Mock Election Democratic Party

The Democratic Party is one of the two main political parties of MEC. It was founded on August 8, 2016 by Jack Smith (Alt of Tim Taft), when the Mock Election Community began. It now controls the House. 
== History ==
When the Democrats started it was a heavy minority with only 12% of members being Democrats according to the Party Registration Poll.
The first Democratic nominee was Issc from California, who ran and won against Jane Pierce (Alt of Caleb Andrew) from Maryland. Adam the Gamer (now known as Adam Daniel) did run for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew after less than a week to run for the Independent nomination. Issc chose Pierce as his Vice President and lost in a landslide to Japheth Hilton.
The Democratic Party continued their low numbers well into the Second Season of MEC although they advanced to 35% in the registration poll. This time the nominee was Jonathan Gathers, though Drake Caprio, Issc, and Duncan Daly had also run. Jonathan Gathers lost the election to Independent Gabe Fly in a very close race.
Though they did not have a nominee in Season 3, they ended up throwing their support behind then Republican Ethan Kelly or Communist Vladmir Petrov. Ethan Kelly ran as a Democrat in the next election against Gabe Fly, becoming the first Democrat to win an Election in MEC history. This coincided with an influx of Democratic voters, causing Democrats to have a majority for the first time in MEC history. They continue to have a majority to this day.
The Democratic Party once again nominated Kelly in the Season 5 election, which was against Reform Party candidate Caleb Andrew. Many prominent Democrats left for the Reform Party this election, due to the Democratic Party favoring the Mod Council. Nonetheless, Kelly won the election in a very close race.
The Party nominated Kelvin Hawthorne in Season Eight, and he won against Caleb Caron in a landslide. The DNC nominated Ethan Fitzgerald in Season 9, and on November 5th, Ethan Fitzgerald was elected after a day of poll closings, by 285 electoral votes, having the state of Texas putting him over the top, against Republican Nominee, Adam Evans. The party again nominated Fitzgerald in Season 11, who lost the election to Jon S. Überfeld.
During Season 12, the party nominated Fitzgerald for the third time. However, the party did not hold a primary, despite three other candidates running, most prominently Joshua Huntington. Chairman Tom Kirkman claimed that Ethan Kelly had not permitted him to hold one. Less than two hours after accepting the nomination, Ethan Fitzgerald dropped out of the race. The party then nominated Jackson Hitchcock, who lost in a landslide to Jon S. Uberfeld.
The party nominated David Delaney in Season 13, and Delaney went on to win the election while the entire House of Representatives went blue.
In Season 24, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, the two main parties in MEC at the time, effectively became defunct. This began a period in MEC which lasted until Season 28 where the to-be-formed Independence Party and independents (non-affiliated) were the main forces in elections.
After the Season 28 Presidential election in which an explicitly conservative President was elected for the first time since Season 15, Democrats effectively re-banded and reclaimed their position as the dominant party of MEC, winning the vast majority of House and Senate elections going forward.
The Democrats nominated former President Ethan Fitzgerald in Season 29 to be their presidential nominee. He won the general election with 311 electoral votes. Fitzgerald was also re-nominated unanimously in Season 30, before going on to serve an historic 4th term as President.
In May of 2020, before the Senate and Gubernatorial elections, the Democrats were showing signs of internal strife. Prominent members of the Democrats including D9 Representative Robert Sanders and House speaker Jon S. Überfeld heavily hinted at creating a new party similar to the Bull Moose party, created during Seasons 25 and 26. On May 5, 2020, Robert Sanders announced that him and Überfeld were creating the Green Party of MEC, which would be left-wing and focus on advancing progressive policies. Within the next day, Vice President Tom Kirkman, previously of the Democrats, announced the creation of the Liberal Democrats, presumably a successor to the centrist faction of the Democratic party. The creation of these two parties split the Democratic base and effectively dissolved the Democratic party.
Heartland Senator and Democratic party member Kenneth Quinones cements that the Democratic party is still "alive," and continues to urge the broad center-left to re-unite. However, this sentiment was rejected by the Green party, as they believe the Democratic party was insufficient in their push for progressive leadership and policy.
The Party is now back in full swing and has taken back control of the House in the August 15th elections.
The current board is composed of Marty Davies, Monique Henderson and Kenneth Quinones.
== Presidential Candidates ==
=== Season 1 ===
* Jane Pierce (Defeated)
* Adam Daniel (Withdrew to run as an Independent)
* Issc (Nominee, defeated)
=== Season 2 ===
* Drake Caprio (Withdrew)
* duncan d (Withdrew)
* Issc (Withdrew)
* Jonathan Gathers (Nominee, defeated)
=== Season 4 ===
* Ethan Kelly (Nominee, winner)
=== Season 5 ===
* Ethan Kelly (Nominee, winner)
=== Season 8 ===
* Kelvin Hawthorne (Nominee, winner)
* Luca (Defeated)
* Nicklas Zande (Withdrew)
=== Season 9 ===
* Joshua Huntington (Defeated)
* Kelvin Hawthorne (Withdrew)
* Ethan Fitzgerald (Nominee, winner)
 
=== Season 11 ===
* Benjamin Asher (Defeated)
* LaRon Pigford (Withdrew)
* Ethan Fitzgerald (Nominee, Defeated)
* Luca (Withdrew)
=== Season 12 ===
* Jackson Hitchcock (Nominee, defeated)
* Oran Mulcahy (Withdrew)
* Rafael Munguia (Withdrew)
* Ethan Fitzgerald (Withdrew) 
* Joey Niestroy (Withdrew) 
* Joshua Huntington (Defeated) 
=== Season 13 ===
* Kelvin Hawthorne (Withdrew)
* David Delaney (Nominee, winner)
* Dank Underwood (Defeated)
=== Season 14 ===
* Tom Kirkman (Defeated) 
* Sam Martinez (Nominee, defeated) 
* Oran Mulcahy (Withdrew, left MEC)
* Dank Underwood (Withdrew) 
* John Lampros (Withdrew) 
=== Season 15 ===
* Kelvin Hawthorne (Withdrew)
* Jackson Hitchock (Withdrew)
* Mark Gallagher (Withdrew)
* Ivor M (Nominee, defeated)
=== Season 16 ===
* Tom Kirkman (Withdrew) 
* Mayowa Olabode (Nominee, Defeated) 
=== Season 17 ===
* Ethan Fitzgerald (Nominee, Winner)
=== Season 18 ===
* Sam Martinez (Nominee, defeated)
=== Season 19 ===
* Aaron Stemann (Withdrew)
* Ryan Servis (Nominee, Defeated)
* Jackson Hitchcock (Defeated)
=== Season 20 ===
* Jackson Hitchcock (Defeated)
* Jakob Tawney (Nominee, Defeated)
=== Season 21 ===
* Nathan Brown (Nominee, Defeated) 
=== Season 22 ===
* Hall of Famer QJ (Defeated)
* Nathan Brown (Nominee, Winner)
* Dave Schneier (Defeated)
* Marty Davies (Defeated)
* Mayowa Olabode (Defeated) 
* GamingIsLife (Defeated)
=== Season 23 ===
* Joseph Kander (Withdrew)
* Robert Sanders (Defeated)
* Kenneth Quinones (Withdrew)
* Ethan Davis (Nominee, Defeated)
=== Season 24 ===
* Brett Patrick (Defeated)
* Write-in (Adam Evans, winner)
=== Season 25 ===
* Jakob Tawney (Nominee, winner)
* Heidi Allen (Defeated)
Defunct from S25 to S29
=== Season 29 ===
* Ethan Fitzgerald (Nominee, winner)
* Andrew Dominguez (Defeated)
* Marty Davies (Defeated)
* Lucujz Nowak (Defeated)
=== Season 30 ===
* Ethan Fitzgerald (nominee, winner)
=== Season 32 ===
* Robert Sanders (Nominee, defeated)
=== Season 33 ===
* Monique Henderson (nominee, defeated)
=== Season 34 ===
* Mark Kennedy Gallagher (nominee, TBD)
* Brett Patrick
* Raging Potato (Withdrew)
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