Alternate Careers

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives: 1975-1979
U.S. Congressman, HI-1: 1986-1987, 1991-2010
7th Governor of Hawaii: 2010-2014
U.S. Congressman, HI-3: 2023-2026
10th Governor of Hawaii: 2026-2028
50th President of the United States: 2029-2037

[Continential]

Hillary Rodham Clinton

45th President
2017-

Vice President: Brad Carson

Predecessor: Tom Kean Jr.

Majority Whip

2013-2017

Predecessor: Mark Kennedy

Successor: Jean Carnahan


United States Senator of Arkansas

1996-2017


43rd Governor of Arkansas

1990-1996

Predecessor: Bill Clinton
Successor: Jim Guy Tucker

[LabourJersey]

James Warren Jones (b. 1931-1992): Democrat-Indiana

Leader of Peoples Temple 1955-
Mayor of Indianapolis, Jan. 1 1964- Jan. 1 1972

Governor of Indiana Jan. 8 1973- Jan. 10 1977

Failed Presidential Candidate, 1984 Democratic Primaries (Lost to Gary Hart)

41st President of the United States, Jan. 20 1989- Nov. 7 1992*
Defeated Mr. Pat Robertson, 1988 election
Lost to Gen. Colin Powell, 1992 election

*Death by suicide

[President Johnson]

Kathy Hochul


_Wikimedia

46th President of the United States
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2029
Vice President | Eric Garcetti
Preceded by | Donald Trump
Succeeded by | Eric Garcetti

56th Governor of New York
January 1, 2015 - December 30, 2020
Lieutenant | Letita James
Preceded by | David Paterson
Succeeded by | Letitia James

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
June 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014
Preceded by | Chris Lee
Succeeded by | Chris Collins

[Elcaspar]

Henry George, Sr.

87th Mayor of New York:
1887-1895

25th President of the United States:
1897-1905

Electoral History:

1886 New York Mayoral Election:

Henry George, Sr. (ULP) - 37.9% ✓
Abram Stevens Hewitt (D) - 37.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (R) - 24.8%

1888 New York Mayoral Election:

Henry George, Sr. (ULP) - 39.5% ✓
Hugh J. Grant (D) - 36.2%
Joel B. Erhardt (R) -24.0%

1890 New York Mayoral Election:

Henry George, Sr. (ULP) - 38.6% ✓
Hugh J. Grant (D) - 34.3%
Francis M. Scott (R) - 27.6%

1892 New York Mayoral Election:

Henry George, Sr. (ULP) - 40.7% ✓
Thomas F. Gilroy (D) - 34.2%
Edwin Einstein (R) 24.2%

1896 Presidential Election:
Henry George, Sr. (D-NY)/Tom Johnson (D-OH) - 330 EVs ✓
William McKinley (R-OH)/Garret Hobart (R-NJ) - 117 EVs

1900 Presidential Election
Henry George, Sr. (D-NY)/Tom Johnson (D-OH) - 340 EVs ✓
Mark Hanna (R-OH)/James Sherman (R-NY) -107 EVs

[CookieDamage]

Glenn Close
U.S. Congresswoman from Connecticut 1989 - 1993
Senator from Connecticut 1993 - 2009
Vice President of the United States 2009 - 2017
President of the United States 2017 - 2021
2016 - def. Sen. Bruce Willis (R-CA)/Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
2020 - lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)/Fmr. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC)

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Glenn Close
U.S. Congresswoman from Connecticut 1989 - 1993
Senator from Connecticut 1993 - 2009
Vice President of the United States 2009 - 2017
President of the United States 2017 - 2021
2016 - def. Sen. Bruce Willis (R-CA)/Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
2020 - lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)/Fmr. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC)

THE Glenn Close?

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[JoeyOCanada]

Doug Ford

Source: Wikimedia Commons

64th Mayor of Toronto:
2010 - 2015

Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North:
2015 - 2019
Electoral History:

2010 Toronto Mayoral Election:
Doug Ford - 47.9% ✓
George Smitherman - 38.6%
Joe Pantalone - 13.5%

2014 Toronto Mayoral Election:
Doug Ford - 39.6% ✓
Olivia Chow - 36.4%
John Tory - 24%

2015 federal election - Etobicoke North:
Doug Ford (CON) - 43.4% ✓
Kirsty Duncan (LIB) - 40.8%
Akhtar Ayub (GRN) - 8.6%
Faisal Hassan (NDP) - 7.2%

2019 federal election - Etobicoke North:
Kirsty Duncan (LIB) - 44.2% ✓
Doug Ford (CON) - 35.4%
Nancy Ghuman (GRN) - 13.2%
Naiima Farah (NDP) - 7.2%

[Continential]

Max Cleland

def. Saxby Chambliss 2002

def. Casey Cagle 2008

Hillary Clinton

def. Mark Sanford 2008

def. Herman Cain 2012

Barack Obama

def. Jim Oberweis 2010

def. Bruce Rauner 2014

def. Donald Trump 2016

def. Donald Trump 2020

Barbara Comstock

def. Mark Warner 2020

def. Joe Biden 2024

def. Kamala Harris 2028

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Joe Biden (D-DE):

United States Senator from Delaware: 1973-2009
United States Secretary of State (serving under President Barack Obama): 2009-2013

Hillary Clinton (D-NY):

First Lady of the United States: 1993-2001
United States Senator from New York: 2001-2017
45th President of the United States: 2017-2021
Defeats in 2016: Sen. Ted Cruz / Gov. Scott Walker (Republican)
Defeated by in 2020: Gov. Nikki Haley / Sen. Rob Portman (Republican)

Evan Bayh:

46th Governor of Indiana: 1989-1997
United States Senator from Indiana: 1999-2009
47th Vice President of the United States (serving under President Barack Obama): 2009-2017

Jeff Merkley:

United States Senator from Oregon: 2009-2017
48th Vice President of the United States: 2017-2021
2024 Democratic Nominee for President of the United States (Defeated by President Nikki Haley)

[Elcaspar]

Bob Casey Sr.

Source

39th Governor of Pennsylvania:
1967-1975

U.S Senator from Pennsylvania (Class 3)
1975-1999

Failed Vice Presidential Candidate:
1984 with Gary Hart

Failed Presidential Candidate:
1992 to Mario Cuomo

Electoral History:

1966 Pennsylvania Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Bob Casey Sr. - 49.0% ✓
Milton Shapp - 45.2%
Edwin Murray -5.8%

1966 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) -50.2% ✓
Ray Shafer (R) - 48.7%

1970 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) - 65.2% ✓
Drew Lewis (R) - 33.5%

1974 Pennsylvania Senate Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) - 52.3% ✓
Richard Schweiker (R) - 47.1%

1980 Pennsylvania Senate Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) 53.8% ✓
Arlen Specter (R) 44.9%

1984 Presidential Election:
Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/George H.W Bush (R-TX)- 54.8% - 431 EVs✓
Gary Hart (D-CO)/Bob Casey Sr. (D-PA) - 44.6% - 107 EVs

1986 Pennsylvania Senate Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) - 62.3% ✓
Richard A. Stokes (R) - 37.1%

1992 Democratic Presidential Primary:
Mario Cuomo - 44.1% - 2334 Delegates ✓
Bob Casey - 33.5%- 1344 Delegates
Paul Tsongas - 20.1% - 319 Delegates

1992 Pennsylvania Senate Election:
Bob Casey Sr. (D) - 58.6% ✓
Stephen F. Freind (R) - 36.9%
John F. Perry (L) 5.2%

[KaiserDave]

What a coincidence....

[Elcaspar]

What a coincidence....

Where you planning to do something similar? If so that would be quite the coincidence indeed.

[Elcaspar]

Jim Jeffords

Source

20th Attorney General of Vermont:
1969-1973

75th Governor of Vermont:
1973-1977

5th Administrator of the EPA (Under Ford Administration):
1977-1981

U.S Senator from Vermont (Class 3)
1981-2011

Electoral History:

1968 Vermont Attorney General Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 58.6% ✓
Thomas P. Whalen (D) - 41.4%

1970 Vermont Attorney General Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 57.8% ✓
Thomas P. Salmon (D) - 40.8%

1972 Vermont Republican Gubernatorial Primary:
James Jeffords - 51.0% ✓
Luther Fred Hackett - 48.9%

1972 Vermont Gubernatorial Election
James Jeffords (R) - 51.0% ✓
Thomas P. Salmon (D) - 47.9%

1974 Vermont Gubernatorial Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 62.1% ✓
John F. Reilly (D) - 32.5%
Martha Abbott (LU) - 5.4%

1980 Vermont Senate Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 49.8% ✓
Patrick Leahy (D) - 48.5%

1986 Vermont Senate Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 64.7% ✓
Timothy J. O'Connor (D) -33.9%

1992 Vermont Senate Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 53.2% ✓
Madeleine M. Kunin (D) - 44.3%

1998 Vermont Senate Election:
James Jeffords (R) - 79.1% ✓
Paul N. Poirier (D) - 18.7%

2004 Vermont Senate Election:
James Jeffords (R)- 53.9% ✓
Howard Dean (D) - 41.6%

[LabourJersey]

Huey P. Long

Governor of Louisiana: May 21 1928 - Jan. 25 1932

Senator from Louisiana: Jan. 25 1932 - Jan. 3 1937

President of the United States of America: Jan. 20 1937 - Sep. 29 1937*

* Assassinated

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Alternate Careers for Massachusetts Politicians:

Mitt Romney (R-MA):
United States Senator from Massachusetts: 1995-2001, 2009-2013
Governor of Massachusetts: 2003-2007
United States Secretary of the Treasury (Under President John McCain): 2007-2009

John Kerry (D-MA):
United States Senator from Massachusetts: 1985-1997, 2001-2009
United States Secretary of State (Under President Hillary Clinton): 2009-2013

Bill Weld (R-MA):
Governor of Massachusetts: 1991-1997
United States Senator from Massachusetts: 1997-2005
47th Vice President of the United States (Under President John McCain): 2005-2009
Candidate for the 2012 Republican Nomination (Lost to Jon Huntsman)

Ted Kennedy (D-MA):
United States Senator from Massachusetts: 1962-1995
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (Under President Al Gore): 2001-2005

Presidents of the United States from 1993-Present (2025):
42. Bill Clinton / Al Gore (Democratic): 1993-2001
43. Al Gore / Bob Graham (Democratic): 2001-2005
44. John McCain / Bill Weld (Republican): 2005-2009
45. Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic): 2009-2013
46. Jon Huntsman / John Thune (Republican): 2013-2021
47. Sherrod Brown / Barack Obama (Democratic): 2021-Present

[Del Tachi]

Mrs. Phyllis Schalfy (b. 1924, d. 2017)

• President, National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW); 1967-1970
• Member, U.S. House of Representatives (IL-23); 1971-1976
• U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; 1976-1977
• Deputy U.S. Secretary of State; 1982-1985
• National Security Advisor; 1985-1988
• U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See; 2001-2005

[Continential]

Since I dislike Schalfy, I'm going to do this

Gloria Steinem

• DNC Chair 2001-2005
• President of the United States 1993-2001
• Senator of New York 1987-1993
• Walter Mondale's 1984 VP Nominee
• Mayor of New York City 1978-1986

[Ferguson97]

POD: Hillary passes the DC bar exam and breaks up with Bill Clinton, who returns to Arkansas.

Hillary Rodham
1975-1985: Law Professor at the George Washington University Law School
1979-1985: Law Clerk for Catherine B. Kelly, Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1985-1991: Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia
1991-1997: United States Attorney in the District of Columbia
1997-2001: United States Attorney General
2001-present: Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Bill Clinton
1975-1979: Member of the US House of Representatives for Arkansas' 3rd congressional district
1979-2001: United States Senator from Arkansas
2001-2004: United States Attorney General
2004: Democratic nominee for President of the United States

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Different fates for Democratic nominees:

Walter Mondale:
United States Senator from Minnesota:1964-1977, 1983-1993
42nd Vice President of the United States: 1977-1981
42nd President of the United States: 1993-2001 (Defeated Pres. George Bush in 1992, Sen. Bob Dole in 1996)

Michael Dukakis:
65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts: 1975-1979, 1983-1993
Candidate for the Democratic Nomination in 1992 (Lost to Walter Mondale)
45th Vice President of the United States: 1993-2001
Democratic Nominee for President in 2000 (Lost General Election to Gov. Jeb Bush)

Bill Clinton:
40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas: 1979-1981, 1983-1991
Democratic Nominee for President in 1988 (Lost General Election to VP George Bush)

Al Gore:
Member of the US House from Tennessee: 1977-1985
United States Senator from Tennessee: 1985-2003
44th President of the United States: 2005-2009 (Defeated Pres. Jeb Bush in 2004, Defeated By Sen. George Allen in 2008)

John Kerry
Lt. Governor of Massachusetts: 1983-1985
United States Senator from Massachusetts: 1985-2013
Candidate for the Democratic Nomination in 2012 (Lost to Senator Barack Obama)
United States Secretary of State: 2013-2019 (Under Pres. Barack Obama)

Barack Obama:
Illinois State Senator: 1997-2001
Member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois: 2001-2003
40th Governor of Illinois: 2003-2011
46th President of the United States: 2013-2021 (Defeated Pres. George Allen in 2012, Fmr. VP Tim Pawlenty in 2016)

Hillary Rodham Clinton:
First Lady of Arkansas: 1979-1981, 1983-1991
United States Senator from Illinois: 2005-2019
United States Secretary of State: 2019-2021 (Serving under Pres. Barack Obama)

Joe Biden:
United States Senator from Delaware: 1973-2005
Candidate for the Democratic Nomination in 1988 (Defeated By Gov. Bill Clinton)
Candidate for the Democratic Nomination in 2004 (Defeated By Sen. Al Gore)
United States Secretary of State: 2005-2009 (Serving Under Pres. Al Gore)
74th Governor of Delaware: 2017-2025

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Brace Belden
2015-2016: Writer for the Willamette Week (alternative weekly newspaper)
2016-2017: Gunner for the Yekîneyên Parastina Gel/People's Protection Units in Tal Saman, Syria
2017: Candidate for Rector of the University of Glasgow
defeated by Aamer Anwar, Jonathan JJ Tease, John Lindberg, Duncan Logie, Thomas Hind
2017-2030: Member of the Democratic Socialists of America (California chapter)
2018-2021: Ranking member of ILWU Brewery & Tap Room Workers United
2022: Candidate for President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
defeated Ruben Rodriguez, Ed A. Sadlowski
2022-2025: President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
2029-2030: Candidate for Democratic Party nominee for California Senator
defeated London Breed, Joseline Garcia, Daraka Larimore-Hall
2030-2040: Senator for California
'30 - defeated Elizabeth Heng (Republican)
'34 - defeated Arun Bhumitra (Republican)
'38 - defeated Tamika Hamilton (Republican), Chad Mayes (Independent)
2040-2041: Candidate for Democratic Party nominee for President
defeated Luz Escamilla, Tim Ashe, Ellie Boldman Hill
2041-present: President of the United States
defeated Augustus Sol Invictus/Jason Chaffetz (Republican), Lucky Narain/Cindy Mallette (Independent Republican)

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Marcy Kaptur

U.S. Representative from Ohio
Constituency: OH-09
In office: January 3, 1983 - January 3, 2007
Predecessor: Ed Weber
Successor: Edna Brown

U.S. Senator from Ohio
In office: January 3, 2007 - November 17, 2016
Predecessor: Mike DeWine
Successor: John Boehner*¹

President of the United States of America
In office: January 20, 2017 - January 20, 2025
Vice President: Bob Casey Jr.
Predecessor: Mitt Romney
Successor: Bob Casey Jr.

*¹ Appointed by Governor Kasich, didn't run for reelection

Sherrod Brown

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office: January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1982

Secretary of State of Ohio
In office: January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1991
Predecessor: Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
Successor: Bob Taft

U.S. Representative from Ohio
In office: January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2011
Predecessor: Donald Pease
Successor: Betty Sutton

U.S. Senator from Ohio
In office: January 3, 2011 - present
Predecessor: George Voinovich

Senate Majority Leader
In office:
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2027
Predecessor: Chuck Schumer
Successor: John Thune

January 3, 2029 - present
Predecessor: John Thune

Bob Casey Jr.

Auditor General of Pennsylvania
In office: January 21, 1997 – January 18, 2005

Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office: January 18, 2005 – January 3, 2007

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
In office: January 3, 2007 - January 1, 2017
Predecessor: Rick Santorum
Successor: Ed Rendell*²

Vice President of the United States of America
In office: January 20, 2017 - January 20, 2025
Predecessor: Jon Huntsman Jr.
Successor: John Bel Edwards

President of the United States of America
In office: January 20, 2025 - present
Predecessor: Marcy Kaptur

Kathy Dahlkemper

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Constituency: PA-03
In office: January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Predecessor: Phil English
Successor: Mike Kelly

Erie County Executive
In office: January 6, 2014 - November 20, 2018

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
In office: November 23, 2018 - present
Predecessor: Ed Rendell

[Continential]

Hillary Rodham
President
2005-
Junior Senator from Virginia
1995-2005
Virginia's Governor
1990-1994
Virginia's Lt. Governor
1986-1990
Virginia State Delegate
1976-1986

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A Different Bush Dynasty:

George H.W. Bush (1924-2018) R-TX:

39th President of the United States:
In Office
January 20th, 1981-January 20th, 1989
Vice President: Bob Dole
Preceded by: Henry "Scoop" Jackson
Succeeded by: Gary Hart

United States Senator from Texas:
In Office
January 3rd, 1971-January 3rd, 1981

Member of the U.S. House of Reps. from Texas's 7th District:
In Office
January 3rd, 1967-January 3rd, 1971


George W. Bush (1946-) R-TX:
44th Governor of Texas:
In Office
January 15th, 1991-January 17th, 1995

Jeb Bush (1953-) R-FL:
45th President of the United States:
Assumed Office
January 20th, 2017
Vice President: Brian Sandoval
Preceded by: Brian Schweitzer

United States Senator from Florida:
In Office
January 3rd, 2005-January 3rd,2017

42nd Governor of Florida:
In Office
January 3rd, 1995-January 7th, 2003

Presidents of the United States since 1969:

37. Richard Nixon / Spiro Agnew (Republican): 1969-1973
37. Richard Nixon / Vacant (Republican): 1973
37. Richard Nixon / Gerald Ford (Republican): 1973-1977
38. Henry Jackson / Dale Bumpers (Democratic): 1977-1981
Def. 1976: Ronald Reagan / John Connally (Republican)
39. George Bush / Bob Dole (Republican): 1981-1989
Def. 1980: Henry Jackson / Dale Bumpers (Democratic)
Def. 1984: Jesse Jackson / Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
40. Gary Hart / Sam Nunn (Democratic): 1989-1993
Def. 1988: Bob Dole / Lamar Alexander (Republican) ¹
41. Pete Wilson / Richard Lugar (Republican): 1993-2001
Def. 1992: Gary Hart / Sam Nunn (Democratic)
Def. 1996: Sam Nunn / Evan Bayh (Democratic)
42. Ann Richards² / Tom Harkin (Democratic): 2001-2005
Def. 2000: Richard Lugar / J.C. Watts (Republican)
43. John McCain / Tommy Thompson (Republican): 2005-2009
Def. 2004: Tom Harkin / Gary Locke (Democratic)¹
44. Brian Schweitzer / Blanche Lincoln (Democratic): 2009-2017
Def. 2008: John McCain / Tommy Thompson (Republican)
Def. 2012: Mitch Daniels / John Thune (Republican)
45. Jeb Bush / Brian Sandoval (Republican): 2017-Incumbent
Def. 2016: Blanche Lincoln / Al Franken (Democratic)
Def. 2020: Deval Patrick / Jeff Merkley (Democratic)


^1/1= Won the National Popular Vote
²= Declined to seek Re election citing Health Issues