Colton Lawson

Official Portrait, 2023

Leroy Lawson (Half Brother)

## Other Information

### Occupation

Attorney Advisor for the US Department of Justice (2014-2016)Law Clerk for Associate Justice Thomas Clarence (2013-2014)

### Education

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Economics (Bachelor’s of Arts, Economics)Georgetown University (Jurisdoctor)

## Military Service

### Rank

Captain

Senator Colton Lawson is an American politician, attorney, businessman and former soldier. He is currently serving as the 70th Vice President of the United States. He previously served as the United States Senator from the State of Georgia, Chair of the FCC. He has also previously served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 53rd Attorney General of Georgia, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, Deputy White House Counsel, US Pardon Attorney and General Counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency. He is currently married to Madison Lawson, the former US Treasury Secretary and Commerce Secretary.

Lawson entered politics through the civil service. His father, Gregory Lawson was one of the few influential Republican politicians who President Barack Obama seeked counsel and advice from. His father was reportedly considered as a top pick to replace retiring Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, but was not offered the position and Chuck Hagel was offered the position instead. Colton Lawson was offered the position of US Pardon Attorney, a low level government official responsible for suggesting and administering pardons issued by the President of the United States. He served in this position for approximately two years before being appointed as General Counsel to the CIA.

Being appointed by President Obama, he was retained by the Trump Administration as CIA General Counsel on the request of CIA Director Mike Pompeo. He would later resign from this position and take a job as Senior Legislative Counsel for the Republican National Committee. He was asked by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to serve as Deputy White House Counsel, he originally declined, planning to make a run for the US House of Representatives however after discussing with his family he opted to take the job.

As described in his memoir about his tenure in the Trump Administration, *The Trump Lawyer: The Legal Affairs of the Trump White House*, he was assigned to deal with various personal civil suits filed against the President, a violation of ethics laws. Upon bringing this up with Cipollone who said that it was out of his jurisdiction he went to Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney who said, "This is the job, you either get used to it or get out." After the January 6th Capitol Attack, Lawson resigned as Deputy White House Counsel as protest over Donald Trump's handling of the riot.

He would later testify to the House January 6th Select Committee on the events of the day and the potential overturning of the election.

He would later go on to briefly serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division however he was appointed as Attorney General of Georgia by Governor Mary Loffler. He would serve as Attorney General for just over 3 years and announced that he was planning on running for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in the 2026 Lieutenant Gubernatorial election. He won the election and took office on January 14th, 2027.

He would serve as Lieutenant Governor for approximately 8 years before being appointed as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His tenure as FCC Chair was controversial due to the passing of the Government Communications Act of 2036 which allowed the FCC in coordination with the NSA to oversee and flag all internet searches that contained keywords relating to terrorist activities in the United States.

He would later go on to replace his mother, Sacha Lawson as Senator for Georgia in 2039. Since becoming a member of the United States Senate he has sat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee.

In 2068, he was elected as Vice President of the United States as the running mate of former Vice President Liam O'Donnell. He took office as Vice President on January 20th, 2069 succeeding Jamie Rhodes.

(June 6th, 2015 - August 9th, 2016)
(August 9th, 2016 - June 18th, 2018)
(January 6th, 2019 - January 7th, 2021)
(August 25th, 2023 - December 6th, 2023)
 Robert Rosse
(December 6th, 2023 - January 14th, 2027)
 Robin Geoffreys
(January 14th, 2027 - January 1st, 2035)
 Demitry Lavinrov
(January 26th, 2035 - May 6th, 2038)
 Sacha Marie Lawson | United States Senator for the State of Georgia
(January 3rd, 2039 - January 20th, 2069)
(January 3rd, 2051 - January 3rd, 2055)
(January 3rd, 2055 - January 20th, 2069)
(January 20th, 2069 - Present)