Madison Cawthorn

Madison Benjamin Cawthorn (born 12 December 1995) is an American Politician currently serving as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ron Swanson. He is a member of the Green Party. He has had much experience in the Executive branch of Government, having served as Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy, and Ambassador to the United Nations. He was governor of the Frontier from 2033 to 2037, and a forme US Representative and Circuit Court Judge
== Early Life ==
Madison "Maddy" Benjamin Cawthorn was born on 12 December 1995, in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. His family moved to Denver when he was 4 years old and he has resided there for several years before moving back to his hometown of Coeur d' Alene.
== Education and Law Career ==
Cawthorn graduated from Aurora High School as Valedictorian and later went on to attend the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. He continued to seek education even after graduation from U of I. He attended Whitworth University and graduated with a Master's in Nuclear Science.
Cawthorn entered a career in law following the court case of Garrettson vs Starkin. He represented Former President Levi Starkin in the case and expressed interest in a law career. He is currently in the works of obtaining a license from the American Bar Association and has opened a firm with EatTin known as "Williams and Tin, Attorneys at Law". The firm has since closed but Madison remains involved in cases.
== Political Career ==
=== First Years ===
Cawthorn's Political Career began when Then President Levi Starkin asked him to be his Secretary of Energy. He readily agreed and was confirmed a few days later by the United States Senate. As President Starkin's term came to a close, Daniel joined the Mandela Campaign Team and was a member of it until the end of the elections. In 2028, he won a narrow victory over his opponent, EatTin in the Frontier House election. Several weeks later, Cawthorn won against his opponent, Representative Irvinpop, in the elections for House Majority Whip. He has expressed interest to President Mandela about being the Secretary of Transportation. After being appointed as Secretary of Transportation, he served faithfully until the position was disbanded in 2030. President Mandela appointed him as the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and the Director of the International Diplomacy Forces Agency. 
=== United Nations ===
Cawthorn entered the United Nations at age of 33, making him the youngest U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. in United States History. He was appointed by President Mandela in 2030, and worked tirelessly in favour of US Interests
=== Governorship of Frontier State ===
After President Cornelius "Corn Pop" Papinski was elected, Cawthorn decided to take a break from Federal Politics. He resigned as the President's Secretary of State, walking away from the 3rd highest ranking position in the Executive Branch and went back to his beloved Frontier. He saw the upcoming election as an opportunity to run for the Governorship. He announced his candidacy on March 10th, 2033. He won with no opposition.
Cawthorn first priority was to contain the rapidly spreading Superbug Virus. He did so using Executive Order 2, which outlined the response plan for the Superbug. Following that EO, he continued to pass significant legislation to improve the lives of Frontier residents, skyrocketing his populatrity.
Cawthorn ran against Corn Pop in the 2036 Republican Presidential nomination. Despite losing, he reluctantly chose to run with Corn Pop as his running mate. He lost in a landslide election to North Mandela and Patrick IV. Mandela subsequently reappointed him to serve as Secretary of State and Director of the International Diplomacy Forces Agency.
=== Circuit Court Judge and House of Representatives ===
In 2040, then President Donald Demo appointed him as the Second Circuit Court Judge. He was confirmed as the 1st Judge of the 2nd Circuit Court on January 5th, 2042. During that same time, he served in the House of Representatives for Frontier State.
Cawthorn left the Democratic party following Nicholas King XXX's controversial nomination for President, and soon after joined the newly created Green Party. However, he remained closely aligned with the Democrats.
=== Secretary of the Treasury ===
In 2045, President Ron Swanson nominated Cawthorn to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. He was swiftly confirmed by the Senate.
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