Lohengramm

Biography

Lohengramm is an American and Dixie politician, joining AGS in early September of 2018. He served as Dean of the House, Governor of Dixie, and led multiple parties and organizations.

Political Career

Lohengramm first joined the Democratic Party, and was appointed to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives. He soon became the Public Relations coordinator of the party, a position he had created for himself. He became displeased with the way the party operated though, and wanted to see change.

Not long after joining, a coup was organized against then Chair of the DNC, Politophile. Seeing the discord in the party as an opportunity to advance himself and reform the party, he manipulatedd both sides, urging on the disloyal Democrats to coup Politophile while feeding Indyprez information and names, causing the Democratic Party reputation to tank when the coup was made public, while also getting Politophile removed. Soon after the failure of the DNC, Lohengramm became Deputy Leader, with Mega being chair. The Coup led to the demise of multiple high profile Democrats who never recovered, fading into obscurity and inactivity.

When election season arrived, Lohengramm launched a bid for the governorship after the previous Democrat had vacated office. Despite running as a Democrat, an unpopular party at the time, he won 66% to 33% and became Governor.

As Governor, 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 Center for Extraterrestrial Development, also known as the CED, drafted the Executive Order Amendment (which passed) and helped create free nighttime literacy classes. Dixie became more active under his administration.

After serving a successful and widely recognized first term, Lohengramm ran for re-election against Godbout and a Republican candidate, running as an independent himself. He won 53% of the vote in a 3 way race as an Independent, solidifying his position in Dixie.

In addition to being Governor, Lohengramm served as a member of the House of Representatives from September 2018 to May 2019. He got two conservation bills passed and served as Chair on multiple committees, most notably the Ways and Means committee. He also served as the Dean of the House for roughly half of his tenure. Lohengramm never lost an election.

Parties and Organizations

Lohengramm has a long-standing relationship with the parties and organizations of the Sim, specifically those on the left, as well as third parties. 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 Social Democrat Alliance 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, even forming a secretive anti-communist league in his famous "shack" 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 staying power.  During the Gubernatorial election, Lohengramm became more accepting of Communists, and even hinted at joining them over twitter.  However, the Progressive Party would not allow him to join and run for Governor on their ticket because they had a candidate, Godbout, already running.  The Communists were also, at the time, in a coalition with the Progressives. 

Because of this, Lohengramm waited until the campaigning ended to join the Communist Party, which he stayed in until the Second Communist Exodus.

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.

Ban and Return

He was banned, on May 6th 2019, in a case he hotly disputes with the then mods, for toxicity. He has since returned on November 11th, 2019.

After returning, Lohengramm immediately formed the American Popular Party, an economically left leaning, socially right leaning party. Four members of the House of Representatives quickly joined the party, and it has disrupted the two-party system of Labor and Federalists.

Honors

• Presidential Citizens Medal (March, 2020)