Aerin Dutremble

**Aerin Harper-Louise Dutremble** (née **Pittman**; born June 7, 2150) is an America lawyer and politician from Venus currently serving a United States Senator from Vega. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the Attorney General of Vega, and a Vega City council member. Dutremble is also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2216.

As a member of the United States Senate, she has been relatively critical of both the Franklin and Saylor administrations, due to their mishandling of Martian relations. Her charisma and outspokenness has made her very popular in the senate. As a moderate, she has had the ability to reach across the aisle to pass bills concerning agriculture, taxation, and healthcare.

Her 2216 presidential campaign platform is focused on expanding business and opportunity everywhere. She also wants to strengthen international alliances and commit more funding for environmental research and education. She has lots of support from congressional leaders and leaders in education and foreign affairs. Many Third Way Democrats have also endorsed her candidacy.

## Early Life and Education

Aerin Harper-Louise Pittman was born on June 7, 2150, in Vega City, Vega, Ishtar, to Tana (Cogswell) and Samuel Pittman. Her mother worked as a NASA Staffer and her father served as a commonwealth representative (they were both Democrats). She graduated from Vega City Central High School in 2167 at the age of 17. After high school, she attended Vega City College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Degree in Political Science and Masters Degrees in Public Policy and Business Administration. Dutremble then finally attended Vega State University of Vega City (VSUVC) where she graduated from the John A. Wheeler School of Law at the top of her class.

## Early Political Career

After finishing law school, Dutremble got a job in the Vega City District Attorney's office. As a prosecutor, she had one of the most successful records in the office's history. During her tenure, she went after drug traffickers and money launderers and always ensured that her defendants were treated with respect and equality under the law.

### Vega City Council (2201-2203)

   Dutremble's "law and order" prosecutor record caught the eye of the Vega City Republican Party. Desperate for gains on the 27 member council, city Republicans asked Dutremble to run in the 18th district. She agreed. Dutremble campaigned as a "common sense, principled, independent choice for Vega City". This caught the eye of many moderate voters. She narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat George Guru.

During her tenure, Dutremble was known as a bipartisan workhorse. As a new member, she passed 16 bills that focused on Education expansion, crime reduction, and small business deregulation. She was also a big critic of Democratic mayor Michelle Seitz. She accused Seitz of "stealing money from the taxpayers" to fund "big whig city projects" like the building of new football and basketball stadiums. Dutremble also called out members of her own party for embezzling funds to pay for family vacations. "I'm on the side of right, no matter what side of the aisle I sit on," she said. Dutremble gained immense popularity with voters and many encouraged her to run for mayor against Seitz in 2202. She declined and decided to seek the office of Attorney General instead.

## Attorney General of Vega (2203-2207)

### 2202 election

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Many Glass was ineligible to run for a third term. He ended up running for Governor of Vega.

Dutremble announced her candidacy for Attorney General of Vega in January of 2202. The primary field was already crowded with a total of 14 candidates. "What is this nobody doing in the race for A.G.," one political pundit asked. Although she known throughout parts of Vega City, Dutremble was well-known in the rest of the state. She used this to her advantage. Dutremble campaign door to door and held several town halls to gain name recognition. She once again ran as a "principled, independent choice for the state's top prosecutor job" Thanks to her great ground campaign, Dutremble won the nomination by 0.03% of the vote.

Dutremble then faced the Democratic nominee Noah Horwitz in the general election. Horwitz was the Speaker of the Vega City Council, had a much bigger name-recognition, and great fundraising skills. Horwitz, a Progressive, campaigned on a platform of reformative and restorative justice. "We gotta make Vega the place where every citizen is treated like a citizen, no matter what they've done in the past," Horwitz said in a campaign speech. Dutremble called out corruption while he was the city council's speaker and prosecuted him on the debate stage. Swing voters saw her charisma and no-nonsense attitude as "a breath of fresh air". She won the election by 7% of the vote.