Teodoro Bohannon

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**Teodoro Luis Bohannon** (March 5, 2167 - December 31, 2261) was an American politician who served as the 94th President of the United States from 2233 to 2337. He is also the founder of the Bohannon Family Dynasty a political, economic and crime family that dealt in several industries and business's.

Teodoro's term of office was seen as the return of the American "Mafia Presidency" of the 2120's. He used mafia style tactics to govern and showed distain for democratic processes. He was on his way to a second term until on election night an 11th hour endorsement of Normand Rafferty by Former President Donte Alighieri II single handedly shifted voting trends from that point forward destroying his chances at re-election.

# Early Life

Teodoro Luis Bohannon was born on March 5, 2167, to the middle class family of Francisco and Angela Bohannon. In high school, Bohannon would discover a newspaper known as "Democracy's Defense", which called out many corrupt actions of the Imperialist Party and of Imperialist Presidents. Bohannon would be swayed by Democracy's Defense's message, and would thus apply (in 2185) to manage a Chihuahua sector of the paper instead of going to college. The CEO of Democracy's Defense, Sanford Frost, would admire Bohannon's interest in the paper, and would thus allow him to establish his own sector of it in Chihuahua.

# Democracy's Defense

Bohannon would retain this position for the next eight years, until the arrest of Frost in 2193. When this occurred, Bohannon fled his home state of Chihuahua and would work, over the course of the next two decades, to preserve Democracy's Defense despite the increasing totalitarianism of President Thorton Echevarria. Bohannon would obtain and maintain contact with as many employees to the paper as he could, as they would all operate under anonymous identities to identify and report instances of oppression.

When Sanford Frost was freed in 2215, Bohannon ensured that the authoritative structure of Democracy's Defense was as close to how Frost had left it prior to his imprisonment. Yet Frost had different plans in mind. Following his release, Frost requested to meet with Bohannon, to which Bohannon accepted. In their meeting, Frost expressed his utmost gratitude to Bohannon, who he said was "the man who kept both the paper and the yearn for democracy alive" during Echevarria's regime; as a token of such, Frost offered Bohannon half of Democracy's Defense's ownership, which Bohannon enthusiastically accepted.

For the next seven years, Frost and Bohannon would possess similar visions for Democracy's Defense as it became the most popular newspaper in the United States; they would both have the paper defend freedom to the death. In 2222, however, Bohannon would embrace the ideology of the newly formed Liberty Party, which challenged the direction the Commawatch was taking the United States in a direction which Frost agreed with. Because of this, both men found the solution being to recuse themselves from unilaterally determining the direction of the paper, finding it difficult to remain impartial, they hired Roger Hawthorne as the new editor in chief and instead decided to each write opinion pieces on issues, with each set of contrasting opinions being featured on one page.

# Entry into Politics

Bohannon and Frosts' agreement would be utilized for the next seven years, until Frost assumed the Presidency in 2229. Upon Frost obtaining the office, Bohannon was granted full executive powers over the paper, and would proceed to use such to his advantage. Bohannon would supervise Roger Hawthorne more closely in his operations, shifting Democracy's Defense from an impartial source of news which showcased all opinions, to one which largely showcased Liberty Party ideology. While some would criticize Bohannon for this shift, most would simply accept the new content the paper was putting out; an acceptance which was strengthened by President Frost's Writ Classification Act, which most people recognized as targeting the new direction of Democracy's Defense and Bohannon.

# 2232 Presidential Election

Bohannon would use this newly found victim-hood to his advantage, running against Frost as the Liberty nominee in the Presidential Election of 2232. In the Presidential debate leading up to this election, Bohannon would express his bitterness and fury towards Frost, claiming he attempted to obstruct the free press simply because he received criticism. Despite the fact that this debate between Bohannon and Frost was cited as "the most chaotic debate since the 21st century" by much of the media, many had become distrustful of Frost due to the Writ Classification Act, thus seeing Bohannon successfully unseat him. Upon becoming President, Bohannon and Frost silently agreed that they no longer wanted any part in Democracy's Defense, seeing what happened during the Frost Administration as something which ultimately worsened both of their lives; because of this, both men would surrender their ownership shares to Roger Hawthorne.

# Presidency (2233 - 2237)

In his inaugural address, Bohannon denounced nearly all of what Frost had instituted during his administration, and promised the American people "a new age of freedom" in the process. As President, Bohannon would undo the custom Frost attempted to establish, and brought back the veto on legislation which he did not approve of. Most notably, he utilized veto power on the National Compromise of 2233 established by the four Congressional party leaders when the House and Senate were each dominated by opposing political parties (the Liberty Party possessing a majority in the House and the Commawatch Party possessing a majority in the Senate). This action would be one which Bohannon was largely criticized for; his political opponents stated that his distaste for compromise would "push the United States to a new era of gridlock" and that him returning the veto was unnecessarily increasing the power of one man.

Over the course of his term, Bohannon's approval rating would consistently remain on the decline; most saw him as a bitter man who was incapable of doing good for the nation in the manner which the people initially thought. As the Election of 2236 drew near, however, Bohannon would be met with an absolute surprise: His old colleague and friend, Sanford Frost, had written to him a letter containing an apology, advice, and olive branch, saying that the two were above this bitterness they had created and that they possessed the potential to once again help the nation, just as they did during Emperor Thorton's regime. Bohannon was moved by this letter, accepting Frost's apology and hiring him as Chief of Staff for the remainder of his term. On Frost's advice, Bohannon apologized for how he treated the veto, re-introducing the 2233 National Compromise and promising to sign such this time. Since the Commawatch Party now completely dominated Congress, however, most Congressmen took no interest in passing the bill. Additionally, most would not believe Bohannon was genuine in his shift, thinking that he was only changing to suit his re-election campaign. In short, the time for Bohannon to do good had passed.

# Post Presidency

After leaving office Bohannon would continue to be active in politics before suffering a stroke in 2256 that left him immobilized and in a wheelchair the rest of his life. In 2261 at age 94 after being assassinated via lethal injection by Hiram Wilson.