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[California8429]

I'll be Larry Little from Wyoming.

[California8429]

Are we doing our bios here?

[California8429]

Larry Little's Bio:

Larry Little was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on January 14th, 1951. Little was born into a lower middle class family, yet hard working. In 1969 volunteered to serve in Vietnam and was put in the infantry as a Corporal. Little received great respect from his men, earning a two Bronze Stars and a Silver Star as well as  the Purple Heart, being wounded in the leg saving a comrade.  Little was one of the last to leave, staying until 1975 with the rank of First Lieutenant. Little served in El Salvador, Egypt, Libya, Panama and had been stationed all around the world, while moving up in rank. In 1990, Little was eventually requested by President Bush to serve in as the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now at the rank of General. Little had a major role in Operation Desert Storm and then retired in early 1993 before the Clinton era. In 1994, Little ran for Congress to put common sense and military experience back in Washington and successfully won after beating Barbara Cubin in the primary for the seat open. Little was elected Governor in 1998 after Governor Geringer could not run for a second term due to health issues and served until 2006. During his two terms, Little cut taxes and regulations which dramatically grew the economy and population to 890,000 when he left office as well as reforming Health Care, allowing businesses to pool together, creating health incentivites and cut waste, cutting the uninsured number in half. Little then replaced Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld until the end of the Bush Presidency in 2009. Little had high credibility and was highly respected by the public in his role for turning around the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars into US favor and for successfully turning parts of the countries back over to their security forces which had been trained by the US and were able to maintain those regions from terrorists and extremists. Little was credited for capturing Osama bin Laden at the end of the Bush presidency in 2008, becoming a national hero. Many had hoped Little would run for Governor again in 2010 or President in 2012 but choose not to and instead endorsed Governor Helen Hudson late in the primaries despite close relations with Governor Pickering from Colorado. It is now no surprised Larry Little is on the short list for the Republican ticket.

[California8429]

I just noticed that all of the characters have the same first and last initials. Why?

I guessed so it was easier to remember their names

[California8429]

Fred Foster was born in an upper middle-class family in Indianapolis on July 14, 1939. He went to the local public schools, and then to Indiana-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Upon graduation in 1962, Foster led an unexciting career as the owner of several small businesses. In 1968, Foster was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives. Despite being a freshman, he immediately became the Minority Leader.

Foster was reelected to the Indiana House in 1970 and 1972.

In 1974, Foster retired to run for the Senate against incumbent Democrat Birch Bayh.
Originally considered a longshot, Foster slowly approached Bayh in the polls and narrowly defeated him on Election Day, aided by the popularity of incumbent President Victor Vanderbilt. Fairly little-known, the anti-Republican environment in 1980 led to Foster’s defeat, 52-47.

Seeking a political comeback, Fred Foster was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, and re-elected in 1984 and 1986. In 1988, Foster led a longshot bid for U.S. President. After receiving just 3% of the vote in the Iowa caucus, Foster dropped out, and ran for re-election. In 1988, he gained the position of Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
 
In 1994, Democrats regained the House of Representatives after a long exodus, even defeating Republican Speaker of the House Tom Tully. Foster spent the next six years (1995 – 2001) as Minority Leader. In 2000, Republicans gained back the majority, and Fred Foster became Speaker of the House. Foster, who had grown increasingly bored with his work, entertained the notion of retiring in 2002; he announced on December 21, 2001, that he would seek re-election, but instead of becoming Speaker, he would become Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, something which “provides me job satisfaction.” This all proved to be immaterial, as Democrats regained the House in 2002.

Republicans gained the House back in 2006, and Foster became Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, a position he holds to this day. Foster has enthusiastically endorsed Helen Hudson, and is considered a possibility for the vice-presidential nomination.

nice way to completely and fully jack the entire US history