Lohengramm

Lohengramm was an American and Dixie politician, who, since joining, has had a large impact on the nation. Beginning his political career by being appointed to the House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, Lohengramm joined the Democratic Party in his early days. He soon became the Public Relations coordinator. However, when the Democratic Party Coup took place, a coup to remove politophile from the chairmanship, Lohengramm manipulated both sides, urging on the Democrats to coup politophile while feeding Indyprez information, causing the Democratic Party reputation to tank while also getting politophile removed. Soon after the failure of the DNC, Lohengramm became Deputy Leader, with Mega being chair. Time progressed and elections came around. Because he is still in the House, and is the Dean of the House, his Congressional races will no longer be mentioned. However, in the first gubernatorial election in the then southern state, Lohengramm ran for office against a Republican candidate. The last democrat had vacated the office, so Lohengramm was running as a Democrat in a party with a terrible track record. It didn't matter. He won 66% to 33% and took the Governorship. He quickly began reforms, helped draft the Constitution, and created the first budget and tax reform. He also authored, sponsored, and passed reforms pertaining to Education, the Environment, and other miscellaneous laws. He created the CED, drafted the Executive Order Amendment (which passed) and helped create free night literacy classes.

His first term is unanimously regarded as successful and the most productive in Southern sim history. He is serving his second term, having won the last election with 53% of the vote, against two other candidates each under 30% each. Godbout was his Lt. Governor.

Parties and Organizations

Lohengramm has a long-standing relationship with the parties and organizations of the Sim, specifically those on the left. He first joined the DNC, which he later helped bring down and destroy. After this, he created the New Whig party, a moderate left wing party. During this time, he formed the SDA with Butterlands. The SDA would remain a mainstay in American politics for some time. Eventually the Communist Party re-emerged. Lohengramm then created the Leftist Congress, which had the New Whigs, Progressives, Communists, Independent Affiliates, and New Democrats. The New Democrats would fail, and Lohengramm soon killed the New Whig party with the help of Kori. The Leftist Congress dissolved soon after. Lohengramm was staunchly anti-Communist for a time after this, and for a brief period reformed the Independent Equality Party into the American Party, giving it a New Platform and Constitution. He would leave this party not long after the reform, because it was inactive and had no identity. During the Gubernatorial election, Lohengramm became more accepting of Communists, and even hinted at joining over twitter. However, the Progressive Party would not allow him to join and still run for Governor because they had a candidate, Godbout, already running, and a coalition deal with the Communists. Because of this, Lohengramm waited until the campaigning ended to join the Communist Party.

Post Communist Days

After the February Federal Election, and the Second Communist Exodus, Lohengramm didn't leave politics. He founded the AGS Members Union and also became a founding member of the Labor Party. He was elected leader ahead of Matthew Hale, but had a rocky relationship with the Party membership. He eventually left the party and became independent again.