Brandon Harvey

Brandon Theodore Harvey is a Pearsallian politician, serving as the 87th, and current, Joint-President of the Republic of Hadria. Elected in 1111 with a staunch majority (57 counties against 23), Harvey's term is highlighted by his strict nationalist, protectionist, and anti-terrorist foreign policies, which has received criticism from his detractors and many foreign entities.

## Brandon Harvey

Harvey during the 1114 Joint-Presidential race

### Spouses

Victory Harper (1094-1105)
 Jessica Harvey (1113-present)

### Children

Elizabeth Harvey
 Brandon Harvey JR

### Positions held

Pearsallian Senate Representative
 Joint-President

## Early life

Harvey was born in the outskirts of Whitesea on February 3rd, 1064 to a wealthy family involved in the Pearsallian real estate market and fishing industry. An only child, Harvey inherited his mother's company, Blake & Blake Consultants, while his father sold his real estate company Harvey Realty, INC. when he was twelve.

### War with UECSR and military service

Harvey was 13 when the UECSR War broke out. His family involved itself in the war effort, his father donating large sums of wealth to the Pearsallian Military and mother's industry turning away from commercial manufacturing to stealth ship manufacturing. Harvey enlisted in 1082 once he turned 18, but before he left basic training the war ended after the nuclear bombardment in the east. Harvey opted to stay in the military for a standard four-year enlistment.

### Education

After his military service Harvey attended law school at Gall City University and began working as a lawyer.

### Political career and literature

Harvey was first elected into the Pearsall Senate in the election of 1096, soon after his first marriage and birth of his first child Elizabeth, and served the maximum of five consecutive terms, over which he became known for his outspoken support for Hadrian intervention internationally. In 1109 he published his book, *The Age of Hadria: Our New World*, which is a positive critique of the global atmosphere after the War with the UECSR pointing out the chaos of the political climate and citing Hadria's need to play the role as a moderator. The book became the #1 bestseller in Hadria for the four weeks after its release, and released to both highly positive and highly critical views.

Soon after this boost in popularity, which effectively made him a household name across the country, Harvey announced his run for the Joint-Presidency, skipping the normal steps of People's Representative and House President most Joint-Presidents follow in their political careers.

## Joint-Presidency

Harvey announced his running for the Joint-Presidency in early January 1110 as the Populists' Party representative. In preliminary polls he was shown to be immensely popular, especially in his home House and rural populations across the Republic. He handily defeated party opponents in the 1111 primaries, and defeated People's Party representative George Hoss in a broad 57-23 county lead. Harvey is noted as the second youngest Joint-President in history, an attribute that has played a role in his jovial attitude and popularity.

Harvey began his presidency by ramping up Hadria's National Military in both number and presence abroad. Harvey also advocated for pro-Hadrian economic policies and deregulation. In 1113 Harvey instituted the Hadrian Anti-Terror Board, the first unified effort to gather intelligence on foreign terrorist threats. This department was given partial authority over military operations, and led to the militarization of Trechebia-Lher and Daiao. The archaeological site of Aabeii Nhudu and Malt'chitagor came under Hadrian control under his administration.

Harvey also won the tense presidential race of 1114, which is notable for being cited as an important election internationally and one of the most watched political events in modern history. Contender Nancy Bremen of the People's Party rose out of harsh, albeit extremist, criticism of Harvey's policies and proposed full elimination of the National Military and pulling out of foreign nations and waters. The election was decided by the Capital District of Urova, with all other counties divided 40 - 40, and the election went to Harvey. It is then, therefore, called into question if Harvey can win the upcoming election of 1117 in which he will need 2/3 or 55 houses, which he achieved in his first election but not second.

Under Harvey's presidency Hadria saw improvements in all economic facets on both the individual and corporate level. While distribution of wealth remained the same unemployment dropped and inflation came to a halt. However despite increased action against terrorism, terror attacks nearly doubled internationally.

## Policy

Harvey's presidency has been defined by his strict anti-terror, pro-military, and pro-Hadrian policies, leading to the increase in National power over House and increased military presence abroad.

## Personal life

Harvey had his first child Elizabeth Harvey soon after his marriage to the famous actress Victory Harper, who put her acting career on hold for several years until Elizabeth was older. Their second child Brandon Theodore Junior was born in 1100. This time Victory continued her career and Harvey spent much of his spare time raising Brandon Junior and Elizabeth. Harvey and Harper divorced in 1105 citing personal conflicts, breaking off on good terms and up to today both are still outspoken friends. In 1113 Harvey remarried to Jessica Barnes.

Harvey has always described himself as a "wordie," spending much of his time reading or writing. His writing has gone mostly unpublished except for *The Age of Hadria*, which he considers his magnum opus. He has also mentioned he is working on a new book, which is set to release in a year or more.

Before his induction into the Joint-Presidency Harvey and his family lived in his hometown of Chalkton, where he still vacations occasionally. He is a spoken sponsor for Fort Game, which is under construction near Chalkton and will be the largest base in Pearsall. Harvey has come out as its largest donor at roughly 33% of expenses, enabling him to request its dedication to the late Blaise Game, his C.O. while abroad during his military career.

## Media appearances

Outside his countless appearances in debates, news appearances, and press conferences as Senator and later Joint-President, Harvey has appeared in a number of other media appearances. With his connection to the media industry through his now ex-wife and popularity as Joint-President Harvey has had a handful of cameo's in Harper's movies. Some of which were supposed to be longer scenes but were eventually cut out, the Director and Harvey himself citing "…we wanted to avoid making any sort of political statement, and wanted to include [Harvey] exclusively as a celebrity." Harvey has also noted in one of his two night show appearances that "I am, when it comes down to it, a horrible [expletive] actor … I couldn't get through it myself, and I didn't want to put any fans of [the film series] through it, let alone any potential voters." Harvey has also appeared in several music videos along with the rest of his family.

Harvey joined a protest at the capitol in June this year, which was a protest against himself and his administration. Surprising everyone ironically heckling himself, the incident was broadcast over live television. When asked about the event his comment was "Ignoring or dispersing peaceful protests is not only common but also, in my opinion, not the right thing to do … if you join in your detractors you show them how silly they sound to you … you also need to show that you're not afraid to face [criticism] head-on or show yourself, in-person, to your detractors. That's something that's missing from politics and life in general nowadays."