James Moore

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NS Nation Name: Dentali

Character Name: James Moore

Character Gender: M

Character Age: 53

Character Height: 5’7”

Character Weight: 170lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Senator from Michigan since 2012 (Class 1), Former Rep from Michigan’s 12th Congressional District

Appearance: (Photo preferred, not required) James Picken Jr

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Character State of Origin: Michigan

Character State of Residence: Michigan

Character Party Affiliation: Democrat

Main Strengths: Strong Progressive Record, Loved by special interest groups, came up from poverty, Speaks good spanish

Main Weaknesses: Bad at making partnerships with other politicians, very liberal, can be bullied, weak with teachers unions

Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

James was born in 1966 to an impoverished family in Detroit, he never knew his father but was raised by his mother, grandmother and uncles

James went to public school in Detroit for his primary and secondary education, he would grow up hearing about his family's involvement in the civil rights movement, 2 of his uncles had marched with MLK and both had been arrested during the 1967 Detroit Riot.  He continued that tradition, from a small age volunteering with civil rights organizations in the state.  In 1984 he would attend the Lewis College of Business to get a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a focus in Entrepreneurship.

After college he worked as a writer and researcher for various research groups in the Midwest as well as the NAACP.  He married his high school sweetheart after returning to Detroit.  While not raised in a religious household, he would begin to attend Baptist church semi-regularly with his wife.  In 1988 he became one of the founding members of One Detroit, an organization that dedicated itself to community service, engagement and youth outreach, with the goal of sending impoverished kids from Detroit to college or get them good paying jobs.

He became known throughout the state by protesting the Iraq War in 2003, while initially detrimental to his career as public opinion turned against the war he was viewed with increasing levels of popularity.  In 2006 he would run for the House of Representatives for the 14th district, he expected an easy victory but his primary opponent would begin a number of vicious rumors to hurt Samara, he lost big time.   He would lose the primary but ended up becoming a key member of the democratic governor's administration.

Now jobless, from 2006-2008 Moore was tasked with heading the democratic governor's “no worker left behind program” which provided two years of free training or community college for unemployed and displaced workers.  The program proved quite popular and successful, much of which was credited to Moore who had used his position to take a very public role.

In 2008 he ran again for the House of Representatives 12th district and won, this time much more prepared and not overconfident.  His first bills focused on immigration reform, partnering with an elder respected democratic rep John Bauer who would become a mentor to Jason before Bauer’s retirement in 2012.  After redistricting in 2012 Samara decided to run for Senate in a newly open seat, running on a platform of “finishing the ACA” pushing for reforms and a public medicare option.  He emerged as a champion of the middle class and a warrior against the “rigged economy”, he got a prime time speaking slot at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in a well received speech known as “The Rigged Game”.

Jason sponsored several bills designed to limit the activities of the NSA and was known for speaking at length about the infringement of civil liberties in the name of national security, his defense of Muslims against racial profiling and denouncement of the Patriot Act.  Additionally he was a major voice sponsoring the violence against women act, and a number of initiatives to increase gender equality.

Other major focuses of his congressional tenure would be welfare reform, consumer protections, raising corporate taxes, proving affordable (not free) college, single payer healthcare to replace Wisntoncare, globalization, LGBTQ rights, Abortion Rights and housing reform.  He would introduced a few bills and initiatives meant to combat bullying, internet harassment and teen suicide.  Finally he gained national attention by leading the charge to protect the DREAMERS

In 2014 he began to focus heavily on bringing manufacturing jobs to his state and district through lobbying while remaining staunchly pro-labor often introducing legislation designed to go after those he saw responsible for the recession and who were generally exploitative of the American Public.  After Detroit declared bankruptcy he partnered heavily with Quicken Loans to help them revitalize the city, lobbying for them in DC and in Michigan.  His ties to corporate america from this made him unpopular with progressives but doubtlessly aided with Detroit’s comeback.

He was very early ringing the warning bell for the Flint Water Crisis and spent a great deal of time with the Flint Community using his position and celebrity to bring attention to the crisis.  He won a lot of points with the state of Michigan by frequently advocating for federal assistance in a very loud and public way, asking the President to declare a state of emergency in late 2015.  He has continued to advocate for the people of Flint and for improving water quality around the country.

The only issue where he significantly differs from democratic/progressive norms is the issue of schooling, Samara supports charter and private schools, much to the chagrin of the powerful teachers unions.  He once said “I agree with Martin Luther King III that it is to an extent a civil rights issue”.  This has lead him into multiple conflicts with teachers unions, a massive force in the Democratic Party, which has frequently handicapped him.

Since his election he has made 6 trips to the Middle East, 4 to Afghanistan, 1 to Iraq and 1 to Pakistan.  The primary purpose was to ensure accountability in reconstruction projects and to generally check the status and well being of American Troops.

He was a strong supporter of (Not Obama) in both his elections, holding a number of rallies for him and frequently appearing on news programs as a defender of the administration.  On 3 separate occasions he was considering for a position in the cabinet.

In 2016 he warned (Not Hilary Clinton)’s campaign about the danger of losing Michigan, a warning that was not heeded.  Moore did his best to campaign on the candidates behalf in her absence.

Since 2016 he has ramped up his Medicare public option campaign and has become a strong proponent of free community college.  Campaigning heavily against the President and his policies using his trademark “Rigged Game” catchphrase he stormed to a 54-46 victory in the 2018 Senate election, networking with other candidates from dog catcher to gubernatorial Moore fought for Democrats up and down the ticket, earning him many favors in the state.

In the past year he has visited Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, additionally he made a well publicized trip to the plantation his mother’s family once worked as slaves leading many to speculate that he has national ambitions.

Committee Assignments; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Other Info: Nice singing voice and loves soul and Motown music, 3 children (2 girls 1 boy) ages 18, 16, and 12

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