Lyndon Garland: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Lyndon Garland''' is an American businessman and Educator who serves as United States Senator representing the Northern State and served as Chairman of the Labor Party. Garland served as Secretary of Defense under President LOTR and Secretary of Treasury under President Patty. Garland has been in elected office since July of 2019, and | '''Lyndon Garland''' is an American businessman and Educator who serves as United States Senator representing the Northern State and served as Chairman of the Labor Party. Garland served as Secretary of Defense under President LOTR and Secretary of Treasury under President Patty. Garland has been in elected office since July of 2019, and is widely considered a moderate or centrist. | ||
==Early life and Education== | ==Early life and Education== | ||
Garland was born in New York, New York, the son of Cory Garland, an Electrical Engineer and Maria Garland, a Teacher. In 1985, the Garlands moved from New York to Boston, Massachusetts, where Lyndon attended elementary school at St. Francis Day School and highschool at Cambridge Preparatory Academy. In 1996 Garland graduated highschool and enrolled in [[Brandeis University]] majoring in Public Accounting and minoring in Behavioral Economics. In 2001 Garland graduated from Brandeis University upon receiving his Masters of Business Administration. | |||
Garland was a | |||
Garland was | In the winter of 2001, Garland joined PayPal in the financial services department in San Jose prior to the company's IPO. By 2005, Garland had founded Brandeis LLC, a digital media platform based primarily on the upper east side of Manhattan. Garland was the President and CEO of Brandeis from 2005 to 2019, when it was sold to Chinese investors. Based on public information, Garland holds a considerable net worth of $150 million based in large part to his time at Brandeis. In December 2019, Brandeis LLC founded the Northerner newspaper, when Garland writes a weekly column related to issues in the Northern State | ||
==Foreign Policy== | ==Foreign Policy== | ||
Garland has been an advocate for rapprochement towards Latin America. He has submitted legislation successfully closing the former School of the Americas, which he believes were responsible for enabling American backed authoritarian leaders throughout the cold war to pursue campaigns of terror of political rivals and dissidents. Garland also supports declassification of documents related to American involvement in the "Dirty Wars" specifically its involvement in the 1973 overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende and the 1968 Brazillian military coup | Garland has been an advocate for rapprochement towards Latin America. He has submitted legislation successfully closing the former School of the Americas, which he believes were responsible for enabling American backed authoritarian leaders throughout the cold war to pursue campaigns of terror of political rivals and dissidents. Garland also supports declassification of documents related to American involvement in the "Dirty Wars" specifically its involvement in the 1973 overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende and the 1968 Brazillian military coup | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 20 January 2020
| Lyndon Alistair Garland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President pro Tempore of the United States Senate | |
|
In office November 8, 2019 – January 11, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Hale |
| Senator for the Northern State | |
|
Assumed office August 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Boehner |
| Member of the Northern Congress | |
|
Assumed office October 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rufflez |
| Secretary of the Treasury | |
|
In office October 10, 2019 – October 20, 2019 | |
| President | Patty |
| Preceded by | Rincewind |
| Succeeded by | Computerguy15 |
| Chairman of the Labor Party | |
|
In office September 3, 2019 – November 12, 2019 | |
| Deputy | Thanos May |
| Preceded by | Matthew Hale |
| Succeeded by | d.a.barchipelago |
| Secretary of Defense | |
|
In office August 23, 2019 – October 20, 2019 | |
| President | LOTR |
| Preceded by | LOTR |
| Succeeded by | Rincewind |
| United States Representative for NS-05 | |
|
In office July 12, 2019 – August 3, 2019 | |
| Personal Details | |
| Born |
July 3, 1978 Manhattan, New York |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Estefânia Maria Chaves Fernandes |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Brandeis University (BS) (MS) University of Southern California (PhD) |
Lyndon Garland is an American businessman and Educator who serves as United States Senator representing the Northern State and served as Chairman of the Labor Party. Garland served as Secretary of Defense under President LOTR and Secretary of Treasury under President Patty. Garland has been in elected office since July of 2019, and is widely considered a moderate or centrist.
Early life and Education
Garland was born in New York, New York, the son of Cory Garland, an Electrical Engineer and Maria Garland, a Teacher. In 1985, the Garlands moved from New York to Boston, Massachusetts, where Lyndon attended elementary school at St. Francis Day School and highschool at Cambridge Preparatory Academy. In 1996 Garland graduated highschool and enrolled in Brandeis University majoring in Public Accounting and minoring in Behavioral Economics. In 2001 Garland graduated from Brandeis University upon receiving his Masters of Business Administration.
In the winter of 2001, Garland joined PayPal in the financial services department in San Jose prior to the company's IPO. By 2005, Garland had founded Brandeis LLC, a digital media platform based primarily on the upper east side of Manhattan. Garland was the President and CEO of Brandeis from 2005 to 2019, when it was sold to Chinese investors. Based on public information, Garland holds a considerable net worth of $150 million based in large part to his time at Brandeis. In December 2019, Brandeis LLC founded the Northerner newspaper, when Garland writes a weekly column related to issues in the Northern State
Foreign Policy
Garland has been an advocate for rapprochement towards Latin America. He has submitted legislation successfully closing the former School of the Americas, which he believes were responsible for enabling American backed authoritarian leaders throughout the cold war to pursue campaigns of terror of political rivals and dissidents. Garland also supports declassification of documents related to American involvement in the "Dirty Wars" specifically its involvement in the 1973 overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende and the 1968 Brazillian military coup
Personal Life
Garland is married to Estefânia "Stephanie" Chaves Fernandes, a private practice physician in Kent County, Rhode Island. The couple were introduced by a mutual friend during a business trip to São Paulo, Stephanie is Brazilian-American. Stephanie has been considered to be a vital part of the numerous political campaigns, including Lyndon's 2019 Presidential Bid. The couple has two children, Maria and Christopher, twins born in 2010.