Adam Evans

Louisville, KY, U.S

Independent (2018-2019)

**Adam Ernest Evans** (born July 22, 1963) is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 19th President of the United States from November 2018 to January 2019. Prior to the presidency, he was a U.S Senator from June 2018 to November 2018 and, twice, the Republican nominee for President of the United States. Not affiliated with any party after August 2018, Adam Evans is ideologically a prairie populist who shared beliefs from both ends of the political spectrum.

Adam Evans was born in Kentucky; his family frequently moved locations until settling down in Paducah, Kentucky. Evans attended Dayton School of Law and graduated there in 1987 before moving back to Paducah to pursue law. He became politically involved in the Republican Party during the Presidency of Caleb Caron, whom he was a frequent critic of and advocated for a populist platform in the party. On October 29th, 2017, he waged a campaign for the Presidency, ousting front-runner Caleb Caron to become the republican nominee for President of the United States, before narrowly losing to incumbent Vice President Ethan Fitzgerald.

After narrowly losing the Presidency, he became a national figure and critic of Ethan Fitzgerald's policies before the President's defeat in the Season 11 Presidential Election. Evans was elected to the U.S House of Representatives in January 2018 and re-elected in February 2018, before running for President again and losing to David Delaney. He would, later, be elected to the Senate, defeating incumbent Sam Martinez in June 2018 as a Republican, then re-elected again in August 2018 and September 2018 as an independent.

Adam Evans was elected President in the Season 18 Presidential Election, defeating Republican opponent Jakob Tawney and Democratic opponent Sam Martinez to become the first openly gay President of the United States at age 54. He was inaugurated on November 3rd, 2018.

Regarded as a populist, Adam Evans signed many landmark pieces of legislation and executive reforms in his first term. Most notable was the American Industrial & Middle Class Recovery Act and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, along with a series of reforms to crack down on Chinese unfair trade, strict lobbying reform, and universal paid vacation leave. Evans's time in office was marked by growing tensions between the United States and Russia, following the admission of Georgia into NATO by his predecessor, Ethan Fitzgerald. In November 2018, United States intelligence uncovered a plot by Russia to coup the government of Georgia; the resulting period of tensions nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict, and Evans would carry out the decisions that were credited with re-asserting American influence in Eastern Europe. On December 1st, 2018, the Cabinet, under advice of Dank Underwood, moved to nearly invoke the 25th against President Adam Evans, but withdrew after public backlash. His approval ratings would temporarily plunge to roughly 55% and the administration was criticized for being unstable.

Evans became the first independent to win re-election in December 2018 after defeating Ryan Servis, and was re-inaugurated for a 2nd term on December 26th, 2018. His second term saw the signing of landmark labor rights legislation and the renegotiation of the Central American Free Trade Agreement, but he failed to pass desired minimum wage reform after being blocked by the Senate. Adam Evans also signed orders to raise federal employee minimum wage, reduce trade deficits, and raise teacher pay. Despite maintaining high approval ratings throughout his tenure, his presidency was frequently opposed by members of the United States Senate, accusing the President of refusing to work with Congress; impeachment attempts were drafted by a member of the House, though they were quickly withdrawn due to community backlash.

Adam Evans left office with the highest end-of-office approval of any President since Jon S. Uberfeld, and has continually scored high in rankings of U.S presidents. His presidency would be credited with a strong increase in real wages and a re-emergence of U.S foreign presence in Eastern Europe. Since leaving office, Evans has mostly withdrawn from community politics, apart from endorsing Maleek Diaz and Easton Wilkins in their respective presidential elections. He was considered a potential name for Secretary of Commerce & Labor for President Jackson HItchcock and currently serves as an adviser to him.

## Early Life and Career

Adam Evans was born on July 22, 1963 in Louisville, KY at Norton Hospital as an only child, to a family of poor, conservative Southern Democrats. Evans is of English, German, and Native American ancestry. His father worked as a parks manager and his mother a dentist; his family frequently moved cities. At three weeks old, the family moved to Evansville, Indiana. Two years later, the family finally settled in Paducah, Kentucky.

Evans attended Marshall County High School pursuing literature and music. Evans aspired to pursue teaching at a young age, but later became interested in law at Marshall County High and was actively involved in mock trials. With the aid of scholarships, Evans attended, out of state, in University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio, where he received a law degree in 1987 at the age of 24. From 1983 to 1985, he served as an intern and then a clerk for U.S Senator John Glenn. After graduating, he settled back in his home town of Paducah. He worked at a local law firm in Western Kentucky, until his election to Commonwealth's Attorney.

Evans left the office in 2000 and returned to private practice. During Evans's time as a private prosecutor, he would gain notoriety for being involved in the successful prosecution of Richie Farmer on campaign finance violations, whom was a former Kentucky agriculture commissioner. In 2007, Evans testified before the United States House committee on the judiciary about the importance of campaign finance reform, and was thrusted into the national spotlight with his later descent into politics.

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## Early Political Career

Adam Evans entered MEC politics in October 2017 as a outsider and critic of the status quo, often was Caleb Caron subject to these criticisms. He became politically notorious for his outsider brand politics and even criticized for being "Trump-ish." His early political career took off when he announced a run for the presidency in the Season 9 election, openly embracing his outsider politics. He ran in opposition to most prominent Republican politicians of the time, forming a populist outsider wing of the party.

### **Season Nine Presidential Campaign**

*Main article: Season 9 Presidential Election*

#### **Primary Campaign**

In late October of 2017, Adam Evans announced his candidacy for President of the United States in a speech in Louisville, Kentucky. During the opening days of his campaign, Evans discussed illegal immigration, offshoring of American jobs, tax reform, and even called for an increase in the minimum wage. His campaign was thrusted by strong performances in early polls, as well as strong early debate performances. Early on, he was one of many candidates vying for the nomination before the race narrowed to a duel between Caleb Caron and Adam Evans. Polls would later suggest a large lead for Caron as the race evolved, but on primary day, Evans won an upset victory against front-runner Caron by a mere 6 percentage points or one vote.

#### **General Election Campaign**

After an unlikely primary victory, now-Republican nominee Adam Evans picked Jon S. Überfeld as his running mate and shifted his focus onto the general election. With poor early polling numbers, Evans campaigned as a forward-thinking outsider with ideals from both sides of the political aisle, aided by his vice presidential choice. A collapse in polling from libertarian nominee Caleb Andrew and a surge of Evans's candidacy allowed him to regain status as a serious competitor. Evans criticized Fitzgerald on his lackluster tenure as Vice President, and, along the campaign, once again presented himself as an outsider.

#### **Election Results**

On election day in November 2017, Adam Evans narrowly lost the presidency to Vice President Ethan Fitzgerald with 259 electors to Fitzgerald's 284. The election had been razor thin by election day with the surge of Evans's candidacy, but was ultimately defeated in nearly the largest upset in a presidential election in MEC history. Evans's candidacy was unorthodox in the sense he was the only person to come that close to the presidency with no political experience in any office since before the establishment of Congress.

Observers attributed Evans's loss to strong voter registration numbers among Democrats, as Evans lost despite winning independents, republicans, libertarians, and other third parties. Much of Evans's victories came in mid-western states that had voted for Kelvin Hawthorne in the previous election, while he famously lost the state of Texas, where the DNC had been held, very narrowly.

### **Post - S9 Presidential Campaign**

After Season 9, Evans seemed to grow quickly in popularity as Fitzgerald's presidency grew more and more unpopular as time progressed, which resulted in speculation for a rematch in Season 11. Evans announced a "Fitzgerald Country" Tour, in which he traveled to Maryland, New York, and California to rally anti-Fitzgerald support. When Evans's former running mate, Jon Überfeld, sought the presidency, Evans quickly pledged his support for him, aiding the campaign effort in Minnesota and Florida. After Überfeld won the Season 11 election, Evans became an advocate for many of his reforms, such as two-tier healthcare reform and tax cuts, though he later retracted himself from the mainstream sphere during his presidency.

## Early Legislative Career

With his rise in name recognition and popularity following his unsuccessful bid for the presidency, Evans was a favorite for a congressional run, particularly his house district where Republican incumbent Ethan Kelly was retiring. Evans's campaign launched after a few weeks of speculation. He won the Republican primary easily uncontested, running his campaign on bipartisan productiveness, pledging to work with fellow candidate and Democrat Oran Mulcahy if elected. Evans comfortably defeated opponent Jackson HItchcock for the congressional seat, despite campaigning significantly less.

Evans's early legislative career was centered around government reform, being a proponent of one of the largest government reform bills in history and being the first to propose a congressional library for all recorded laws. He was re-elected easily, even being endorsed by former opponent Jackson HItchcock in his re-election bid, though this part of his career would later be the center for criticism for his many protest votes.

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There is no recorded results from January's House Elections in District Four. It is, however, confirmed that Evans won against Jackson HItchcock.

### **Season Thirteen Presidential Campaign**

*Main article: Season 13 Presidential Election*

#### **Primary Campaign**

In February 2018, speculation arose that Evans would launch another bid for the presidency to succeed his former running mate Jon S. Uberfeld. This speculation would become true as Evans announced intentions to run as a Republican for President, vying for the nomination against opponent Caleb Andrew. He spent much of the early campaign proposing hasty government reform if elected. Caleb Andrew later withdrew his name from the nomination despite polling ahead of Evans, thus thrusting Evans to status as front-runner.

As Evans pivoted to the general election, incumbent Jon Uberfeld spoke in favor of his primary opponent Domenic Hoxholli days before the primary. The ensuing primary election barely went in favor of Evans, winning only by 1 vote, however later reveals of fraud by Matthew Sorrells, who chaired during the election, found that he had actually won by 3 votes. The schism in the GOP left Evans's candidacy weakened and without support of the incumbent Republican president.

#### **General Election Campaign**

Though crippled by a dividing Republican primary, Evans walked into the general election leading polls. He picked Maleek Diaz initially as his running mate before he dropped from the ticket to leave the community. His official running mate choice was then-speaker John Lampros. His candidacy was again hurt when former running mate Maleek Diaz spoke against him at the Democratic National Convention. He spent much of his time in the general election calling for a massive shift from the status quo and radical government reform, as well as a few policy initiatives proposed.

Evans's debate performance defined the results as the vast majority of viewers had the feeling that David Delaney had won as he stuttered on several issues. On election day, Evans lost with 163 electors to Delaney's 362 in one of the most disappointing elections for the Republican Party.

### **Post - S13 Presidential Campaign**

Evans seemed to fade from the public spotlight after his loss to David Delaney. He supported Conservative Chico in the S14 Republican Primary, then supported Max Finland after she won the nomination, then supported A Proud Georgian after Finland dropped out. At one point, Evans was appointed to the board of directors and served for two weeks.

#### **Speculated S14 Presidential Run**

As Delaney's popularity began to decline during his Presidency, there was some speculation that Evans would run again in Season fourteen. He was included in several Republican primary polls, and a rematch poll between Delaney and Evans showed Evans up +9 on Delaney. Evans never dismissed the speculation, but never announced a run for the President

## Senate Career

Evans entered the Senate in June 2018 after unseating incumbent Sam Martinez.

#### **Elections**

##### **July Elections**

After his crushing defeat in the Season 13 election, Evans was drafted months later to run for Senate, still serving as a prominent Republican politician. He announced his candidacy for Senate on May 26, 2018, with his infamous slogan "kicking ass for the working class," a centerpiece message on the campaign trail. Evans would have had to face Trey Cranfield in the Republican primary until Cranfield dropped out to run for President. Evans coasted to an easy win in the Republican primary with no opponents. After a somewhat competitive Democratic primary, incumbent Sam Martinez emerged as his main opponent. Evans's campaign message was built on Republican populism, proposing plans to expand music and arts education, invest $300 billion in infrastructure spending, cut red tape, and repeal the federal gas tax. While performing poorly in polls, he was elected decisively on election day by above 20 percentage points in what was an upset to many, garnering over 59% of the vote.

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##### **August Elections**

Initial polls showed strong opponents facing Evans, including former Senator and several-time presidential candidate Mark Kennedy Gallagher before his withdrawal from the race. Regardless, Evans was the heavy favorite for a re-election bid. On July 23rd, Evans announced his candidacy for re-election as an independent instead of a Republican. Initial polls showed Senator Evans beating all his opponents, garnering around 44% of the vote. Not a single credible poll throughout the election had anybody but incumbent Evans leading in the race. Evans's opponent would emerge in newcomer Ian Campbell after he won the democratic nomination against several other candidates. He coasted to re-election easily by above 30 percentage points.

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##### **September Elections**

Potential candidates like former President Kelvin Hawthorne and former Vice President Terrell McCann emerged as Evans's major opponents. Initial hypothetical polls showed Terrell McCann leading by as much as 40 percentage points. Despite these odds, Senator Evans announced intentions to run for a third term on September 23rd. After a somewhat competitive democratic primary, Vice President McCann beat President Hawthorne to become Evans's main opponent. Backed by Evans's political opponents like Tom Kirkman, Terrell led strongly in initial polls. Over the course of a week, polls shifted as they slowly began to favor Evans; on September 27, 2018, the first credible poll in the race had Senator Evans tied with VP McCann, both polling at 41%. Evans was re-elected on Sept., 30, 2018, with 55% of the vote to challenger Terrell McCann with 40% of the vote.

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He resigned on November 2, 2018 to serve as President.

## Season Eighteen Presidential Campaign

*Main article: Season Eighteen Presidential Election*

### **Pre-announcement**

The Season Eighteen Presidential Election shaped early to be a match-up, as evidenced by polls and media speculation, between Republican Jakob Tawney and Democrat Sam Martinez. Adam Evans, who had been previously teasing a run in S17, was encouraged by several prominent community members to run for President as an alternative between the two front-runners from opposite parties, namely Dom Cons and Matthew Sorrells. Draft efforts aided Adam Evans's prospects as a potential candidate, soon polling competitively against both front-runners.

    Adam Evans formally launched his candidacy on October 17th, 2018 after successful draft efforts enthused him to join the election.

### **Early Campaign**

Following his announcement, Evans traveled to several states, including West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, to begin delivering a campaign message, offering a brand of rust-belt populism as he sold himself as an antagonist to the status quo and promised action on worker's issues such as outsourcing, family incomes and healthcare. He further entrenched his status as a staunch populist in the early campaign. Polls during the early campaign indicated Evans was trailing behind both candidates, though by a narrowing margin as a routine campaign schedule improved his favorability. Evans soon announced the platform of his campaign, stretching from small business issues to trade policy. Being the only candidate with a major policy platform, the campaign would gain credibility as polls continued to suggest the election was becoming a three-way race. Major Republicans began to come out in favor of Evans's bid, including George Cross, Ben Shair, and Stephen Bryant, allowing now-Republican nominee Jakob Tawney to claim the independent campaign was a spoiler, allowing now-Democratic nominee Sam Martinez to be elected.

### **Election Debates**

Adam Evans was invited to attend the first Presidential Debate, hosted by then-major broadcaster MEC News. The debates were a heavy influence on the election, and, perhaps, the most important factor determining the results. As front-runners Sam Martinez and Jakob Tawney expected a one-on-one clash, Adam Evans served as a wildcard despite being dismissed by both campaigns. Despite facing criticisms over hearing attendance and House tenure, Adam Evans was the overwhelming favorite in post-debate polling, successfully presenting himself as an accomplished legislator and branded himself as a champion of working people. The subsequent boost to his campaign allowed Adam Evans to become the new narrow favorite in post-debate polling. As all campaigns sought a second debate, Adam Evans was invited and agreed to attend a second debate hosted by MEC News. Post-debate polling, again, declared Adam Evans the easy winner.

### **General Election Campaign**

Soon after the first Presidential Debate, Adam Evans announced freshman Congressman Ben Shair as his Vice Presidential running mate. Two successful debate performances allowed the campaign to open up an immense polling lead following the second Presidential Debate, which only expanded leading up to the election. As states like North Carolina, Kansas, and Arizona soon became battleground states, Adam Evans expanded his campaigning outside of the mid-west where he had built solid polling leads. Despite claiming a significant popular vote polling lead, electoral vote totals only barely put him barely above 270, opening up the possibility of winning the popular vote yet losing the electoral count and the subsequent vote of Congress. These fears energized the campaign up until election day.

### **Election Results**

On election day in October 2018, Adam Evans won 329 electoral votes, defeating Republican Jakob Tawney and Democrat Sam Martinez. This is not representative of his popular vote victory, earning 59% of the popular vote against Sam Martinez's 31% and Jakob Tawney's 10%.

## Presidency

Adam Evans was inaugurated on November 3rd, 2018, along with Ben Shair.

The rest will be done soon.