 39)
Political Party: Republican
List of Offices Held:
U.S. Attorney General of the United States (January 20, 1961 - September 3, 1964)
Senator from New York (January 3, 1965 - June 1, 1968)
Extra notes:
- President Vincent Celeste’s younger brother, nominated to the role of Attorney General by his brother after his successful election
- Elected Senator of New York in 1964 over incumbent Frank Hogan (D-NY)
- Considered one of the front runners of the 1968 U.S. presidential election despite multiple rumors/allegations of his ties to Italian-American mafia, which have only become mainstream knowledge in more recent years
- Assassinated in Chicago, Illinois after a campaign fundraising event on June 1, 1968 by nightclub owner Jack Ruby, who was speculated to be a Chicago mobster himself. The motivation for the shooting is currently unknown, though multiple conspiracy theories have been created, such as an ongoing rivalry between rival mafias
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Can't be a member of Congress while serving as Vice President. And wouldn't the VP take office of January 20, 2017, not January 21, 2016?
Ah, the downside to using people who weren't photographed that much. Sal's clearly an old man in that picture despite being 39 when he died.
Still, I suppose that could be explained away as being like those pictures that try to show what JFK or Bobby Kennedy could have looked like had they lived.
I think this is ASB as Marshall doesn't and that I know of has never been political
Wouldn't his criminal and addiction past prevent him from taking office?
I can't speak to that, but do keep in mind that we do have stories like Buddy Cianci, who was elected mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, re-signed and later went to prison, then became Mayor of Providence again after he was released.
Hey, I'm not trying to criticize, it's just an observation. Hell, you're free to use the explanation I came up with if you want.
I thought I had fixed those. Minor grammatical errors.
Gotcha. I'll remove the post.
Ann Richards (1933-2006)
Name: Dorothy Ann Richards
Born: September 1, 1933
Died: September 13, 2006
Political Party:
Democratic
Spouse: Dave Richards (m. 1953; div. 1984)Children: Cecile, Daniel, Clark, & Ellen
List of Offices:
United States Treasurer of Texas (January 18, 1983 - January 15, 1991)
United States Governor of Texas (January 15, 1991 - January 20, 1993)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001)