Arabella Harvey

**Arabella Inez Harvey** (née **Baker**; born January 9, 2153) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama since 2211. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Harvey graduated from Auburn University and from the Howard School of Law. After holding positions in private practice law and public policy, and working on Justice Franklin's 2208 U.S. Presidential campaign, Harvey was elected to the United States Senate in 2210. During her tenure, Harvey has been a Third-Way Democrat. During her time in the senate she has advocated for expansion and establishment of new U.S. Space Force bases, criminal justice reform, and lowering taxes for middle and lower class families.

## Early Life and Education

**Arabella Inez Baker** was born on January 9, 2153 to Jade and Antonio Baker in Birmingham, Alabama. Her parents were both active in politics. Her father served as a congressional staffer and her mother worked for the Alabama Democratic Party.

After graduating with honors from high school, she attended Auburn University where she majored in political science. While at Auburn, she served in the student senate. She then attended Howard University School of Law where she graduated with honors.

## Early Career

In 2179, Gillibrand joined the Birmingham-based law firm Donovan Chavis Smith as an associate. In 2181, she took a leave from Donovan Chavis Smith to serve as a law clerk to Judge Nell Kalo of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Birmingham.

During Harvey's tenure at Donovan Chavis Smith, she was anti-corruption attorney and remained active in the firm's *pro bono* cases, representing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. After five years of working at Donovan Chavis Smith, Harvey left private practice, and became a staffer for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation working in policy analysis and research.

While working for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, she became involved in several political campaigns for black congressional and senatorial candidates. In 2207, she left the CBCF to join Maryland Governor Justice Franklin's presidential campaign as an advisor for criminal justice and women's rights. After winning the Democratic primaries, Franklin made Harvey assistant campaign manager. She was in charge of most campaign decisions and surrogates for states on Earth. After winning the election, Franklin asked for Harvey to be her White House counsel. She declined and instead announced a run for United States Senate.

## U.S. Senate

### Elections

#### 2210

Incumbent Republican United States Senator Claire Lord announced that she would be retiring at the end of 2209, thus triggering a special election. Lord was a Rockefeller Republican and was known for siding with Democrats in the senate. Democrats saw the vacancy as an opportunity to make southern state gains in the midterms.

Harvey announced her candidacy early, holding community forums in her hometown of Birmingham seven months before the March primary. She was considered an unconventional candidate, as she had no previous political office and was facing U.S. Representative Alan Burke in the primary. Burke was a progressive powerhouse and a solid fundraiser. Burke also had the endorsement of former President C.P. Daly. Harvey's campaign was spent talking to the people rather than raising money. She was known for being a moderate third-way democrat who had innovative ideas on education and criminal justice reform. Harvey eventually earned the endorsement of President Justice Franklin which helped her just enough to win the primary.

Although it was expected to be a heated race, Harvey won the seat by a comfortable margin, defeated republican businesswoman and former chief of staff to Senator Lord, Allison Pederson with 56 percent of the vote.

#### 2212

Senator Harvey announced she would run for a full term shortly after being sworn in. She gained full support of the state's Democratic party and no one challenged her. Harvey faced Barbie Lowden in the general election. Lowden was an Enterprise Republican and the former Chair of the Huntsville City School Board. She ran on a platform of school choice, remove business regulations, and the restoration of private transportation. Harvey did well in the debates, and defeated Lowden with 54 percent of the vote.