recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Bill Weld

Weld in 2016

**In office**
January 3, 1991 – July 29, 1997

**In office**
1986–1988

**In office**
November 1, 1981 – September 15, 1986

**William Floyd Weld** (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. A Harvard and Oxford graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary before becoming the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and later, the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. He worked on a series of high-profile public corruption cases and later resigned in protest of an ethics scandal and associated investigations into Attorney General Edwin Meese.

He was Gary Johnson's running mate for the Libertarian Party in the 2016 United States presidential election. After rejoining the Republican Party in 2020, he challenged incumbent President Donald Trump in the Republican primary.
Chuck Grassley

**In office**
January 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021

## United States Senatorfrom Iowa

**Assumed office**
January 3, 1981
Serving with Joni Ernst
Served with Roger Jepsen and Tom Harkin

**In office**
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981

**In office**
January 12, 1959 – January 3, 1975

**Charles Ernest Grassley** (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Iowa. He was first elected to the Senate in 1980. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in the 116th Congress.
Brett Kavanaugh

Official portrait, 2018

## Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

**Assumed office**
October 6, 2018

**In office**
May 30, 2006 – October 6, 2018

**In office**
June 6, 2003 – May 30, 2006

**Brett Michael Kavanaugh** (born February 12, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 9, 2018, and has served since October 6, 2018. He was previously a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and worked as a staff lawyer for various offices of the federal government.

## References

1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=eOg3AAAAIAAJ&q=Brett+Kavanaugh+%22registered+republican%22&pg=PA33
Choctaw Nation's at-large congressional district

The **Choctaw Nation's at-large congressional district** is a congressional district that was created per the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830 and went into effect in February 1831. It guarantees the Choctaw the right to send a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives. The district has remained vacant since its creation.
Brad Raffensperger

## 29th Secretary of State of Georgia

**Assumed office**
January 14, 2019

**In office**
February 10, 2015 – January 14, 2019

**Bradford Jay Raffensperger** (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and civil engineer, serving as the 29th Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 50.
Buddy Carter

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Georgia's 1st district

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2015

**In office**
2009–2014

## Member of theGeorgia House of Representativesfrom the 159th district

**In office**
2005–2009

## Mayor of Pooler

**In office**
1996–2004

## Member of thePooler City Council

**In office**
1994–1995

## Member of thePooler Planning and Zoning Commission

**In office**
1989–1993

**Earl LeRoy** "**Buddy**" **Carter** (born September 6, 1957) is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Carter served as a Georgia State Representative from 2005 to 2009, and Georgia State Senator from 2009 to 2014.
Arnold Palacios

## 10th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

**Assumed office**
January 9, 2023

**In office**
January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023

**In office**
January 10, 2017 – January 14, 2019

**In office**
January 14, 2008 – January 11, 2010

**Arnold Indalecio Palacios** (born August 22, 1955) is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the 10th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He previously served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019 to 2023, and represented Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and House of Representatives. Though his exact service dates are unknown, he presided over both chambers. Formerly a member of the Republican Party, he is currently an independent.
Augustus Octavius Bacon

**In office**
February 2, 1913 – February 15, 1913

**In office**
January 5, 1913 – January 18, 1913

**In office**
August 27, 1912 – December 15, 1912

**In office**
August 1, 1912 – August 10, 1912

**In office**
May 30, 1912 – July 5, 1912

**In office**
May 10, 1912

**In office**
April 8, 1912

**In office**
March 11, 1912 – March 12, 1912

**In office**
January 15, 1912 – January 17, 1912

**In office**
August 14, 1911

## United States Senatorfrom Georgia

**In office**
March 4, 1895 – February 14, 1914
Served with John Brown Gordon, Alexander S. Clay, Joseph M. Terrell, and M. Hoke Smith

## Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives

**In office**
1877–1881

### Succeeded by

Louis F. Garrard

**In office**
1873–1874

## Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives

**In office**
1871–1886

## Military service

### Battles/wars

American Civil War

**Augustus Octavius Bacon** (October 20, 1839 – February 14, 1914) was an American politician and Confederate soldier. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Georgia and rose to the position of President pro tempore of the United States Senate, rotating amongst himself and four Republicans in the 62nd Congress. Bacon is known for the controversy arising during the American Civil Rights Movement over a provision in his will that created a racially segregated park in his hometown of Macon, which led to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Bill Keating

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Massachusetts

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2001

**In office**
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011

**In office**
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1999

**In office**
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985

**William Richard Keating** (born September 6, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 2011, representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County where he served three terms prior to his congressional tenure.
Claude Kitchin

**In office**
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923

**In office**
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919

**In office**
March 4, 1901 – May 31, 1923

**Claude Kitchin** (March 24, 1869 – May 31, 1923) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina from 1901 until his death in 1923. A lifelong member of the Democratic Party, he was elected House Majority Leader for the 64th and 65th Congresses, and Minority Leader during the 67th Congress.
Dick Cheney

Official portrait, 2004

**In office**
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Acting President: June 29, 2002; and July 21, 2007

**In office**
March 21, 1989 – January 20, 1993

**In office**
January 3, 1989 – March 20, 1989

**In office**
January 3, 1979 – March 20, 1989

**In office**
November 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977

**Richard Bruce Cheney** (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under George W. Bush. He has been cited as the most powerful vice president in American history. He is also one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of the U.S., holding an approval rating of just 13% at the time of leaving office.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/08/remembering-why-americans-loathe-dick-cheney/244306/
Charles Q. Brown

## 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

**Assumed office**
October 1, 2023

**In office**
August 6, 2020 – September 29, 2023

**Charles Quinton Brown Jr.** (born 1962) is a United States Air Force four-star general who serves as the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2023. He was previously the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023. He is the first African American to be appointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the first African American to lead any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Ben Cardin

Official portrait, 2015

## United States Senatorfrom Maryland

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2007
Serving with Chris Van Hollen
Served with Barbara Mikulski

**In office**
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2007

**In office**
January 6, 1979 – January 3, 1987

**In office**
January 6, 1967 – January 3, 1987

**Benjamin Louis Cardin** (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007. Cardin served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1987, the youngest person to hold the position in history. In his half-century career as an elected official, he has never lost an election.
Brad Little

## 33rd Governor of Idaho

**Assumed office**
January 7, 2019

**In office**
January 6, 2009 – January 7, 2019

**In office**
May 24, 2001 – January 6, 2009

**Bradley Jay Little** (born February 15, 1954) is an American politician serving as the 33rd Governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019. Little served in the Idaho Senate from 2001 to 2009 where he chaired the majority caucus and represented the 8th and 11th legislative districts. He won the 2018 gubernatorial election against Democratic nominee Paulette Jordan.
Cecilia Rouse

**In office**
March 12, 2021 – March 31, 2023

**In office**
March 11, 2009 – February 28, 2011

**Cecilia Elena Rouse** (born December 18, 1963) is an American economist who served as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from March 2021 to March 2023. She was the first African American to hold this position. Prior to this, she served as the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Joe Biden nominated Rouse to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in November 2020.
Anthony D'Esposito

Official portrait, 2023

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom New York's 4th district

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2023

**In office**
February 10, 2016 – January 3, 2023

**Anthony P. D'Esposito** (born February 22, 1982) is an American politician and retired detective from New York. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented New York's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. D'Esposito was previously a councilman on the Hempstead Town Council.
Antonio Delgado

## 65th Lieutenant Governor of New York

**Assumed office**
May 25, 2022

**In office**
January 3, 2019 – May 25, 2022

**Antonio Ramon Delgado** (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 65th Lieutenant Governor of New York since 2022. He previously served as the U.S. Representative from New York's 19th congressional district. He was the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York.
California Republic

*This article is about the unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico. For the U.S. state, see California.*

## California Republic

The Bear Flag of the California Republic

Alta California, the Mexican department, highlighted in red

## Demographics

### Language

Spanish
English

## History

### Dissolved

July 9, 1846

The **California Republic**, also called the **Bear Flag Republic**, was a short-lived unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico that existed for 25 days from June 14 to July 9, 1846. It controlled an area north of San Francisco in what is now Sonoma County, California.

In June 1846, thirty-three American immigrants in Alta California who had entered without official permission rebelled against the Mexican department's government. Among their grievances were that they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and had been threatened with expulsion. Mexican officials had been concerned about a coming war with the United States and the growing influx of Americans into California. The rebellion was covertly encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet Captain John C. Frémont, and added to the troubles of the recent outbreak of the Mexican–American War.

The name "California Republic" appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government under their control. The rebels elected military officers but no civil structure was ever established. Their flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, became known as the Bear Flag and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.

Three weeks later, on July 5, 1846, the Republic's military of 100 to 200 men was subsumed into the California Battalion commanded by Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The Bear Flag Revolt and whatever remained of the "California Republic" ceased to exist on July 9 when U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph Revere raised the United States flag in front of the Sonoma Barracks and sent a second flag to be raised at Sutter's Fort.

 Judicial
 Representation
Charles F. Manderson

**In office**
March 2, 1891 – March 22, 1893

**In office**
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
Served with Charles Van Wyck, Algernon Paddock, and William V. Allen

**Charles Frederick Manderson** (February 9, 1837 – September 28, 1911) was an American politician who served as a Republican United States Senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895.
Elissa Slotkin

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Michigan

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2019

## Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

**In office**
November 14, 2014 – January 20, 2017

**Elissa Blair Slotkin** (born July 10, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative from Michigan's 7th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2019 to 2023, and served as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official.
B. Chance Saltzman

## 2nd Chief of Space Operations

**Assumed office**
November 2, 2022

**In office**
August 7, 2020 – November 2, 2022

**Bradley Chance Saltzman** (born June 30, 1969) is a United States Space Force general who is the second and current Chief of Space Operations. He served as the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear from 2020 to 2022. He is the first lieutenant general and the first general officer promoted into the Space Force.
Barack Obama

Official portrait, 2013

**In office**
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017

**In office**
January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008
Served with Dick Durbin

**In office**
January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004

**Barack Hussein Obama II** (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American President of the United States. He previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois State Senator from 1997 to 2004.
Andrew Jackson Donelson

**In office**
July 18, 1846 – November 2, 1849

**In office**
November 29, 1844 – August 9, 1845

**Andrew Jackson Donelson** (August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871) was an American diplomat and politician. He served in various positions as a Democrat and was the Know Nothing nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1856.
Brian Frosh

Official portrait, 2015

**In office**
January 21, 2015 – January 3, 2023

**In office**
January 11, 1995 – January 6, 2015

## Member of theMaryland House of Delegatesfrom the 16th district

**In office**
1987–1995

**Brian E. Frosh** (born October 8, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 46th Attorney General of Maryland. He also served five terms in the Maryland Senate, representing Maryland's 16th district in Montgomery County. Prior to serving in the Senate, Frosh also represented District 16 in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving two four-year terms.
Brian Deese

## Brain Deese

Deese in 2022

**In office**
January 20, 2021 – February 23, 2023

**In office**
February 23, 2015 – January 20, 2017
Served with Valerie Jarrett, Daniel Pfeiffer, and Shailagh Murray

## Director of the Office of Management and Budget

**In office**
June 9, 2014 – July 28, 2014

**In office**
June 27, 2013 – February 13, 2015

**Brian Christopher Deese** (born February 17, 1978) is an American economic and political advisor who was the 13th Director of the National Economic Council under President Joe Biden. He also served as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Earlier in the Obama administration, Deese served as the deputy director and acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Deese also served as deputy director of the National Economic Council. Outside of government, Deese served as the Global Head of Sustainable Investing at BlackRock.
Charlie Crist

**In office**
January 3, 2017 – August 31, 2022

**In office**
January 2, 2007 – January 4, 2011

**In office**
January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007

**In office**
January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2003

## Member of theFlorida Senatefrom the 20th district

**In office**
November 3, 1992 – November 3, 1998

**Charles Joseph Crist Jr.** (born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022. A current member of the Democratic Party, Crist was previously elected as a member of the Florida Senate, the Attorney General of Florida, and the Governor of Florida as a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
Amy Klobuchar

Klobuchar in 2013

## United States Senatorfrom Minnesota

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2007
Serving with Tina Smith
Served with Norm Coleman and Al Franken

**In office**
January 5, 1999 – January 3, 2007

**Amy Jean Klobuchar** (born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Hennepin County attorney.
André Carson

Official portrait, 2009

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Indiana's 7th district

**Assumed office**
March 11, 2008

**In office**
October 2007 – March 2008

**André D. Carson** (born October 16, 1974) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected via a special election after his predecessor and grandmother, Julia Carson, died in office. He was the second Muslim to be elected to Congress, after Keith Ellison of Minnesota.
Arizona's at-large congressional district

**Arizona's at-large congressional district** was a congressional district that represented Arizona at-large in the United States House of Representatives. It was created when Arizona gained statehood in 1912 and eliminated in 1949. It was represented by one seat from 1912 to 1943, then represented by two seats from 1943 to 1949.

## United States Representatives from Arizona's at-large congressional district

### Two seats (1943–1949)

 78th79th80th | January 3, 1943–January 3, 1949

 Judicial
 Representation
George Washington Julian

**In office**
1885–1889

**In office**
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1871

**In office**
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851

## Member of theIndiana House of Representativesfrom Centerville

**In office**
1845–1847

**George Washington Julian** (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soil Party's candidate for vice president in the 1852 election and was a prominent Radical Republican during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era. In his later years, he grew disillusioned with the Republican Party and joined the Democrats.
Bobby Rush

Official portrait, 2018

**In office**
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2023

**In office**
1983–1993

**Bobby Lee Rush** (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist, and pastor who served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district, serving in Congress for almost three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Christopher Wray

Official portrait, 2017

## 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Assumed office**
August 2, 2017

**In office**
September 11, 2003 – May 17, 2005

**Christopher Asher Wray** (born December 17, 1966) is an American attorney who is the 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving since 2017. From 2003 to 2005, Wray served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division in George W. Bush's administration. From 2005 to 2016, he was a litigation partner with the law firm King & Spalding.
Chris Van Hollen

Official portrait, 2017

## United States Senatorfrom Maryland

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2017
Serving with Ben Cardin

**In office**
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017

**In office**
January 11, 1995 – January 8, 2003

## Member of theMaryland House of Delegatesfrom the 18th district

**In office**
January 9, 1991 – January 11, 1995

**Christopher J. Van Hollen Jr.** (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Maryland since January 3, 2017. From 2003 to 2017 he served as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Andrea Campbell

Official portrait, 2023

## 45th Attorney General of Massachusetts

**Assumed office**
January 18, 2023

**In office**
January 2018 – January 2020

**In office**
January 2016 – January 2022

**Andrea Joy Campbell** (born June 11, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 45th Attorney General of Massachusetts. A former member of the Boston City Council, she represented District 4, which includes parts of Boston's Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale neighborhoods. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as president of the council from January 2018 until January 2020.
Election Day

**Election Day**, in the United States, is the annual day set by law for general elections of public officials. It is statutorily set by the Federal Government as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November" equaling the Tuesday occurring within November 2 to November 8.

For federal offices and most gubernatorial offices, Election Day occurs only in even-numbered years; although, there may be local elections for county and city governments in odd-numbered years. Presidential elections are held every four years, in years divisible by four, in which electors for president and vice president are chosen according to the method determined by each state. Elections to the United States House of Representatives and the Senate are held every two years; all representatives are elected to serve two-year terms and are up for election every two years, while senators serve six-year terms, staggered so that one third of senators are elected in any given general election.

## Primary election day

While most people refer to "Election Day" as meaning the general election day in November, primary election days exist, on which voters cast their votes for members of the same political party they want to represent them on the ballot in November. Primary election days are determined by each state.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/28th-congress/session-2/c28s2ch1.pdf

 Principles and terminology
 Styles
 Administrative divisions
Antony Blinken

Official portrait, 2021

## 71st United States Secretary of State

**Assumed office**
January 26, 2021

**In office**
January 9, 2015 – January 20, 2017

**In office**
January 20, 2013 – January 9, 2015

**In office**
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2013

**Antony John Blinken** (born April 16, 1962) is an American government official and diplomat serving in the Joe Biden administration as the 71st United States Secretary of State since January 26, 2021. He previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015 and Deputy Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
Carl Vinson

**In office**
November 16, 1961 – January 3, 1965

**In office**
November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965

## Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives

**In office**
1908–1914

**Carl Vinson** (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Georgia in the House from 1914 to 1965.
Celeste Maloy

Official portrait, 2023

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Utah's 2nd district

**Assumed office**
November 28, 2023

**Celeste Maloy** (born May 22, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Utah's 2nd congressional district. She previously served as chief legal counsel to U.S. Representative Chris Stewart. Prior to her legal career, Maloy worked as a conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Bob Krueger

**In office**
July 23, 1996 – December 6, 1999

**In office**
June 29, 1994 – September 10, 1995

**In office**
January 21, 1993 – June 14, 1993
Served with Phil Gramm

**In office**
January 3, 1991 – January 21, 1993

**In office**
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979

**Robert Charles Krueger** (born September 19, 1935) is an American diplomat, politician, and former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, a former U.S. Ambassador, and a member of the Democratic Party. As of 2022, he is the last Democrat to serve as a United States Senator from Texas.
Barbara Lee

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom California

**Assumed office**
April 21, 1998

**In office**
December 1, 2008 – January 2, 2015

**In office**
December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1996

**Barbara Jean Lee** (née **Tutt**; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 12th congressional district. Lee has served since 1998, and is a member of the Democratic Party. The district (numbered as the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, and the 13th district from 2013 to 2023) is based in Oakland and covers most of the northern part of Alameda County.
Bill Cassidy

Official portrait, 2015

## United States Senatorfrom Louisiana

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2015
Serving with John Kennedy
Served with David Vitter

**In office**
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015

**In office**
December 20, 2006 – January 3, 2009

**William Morgan Cassidy** (born September 28, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Continental Navy

Continental naval jack of the United States

The **Continental Navy** was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War and was founded October 13, 1775. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams and vigorous Congressional support in the face of stiff opposition, when considering the limitations imposed upon the Patriot supply pool. The main goal of the navy was to intercept shipments of British matériel and generally disrupt British maritime commercial operations. The initial fleet consisted of converted merchantmen because of the lack of funding, manpower, and resources, with exclusively designed warships being built later in the conflict. The vessels that successfully made it to sea met with success only rarely, and the effort contributed little to the overall outcome of the war. The fleet did serve to highlight a few examples of Continental resolve, notably launching Captain John Barry into the limelight. It provided needed experience for a generation of officers who went on to command conflicts which involved the early American navy. After the war, the Continental Navy was dissolved. With the federal government in need of all available capital, the few remaining ships were sold, the final vessel *Alliance* being auctioned off in 1785 to a private bidder.

The Continental Navy was the first establishment of what became the United States Navy.

 Military
David B. Culberson

**In office**
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897

**In office**
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1897

**In office**
1874–1875

**David Browning Culberson** (September 29, 1830 – May 7, 1900) was an American politician and Confederate soldier. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.
Dusty Johnson

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom South Dakota's at-large district

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2019

**In office**
January 8, 2011 – November 7, 2014

## Chair of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission

**In office**
January 2007 – January 2011

**In office**
January 2005 – January 2011

**Dustin M. Johnson** (born September 30, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011, when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard, a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service, Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Debbie Stabenow

## United States Senatorfrom Michigan

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2001
Serving with Gary Peters
Served with Carl Levin

**In office**
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001

**In office**
January 12, 1991 – January 14, 1994

**In office**
January 6, 1979 – January 12, 1991

**In office**
January 1977 – January 1979

**In office**
January 1975 – January 1979

**Deborah Ann Stabenow** (née **Greer**, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female U.S. senator after defeating Republican incumbent Spencer Abraham in the 2000 election. Before her election to the Senate, she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001. Previously she served on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and in the Michigan Legislature.
Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician)

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Oklahoma

**Assumed office**
May 10, 1994

**Frank Dean Lucas** (born January 6, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district since 2003, having previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Lucas is the dean of Oklahoma's House delegation.
Arthur H. Greenwood

**In office**
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935

**In office**
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1939

**Arthur Herbert Greenwood** (January 31, 1880 – April 26, 1963) was an American politician who represented Indiana in the United States House of Representatives and served as House Majority Whip from 1933 to 1935.
Darin LaHood

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Illinois

**Assumed office**
September 17, 2015

**In office**
March 1, 2011 – September 10, 2015

**Darin McKay LaHood** (born July 5, 1968) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois's 18th congressional district from 2015 to 2023, and was the member of the Illinois Senate from the seven-county 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015. He was elected to Congress in a special election after Aaron Schock resigned.
Dan Patrick

## 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas

**Assumed office**
January 20, 2015

**In office**
January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015

**Dan Goeb Patrick** (born **Dannie Scott Goeb**; April 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host, television broadcaster, and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas since January 2015, under Greg Abbott.
Continental Marines

Standard used by the Continental Marines

The **Continental Marines** were the amphibious infantry of the American Colonies (and later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War. The Corps was formed by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775 and was disbanded in 1783. Their mission was multi-purpose, but their most important duty was to serve as onboard security forces, protecting the captain of a ship and his officers. During naval engagements, in addition to manning the cannons along with the crew of the ship, Marine sharpshooters were stationed in the fighting tops of a ship's masts specifically to shoot the opponent's officers, naval gunners, and helmsmen.

Although individual Marines were enlisted for the few Continental Navy vessels, the organization would not be re-created until 1798. Despite the gap between the disbanding of the Continental Marines and the current organization, the Continental Marines' successor, U.S. Marine Corps, marks November 10, 1775 as its inception.

 Military
Ed Case

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Hawaii

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2019

**In office**
January 4, 2003 – January 3, 2007

**In office**
November 30, 2002 – January 3, 2003

**In office**
November 8, 1994 – November 30, 2002

**Edward Espenett Case** (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd district, which covers the rest of the state, from 2002 to 2007. There was a one-day break in his tenure from January 3 to 4, 2003 due to two special elections following the death and posthumous re-election of his predecessor Patsy Mink.
Carol Miller

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom West Virginia

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2019

**In office**
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2018

**Carol Devine Miller** (born November 4, 1950) is an American farmer and politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district from 2023. She represented the 3rd district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented the 15th district in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2007 to 2013, and the 16th district from 2013 to 2019.
Squarefury

Squarefury is a dark spirit that relishes in killing and violence. Many of the other battle spirits and even primal spirits look down upon Squarefury for the chaos and disorder he spreads on the mortal plane. It is said that he was made by mistake by the gods. Even before the primal spirits were made, the gods were experimenting with making other deities to assist them in the creation of the world. Squarefury was one of these failed tests. However, unlike the other tests, which were destroyed after they had failed, Squarefury managed to escape before he was destroyed. For a seemingly endless amount of time, Squarefury roamed the darkness of the world, away from the light of creation that the gods had made. He grew stronger and stronger in that darkness until he was strong enough to survive and not be extinguished by the other gods and spirits. However, the entire time he was alone in the darkness, he fumed with rage and the need for revenge. Pain and suffering drove him to survive and to punish the gods.

 Squarefury now lives at the edge of mortal and spiritual society, interacting very little with either. Only when someout calls out to him for assistance does he appear. Those who worship and pray to Squarefury are usually disliked or even exiled. Squarefury hates the gods and all the things they have created, taking any chance offered to him to destroy part of their creation.He is generally seen as a forbidden god to worship and many see him as the embodiment of disorder and slaughter.
David Price

**In office**
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2023

**In office**
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995

**David Eugene Price** (born August 17, 1940) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 1995, and again from 1997, to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Barakoan Society

**Barakoan society** refers to a group of mobs related to one another: **Barakoa, Barakoan,** and **Barako the Sun Chief**. Barakoans worship the sun, and live in tribal villages within the desert. They have masks for faces, and use primitive weapons. The chief of the tribe is a Barako. They wield powers from the sun, such as a sun laser beam and striking the ground with the sun's power. Additionally, Barakos can summon Barakoa to help in fights. Barakos sit upon their throne, being the supreme leader of the tribe. Other Barakoans live in their seperate huts. Barakoans are hostile, showcased by their collection of skulls they display. However, they are not the smartest creatures. By simply wearing a Barakoan mask yourself, you can outsmart them and sneak into their tribe. You can even trade with the chief.

### Hunts

Barakoans, to gather food, send small groups on hunts in the Savanna. This consists of multiple Barakoas as well as a Barakoan, which leads the hunting group.
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

The **Eleventh Amendment** (**Amendment XI**) is an amendment to the United States Constitution which was passed by Congress on March 4, 1794, and ratified by the states on February 7, 1795. The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of individuals to bring suit against states of which they are not citizens in federal court.

The Eleventh Amendment was adopted to overrule the Supreme Court's decision in *Chisholm v. Georgia* (1793). In that case, the Court held that states did not enjoy sovereign immunity from suits made by citizens of other states in federal court. While the Eleventh Amendment established that federal courts do not have the authority to hear cases brought by private parties against a state of which they are not citizens, the Supreme Court has ruled the amendment to apply to all federal suits against states brought by private parties. The Supreme Court has also held that Congress can abrogate state sovereign immunity when using its authority under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Other recent cases (*Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety*, *Central Virginia Community College v. Katz*, *PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey*) have identified further exceptions to the general sovereign immunity of States when Congress acts pursuant to its Article I powers, which have alternatively been referred to as "waivers in the plan of the Convention." The Supreme Court has also held that federal courts can enjoin state officials from violating federal law.

## Text

> The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
>
>
Drew Wrigley

## 30th Attorney General of North Dakota

**Assumed office**
February 8, 2022

**In office**
April 17, 2019 – February 28, 2021

**In office**
November 6, 2001 – January 20, 2009

**In office**
December 7, 2010 – December 15, 2016

**Drew Howard Wrigley** (born October 10, 1965) is an American attorney, lawyer, and politician from North Dakota. Wrigley currently serves as the 30th Attorney General of North Dakota after being appointed to the position by Governor Doug Burgum following the death of Wayne Stenehjem. A longtime professional attorney, Wrigley previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2019 to 2021, appointed by President George W. Bush and Donald Trump, respectively. Between his terms as United States Attorney, Wrigley served as the 37th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.
Geoff Duncan

**In office**
January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023

**In office**
January 14, 2013 – August 28, 2017

**Geoffrey L. Duncan** (born April 1, 1975) is an American businessman, politician, and retired baseball player, who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Duncan served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
Cori Bush

Official portrait, 2021

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Missouri's 1st district

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2021

**Cori Anika Bush** (born July 21, 1976) is an American politician, registered nurse, pastor, and Black Lives Matter activist serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
George Clinton Jr.

Portrait by John Vanderlyn, c. 1805

**In office**
February 14, 1805 – March 3, 1809
Served with Gurdon S. Mumford (2nd and 3rd)

**George Clinton Jr.** (June 6, 1771 – September 16, 1809) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1805 to 1809. His uncle George Clinton served as the fourth Vice President of the United States.
Francis J. Myers

**In office**
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951

**In office**
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951
Served with Joseph F. Guffey and Edward Martin

**In office**
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945

**Francis John Myers** (December 18, 1901 – July 5, 1956) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party from Pennsylvania, he served as a U.S. Representative from 1939 to 1945, and as a U.S. Senator from 1945 to 1951. He was Senate Majority Whip from 1949 to 1951.
Emanuel Cleaver

Official portrait, 2018

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Missouri's 5th district

**Assumed office**
January 3, 2005

**In office**
1991–1999

**Emanuel Cleaver II** (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. Cleaver is a member of the Democratic Party, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from January 2011 to 2013.
Brian Schatz

Official portrait, 2013

## United States Senatorfrom Hawaii

**Assumed office**
December 26, 2012
Serving with Mazie Hirono
Served with Daniel Akaka

**In office**
December 6, 2010 – December 26, 2012

**In office**
May 2008 – January 2010

**In office**
November 3, 1998 – November 7, 2006

**Brian Emanuel Schatz** (born October 20, 1972) is an American educator and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a seat he has held since 2012. Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Schatz to replace Senator Daniel Inouye after Inouye's death.
Chester A. Arthur

**In office**
September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885

**In office**
March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881

**In office**
December 1, 1871 – July 11, 1878

**Chester Alan Arthur** (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Previously the 20th Vice President of the United States, he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin.
Gabe Amo

Official portrait, 2023

## Member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Rhode Island's 1st district

**Assumed office**
November 13, 2023

**In office**
2021–2023

**Gabriel Felix Kofi Amo** (born December 11, 1987) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since 2023. Before running for Congress, Amo worked in the Biden administration as the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He also worked in the Obama administration, on several Democratic political campaigns, and in Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's administration.
Dianne Feinstein

**In office**
November 4, 1992 – September 29, 2023
Served with Alan Cranston, Barbara Boxer, Kamala Harris, and Alex Padilla

**In office**
November 27, 1978 – January 8, 1988
Acting: November 27, 1978 – December 4, 1978

**In office**
January 9, 1978 – December 4, 1978

**In office**
January 8, 1970 – December 4, 1978

**Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein** (born **Dianne Emiel Goldman**; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California, a seat she held from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously the 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.
Derek Schmidt

**In office**
January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2023

**In office**
January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2011

**Derek Larkin Schmidt** (born January 23, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 44th Attorney General of Kansas from 2011 to 2023. A Republican, Schmidt was first elected to office serving in the Kansas Senate, where he represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2011 and served as Agriculture Committee Chairman and Senate Majority Leader. Schmidt became the state attorney general in 2011, after he defeated incumbent Democrat Stephen Six in the November 2010 elections. He was the Republican nominee in the 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election, narrowly losing to Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly.
Edmund Muskie

Muskie in 1971

**In office**
May 8, 1980 – January 18, 1981

**In office**
January 3, 1959 – May 7, 1980
Served with Margaret Chase Smith, William Hathaway, and William Cohen

**In office**
January 5, 1955 – January 2, 1959

**In office**
December 5, 1946 – November 2, 1951

**Edmund Sixtus Muskie** (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 64th Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1946 to 1951. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1968 presidential election.