Reagan Lawe

**Councilor Reagan Lawe** was a Sermayan journalist, entrepreneur, and politician during the events of the Grand Strategy 2 campaign.

## Personality

Prone to swearing, Reagan Lawe was an extremely stubborn, aggressive man. He was often convinced that his actions were correct, and did not like being challenged or told he could not have his way.

## History

Reagan Lawe was born in 472 A.U. on Walle, one of the worlds of the Republic of Sermaye. His parents were both senior partners at a white-shoe corporate law firm. While his father's family can trace their roots to founders of the Sermayan Trade League, his mother was born in the Empire of Alusia. She immigrated to Walle as a small child with her parents, former Alusian civil servants, following the aftermath of the Alusian-Shantine War.

### Journalism Career

##### University of Sermaye Student Radio Reporting and the Valdos Six

As a student at The University of Sermaye (US), Lawe was a radio journalist for US student radio station, SUSY. In his Junior year, he broke a scandal about the Valdos Six, several members of Walle's planetary government who had soul contracts with the Bank of Valdos. While he did not report that the contracts were about their government dealings to create an environment that was favorable for Bank of Valdos interests, his reporting strongly implied it.

All members of the Valdos Six resigned in disgrace and were investigated for creating an unfair business environment on Walle. During the investigation, it was later revealed that many of the soul contracts were personal and did not influence official decision making.

Lawe served as the Editor of News & Reporting for SUSY in his Senior year. While under his Editorship, SUSY did not have the same news-breaking year, it did see a tripling of its ad revenue.

##### Law and Order with Reagan Lawe

Following his graduation from US, Lawe was offered a position on Sermaye Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)'s radio syndicated news broadcasts. His show, *Law and Order with Reagan Lawe*, quickly rose to the top as he channeled some of the more bombastic elements from his Valdos Six. He was quickly moved to radio prime time.

He was eventually brought to SBC's television division and moved to Sevalne, where he translated his radio show to prime time television. He continued more of his opinion-informed journalism while on SBC. He also frequently found himself at the site of events as they were occurring, ready to report and provide his viewers with breaking news before his competitors were on the ground.

Lawe also first met and starting a mentoring relationship with A. Wynn, with whom he would serve on the Superior Council with, during his tenure on *Law and Order with Reagan Lawe*. This relationship was formed when Lawe was the first angel investor in Wynn's company.

### Rise of Sermaye News Network and Entertainment Conglomerate

In 510 A.U., Lawe left SBC to form his own news network, the Sermaye News Network (SNN). Lawe leveraged his reputation for breaking news to draw sponsors and initial funders for the SNN project. SNN reporters continued the tradition of being on the ground before reporters from other news sources, eventually getting to a point that other outlets hired PIs to tail SNN reporters so they could try to beat this speed.

Given their accuracy and speed in reporting, SNN quickly took the #1 spot in the television news ratings. SNN stock prices rose rapidly, and in 514 A.U., Lawe expanded the SNN enterprise to include more entertainment options. This included the Sermaye Entertainment Platform for television broadcasts and the Sixth Century Studios for movies. These endeavors continued to be extremely successful. Although the products of Sermaye Entertainment Platform and Sixth Century Studios were routinely panned by critics, they always seemed to strike a cord with the general public and were among the most commercially successful television and movies year-on-year.

### Political Career and Elections

*See also: Grand Strategy 2*
In 522 A.U., Lawe ran for a seat on Superior Council on a platform of "Law at home and Order abroad" arguing for clearer and stricter ***laws*** to create an even playing field for Sermayan capitalism that was free of corruption and the establishment of an international ***order*** that would support the expansion of Sermayan goods and services in a more competitive international economy. He easily won election to the Council with 16% of the vote thanks to his control of the Sermayan media sphere. In his first term on the Superior Council he worked to simplify the Sermayan administrative state, creating a new set of administrative laws that more transparent for citizens and easier for civil servants to follow. These reforms were named after his grandparents on his mother's side.

He successfully continued this campaign platform in his first re-election campaign. He secured 21% of the vote for his re-election campaign, elevating him to the second-in-command of the Superior Council after his mentee A. Wynn who became the President of the Council and of the Republic of Sermaye.

## Personal Life

Reagan Lawe has been married twice with four children. His eldest son, Alan R. Lawe, is from his first marriage. His other three children, Jeremy S., Sarah S., and Kieran C. Lawe were all with his second wife. Jeremy, Sarah, and Kieran have been heavily involved with both the Sermaye News Network and Lawe's campaign for the Superior Council of Sermaye. Jeremy currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Sermaye News Network and serves as the *de facto* leader of SNN during his father's time in office. Sarah serves as Lawe's Election Chair during his campaigns and as the Chief of Staff in his office on the Superior Council.

Reagan Lawe has one brother, Gregory Lawe. His brother is an environmental activist who leads the largest environmental non-profit on Aeldrum, the Cassandra Sorothin Wildlife Protection Fund. The two do not speak.

## Rumors

His eldest son, Alan, also ran for the Superior Council in the most recent election. It is believed that Reagan leaked the rumors that Alan's fiancee was a former Dalthadi priestess, effectively ending his son's campaign. There are rumors that his sons Jeremy and Kieran are both also Daltahdis, and several potential incidents involving these two were caught-and-killed by SNN affiliates to keep them out of the press.

Although he would not publicly state which of his children are his favorite (besides Alan who he is constantly embarrassed by), odds-makers have Sarah to take over as head of SNN and to inherit the political machine he has created and leveraged to get his spot on the Superior Council

It is rumored that one of the members of the Valdos Six turned down Reagan for an internship, sparking his investigation.

## Trivia

His father was instrumental in connecting Reagan with initial funders of the Sermaye News Network. During his first campaign for Superior Council, he mentioned receiving a "small million ducat loan" from his father. It was seen as a plus for his campaign that his father had that kind of money to contribute to his business enterprises.