Henry Bellwater (Golden Age of Presidents)

Henry Bellwater, better known as Harry (5107- 5200) was an American politician who served as 147th President of the United States from 5156 - 5164. Bellwater's Presidency was marked by the establishment of successful permanent settlements in the Asteroid Belt with the establishment of the city of Hevel on the asteroid of Vesta.
== Political Career (5130- 5200) ==
=== Senator from Olympus Mons (5130 - 5142) ===
After beating incumbent Alissa Yuan, Bellwater became a Senator for the state of Olympus Mons on Mars. Bellwater pushed many acts and co-sponsored the Terraforming Act of 5134 which allowed the Federal Government on Earth to allocate funding for more projects to terraform uninhabitable planets within the United States, citing the success of the terraforming of Mars as his prime example.
=== 147th President of the United States (5156 - 5164) ===
==== 5155 Presidential Elections ====
Henry Bellwater gained the nominee for the Nelk Party and went against Represenative Derrell Papas of the Jalver Party and Harriet Kennedy II of the Democratic Party. He ultimately won with 1285 electoral votes and 53% of the popular vote with over 4,102,393,102 votes, winning nearly all the states on Earth, all the states on Mars, and some of the rural portions of Kepler-22b.
==== Settlement of the Asteroid Belt ====
Ever since the first colonies of Mars were established by the late 22nd century, there had been talks about American settlement on the Asteroid Belt, but due to the rotation and low gravity of the asteroid belt, all projects were discarded by 2140 by President Franklin Omar. Over 3,000 years later, President Henry Bellwater was able to achieve such a goal, with the first settlers establishing the city of Hevel on the asteroid of Vesta. Though efforts to terraform the asteroids have been deemed "impossible". This act boosted Bellwater's popularity which would help him win re-election.
==== Statehood for Titania ====
Uranus' moon of Titania had been under the control of the United States for nearly a millennium, but due to low population and relative isolation, Congress refused to grant statehood. With the Nelk Party having a majority in both the House and Senate, Titania finally became a state on July 7th, 5158.
==== Foreign Policy ====
President Bellwater continued relations with the Rtel Federation, strengthening the ties between both species. Though any form of interaction has been avoided for a long period of time due to the uncertain nature of extraterrestrial species on human environments. 
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