Nate Romney

Romney's official portrait as Attorney General of New Columbia.

University of Georgia School of Law

***Nathan Mitchell Romney*** (born November 19, 1973) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Romney is known for his southern, moderate politics, sharing socially moderate and economically conservative beliefs as well as being a down-to-earth person. His main residence is in Alexandria, Virginia.

### Early life, education, and entrepreneurial career

Romney was born in New York City, and was raised in metro-Atlanta. His parents were small business owners who worked hard to provide for their young family. After Romney graduated from high school, he attended Georgia Southern University where he studied political science, then moved to Atlanta to study pre-law at Georgia State University. Soon after, he went to Athens, Georgia to attend law school at the University of Georgia School of Law. After he graduated law school, he went to Washington, D.C. to serve at the State Department as a lawyer. After 10 years, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida to start a restaurant. It was so much of a success that he decided to expand and has its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia where he lives. His business was a local success and had many celebrities, athletes, and politicians support it.

### Political Career

**Early political career**

Nate got back into politics soon after his business took off, he sold it and got involved in politics. He was appointed to serve in the 3rd Legislative District in the New Columbia Senate. He was very productive in the Senate, getting four bills on the Governor's desk in three days. The bills were on the subjects of prison reform, election reform, teachers' wage bonuses, and environmental reform. He briefly made a comeback run for the United States House of Representatives in New Columbia's 3nd Congressional District, but dropped out to focus on his position as New Columbia's Attorney General and as the New Columbia Chair for the Sanders Campaign.

**Brief campaign for Congress**

Nate briefly ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in an election held simultaneous to the Season 9 Presidential Election. He was the only candidate who sought the Democratic nomination for the seat, hence making him the presumptive nominee for that seat. However, because he dropped out during the voting process, he did not accept the Democratic Party's nomination for New Columbia's 3rd Congressional District.

**Season 9 Gubernatorial Run**

Attorney General Nate Romney announced on the evening of December 6th, 2021 that he was going to be a candidate for the recall election. Ultimately, the recall was recalled at approximately 11:03 PM when Governor Joey King resigned. Former President Everett Terry became the Governor of New Columbia, but made clear that he would only be serving the remainder of this term. Romney will be running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Columbia in the Season 9 midterms.

### Political Positions

Nate Romney describes himself as a centrist, making him very appealing to the electorate in New Columbia and all across the country. He is liberal on capital punishment, criminal justice reform, moderate on abortion, healthcare and the environment, and conservative on immigration and foreign policy.

**Abortion**

Romney is personally pro-life, but he has expressed respect for the current precedent set by Roe v. Wade (even though it has been recently overturned). He will not vote for any legislation limiting any women's healthcare access; neither will be vote for any legislation that expands the time frame for an abortion through all 40 weeks.

**Capital Punishment**

Since Romney is personally pro-life, he is against the death penalty. He doesn't believe it is right for any state to kill its citizens; that includes both the United States and other countries.

**Criminal Justice**

As a state legislator, Nate Romney authored a bill that outlawed all inhumane punishments in New Columbia state prisons, jails, and correctional centers including but not limited to: physical, sexual, and verbal abuse, solitary confinement, torture, humiliation, and sleep deprivation.

**Environment**

Nate accepts the scientific consensus on climate change and believes that there is a way we can urgently, yet fiscally responsible save the planet. Romney doesn't believe in a Green New Deal, but supports the United States' participation in the Paris Climate Accord. One of his goals is to have at least 60% of Americans driving hybrid or electric cars. He is currently working on an initiative that will slash our reliance on "blood oil" (oil from countries with concerning human rights violations). Romney believes that the best way to achieve energy independence is with the assistance and conversion to a primary use of renewable energy found in the U.S.

**Healthcare**

Romney supports letting the free market determine healthcare costs with reasonable government regulations, including lowering prescription drugs and providing tax cuts to businesses (small and big) who provide healthcare for their employees.

**Immigration**

Nate is a supporter of legal immigration. He believes that more funding should go to completing a border fence, installing surveillance cameras on the border, and increasing Border Patrol's funds. Once a non-permanent resident commits as much as a misdemeanor, Romney has expressed that deportation should remain on the table for sentencing.

**Minimum wage**

Romney supports raising the national minimum wage to $11 an hour for all workers. As a state legislator, he authored a piece of legislation that made the minimum starting salary for all teachers in the Commonwealth of New Columbia $50,000 per year. That bill also mandated the minimum wage for other workers in the education system (bus drivers, cafeteria staff, and custodians) make $15 an hour that increases by $5 every ten years until they reach $25/hour.

### Personal Life

Romney is a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida where he owns a 7 bedroom home by the beach with his partner of 30 years. While not very religious, Romney occasionally attends his local church. When at home, Nate loves playing his instruments, reading, and gardening.