Allyson Nakai

== Allyson Nakai ==
Allyson Nakai was an American politician who served as a Progressive party senator under the Appalachian Republic, and later for Pennsylvania under the Confederate States of America.
Nakai intended to represent the Shinnecock people of New York following the Great Collapse, but due to Seaboard's control of the nation, this was never able to happen. Following the formation of the Appalachian Republic, Nakai lived near Buffalo, New York, and was a prominent figure in their reconstruction due to damages in the area from the Battle of Buffalo. She went on to become a senator for Erie County, NY, and was a popular progressive candidate who kept her position, even after the Confederate annexation of Appalachia.
== Life Following the Great Collapse ==
Nakai had previously lived with her husband in territory in the Harrisburg Committee. She was vocal in her opposition to Seaboard and their rise to power, considering their existence a grave danger. Originally, Nakai hoped that the growing Committee would see the Shinnecock reservation join their cause. However, Seaboard soon converged on the area and acquired Long Island, NY, without any resistance from outside forces. Nakai and her husband moved with family to Buffalo, hoping that the area would see little conflict due to their distance from Seaboard and close proximity to Ontario, whose administration had taken a stance of neutrality.
In later 2019, the Harrisburg Committee was abolished when Seaboard won the war against the Committee's military forces. Buffalo was overtaken by Seaboard, and a tight grasp was put on the city due to Seaboard's fear that it would be a hot spot for resistance forces returning from Canada. Newly incorporated territories previously part of the Harrisburg Committee were out of Seaboard's main judicial system, and Nakai was heavily critical of this due to the seeming lack of justice and legal process in the city she lived. She grew to become a prominent and outspoken critic of Seaboard's rule of the area and often organized activist groups, meetings, and peaceful protests, much to the occupying forces' dismay.
== Beginnings in Politics ==
In 2021, Appalachian Resistance forces who had regained their cohesion in Toronto, attacked Niagara Falls, NY. Nakai supported their goals, hoping to use her platform as a speaker to encourage locals to help their cause. Seaboard General Godwin, who was the leader of the surrounding counties, was captured in the Battle of Niagara Falls and executed not long after. Not long after the Liberation of Batavia, Buffalo was regained by Appalachian forces. Nakai grew to be a prominent organizer during the city's period of reconstruction, also acting as a communicator between leaders of adjacent cities and towns. During this period, she became well-acquainted with the Cattaraugus Reservation.
After the de facto formation of the Appalachian Republic in the fall of 2021, Nakai was encouraged by locals to put a bid in as a senator to represent Erie County. She did this, running as a Progressive, and was chosen by officials in Harrisburg due to her previous experience and popularity for the role. Nakai spent a great deal of time in Harrisburg after that, splitting her residence between Buffalo and the capitol. She allied with fellow progressiveDaniel Pierce and allied Republican Senator Ella Williams. Together, they maintained that Seaboard was still a massive threat for the new Republic, and that if action wasn't taken, they would inevitably destroy their sovereignty yet again.