William Esser
MP for Morganville South
Name: William Reinhardt Esser
DOB: September 7, 1963 (age 54)
Party: New Alliance
Family: Wife Madeline, 1 kid (Amelia)
Seat: Morganville West
Occupation: Business Owner
Biography: William Reinhardt Esser was born to Karl Esser and Lorraine Atkinson, a working class couple in Morganville. During his childhood, he and his family would be persecuted by the Blakelee regime because of his German heritage. After the regime fell, they would begin to bring in enough money to send William to school and later, Lamarna National University. While at University, he would first begin getting involved in politics by joining the student wing of the Labor Party and supporting Nelson Crane's leadership bid. Once his studies ended, he would be hired as a Floor Manager at a factory in Morganville, but would later be laid off after the labor reforms in 1987 due to his closeness with trade unions. When the Civil War broke out in 1988, he would join the rebels and eventually serve under Jack Aldun. After the war ended, he would found a construction company that would rebuild much of Morganville. After seeing that many of the old industries within Morganville weren't returning, he decided to run for Parliament. Because he felt that the Left was abandoning it's working class roots and his friendship with Aldun, he would run for Parliament as a member of the New Alliance.
Political positions:Social Issues:-For the legalization of Same Sex Marriage, but believes the churches or businesses shouldn't be forced to perform services.
-Pro-life and believes that there should be a new referendum. He also believes the the Government should mandate sex-ed in all schools.
-Believes that the Mālno should be allowed to teach their language and history in their schools, but just their schools. He is also against any form of affirmative action for the Mālno.
Economic Issues: -He is against most trade.
-He believes that taxes on the wealthy should be high, but taxes on corporations should only be about ~20%.
-He believes that the safety net should be bigger and better, but is against handouts (Unrestricted Welfare and the UBI), believing that it doesn't truly address poverty.
-He is for forms of welfare that encourage family structure.
Immigration:-He is against any and all form of immigration, legal and illegal.
-He is for a "turn back the boats" policy similar to Australia's.
Environment:-He is for the exploiting of underwater natural gas reserves, but believes that it should be heavily regulated.
-He believes that subsidies should be given to more affordable forms of renewable energy.
Healthcare:-He is hesitant to support large scale healthcare proposals like single payer, but if it can be afforded, then he can bend.
-He believes that more funds should be allocated to rural hospitals.
Military: -He is for a large and well-prepared military, but takes a non-interventionist stance on global affairs.
