Alternate Careers

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

The earliest and latest possible Mondale presidencies:

23rd Attorney General of Minnesota: 1960-1963
31st Governor of Minnesota: 1963-1965
36th President of the United States: 1965-1973
11th Class 1 Senator from Minnesota: 1977-2021

23rd Attorney General of Minnesota: 1960-1964
21st Class 2 Senator from Minnesota: 1964-1976
42nd Vice President of the United States: 1977-1981
24th U.S. Ambassador to Japan: 1993-1996
26th Class 2 Senator from Minnesota: 2003-2021
46th President of the United States: 2021

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Mourdock McCrory: Two alternate paths for Jeff Jackson
2010:

2012:

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

John Glenn (1921-2020)
U.S. Representative: December 1, 1964-January 1, 1969
U.S. Senator: January 1, 1969-January 13, 1985
President: January 20, 1985-January 20, 1993

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Oprah Winfrey (1954-)

Tennessee State Representative: January 4, 1983-July 19, 1984
Tennessee State Senator: July 19, 1984-January 24, 1987
Lt. Governor of Tennessee: January 24, 1987-September 15, 1989
Governor of Tennessee: September 15, 1989-December 14, 1998
Secretary of Commerce: December 14, 1998-January 20, 2001
United States Senator: January 3, 2003-January 12, 2017
President of the United States: January 20, 2017-Present

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Harland Sanders (1890-1987)

Kentucky State Senator: December 12, 1951-December 10, 1955
Governor of Kentucky: December 10, 1955-December 11, 1959
President of the United States: January 20, 1965-January 20, 1969

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Winston Churchill (1874-1970)

New York City Councilor: January 1, 1901-January 1, 1909
United States Representative: March 4, 1909-January 7, 1914
Mayor of New York City: January 7, 1914-January 10, 1922
Governor of New York: January 1, 1921-January 1, 1923
Governor of New York: January 1, 1925-January 1, 1931
United States Representative: March 4, 1935-January 3, 1939
United States Senator: January 3, 1939-January 21, 1953
U.S. Ambassador to the UK: January 21, 1953-October 15, 1956
Secretary of State: October 15, 1956-January 20, 1961

[Amanda Huggenkiss]

Mosie Boyd (*1970)
2001-2005: Member of the California State Assembly
2005-2011: Member of the California State Senate
2011-2017: Lieutenant Governor of California
2017-2021: Member of the United States Senate
2021-: President of the United States

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida: January 3, 1979-January 5, 1987
Lt. Governor of Florida: January 5, 1987-October 8, 1988
Governor of Florida: October 8, 1988-January 4, 1995
Lt. Governor of Florida: January 4, 1995-January 6, 1999
Governor of Florida: January 6, 1999-November 30, 2020
President: January 20, 2021-Present

[Captain Chaos]

looks like you are making Jeb into the Huey Long of Florida.

[LAB-LIB]

I was tempted to do one with JFK Jr coming back as Trump's Vice President but I decided that might be, in its own way, too real.

John F. Kennedy Jr.

Mayor of New York City: January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2009
Governor of New York: January 1, 2011 - January 13, 2017
President of the United States: January 20, 2017 -

[GregTheGreat657]

George H.W. Bush

1965-1975: US Representative from Connecticut
1975-1983: Governor of Connecticut
1985-1997: US Senator from Connecticut
2000: US presidential candidate (lost the primary to John McCain), retires from politics after his loss

OR

1965-1977: US Senator from Texas
1977-1981: POTUS (lost the general election to Ronald Reagan)
1984: Presidential Candidate (lost the primary to Jimmy Carter)

[dw93]

Mitt Romney:

44th President of the United States:
In Office: January 20th, 2009 - January 20th, 2017
Vice President: George Allen
Preceded By: Al Gore
Succeeded By: Russ Feingold

United States Senator From Massachusetts:
In Office: January 3rd, 1995-January 3rd, 2007
Preceded By: Ted Kennedy
Succeeded By: William Weld

Presidential Election of 2008:



Fmr. Senator Mitt Romney / Sen. George Allen (Republican): 52.5% PV, 371 EV
Vice President Joe Lieberman / Governor Bill Richardson (Democratic): 45% PV, 167 EV

Presidential Election of 2012 (Give or take a few EVs):



President Mitt Romney / Vice President George Allen (Republican): 51.5% PV, 305 EV
Senator Hillary Clinton / Governor Martin O'Malley (Democratic): 47.5% PV, 233 EV

[Schiff for Senate]

Three consecutive presidents ran unsuccessfully for the House. What if they had won those House races?

WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON: He wins his 1974 House race against a popular Republican. He decides to make a run for governor in 1982 but is considered too much of a Washington insider to win. In 1986 he runs for his old house seat and wins. In 1988 he lobbies to give the keynote address at the national convention and rocks it. He gets rewarded by winning a Senate seat in 1990. He serves a term, then runs for president in 1996 in an open race (Bush won in 1992 here, too, since Democrats nominated some lackluster candidate). He loses the primary. He retires from politics.

GEORGE WALKER BUSH: He wins the 1978 House race in an upset. Stays in the House until 1992, when he prioritizes helping his father win. In the upset of the century, George HW Bush does win reelection. This, however, dooms his son as he runs for Governor in 1994 but loses in a GOP midterm. His father makes him feel better by nominating him for Secretary of HUD, but the confirmation fails. A disgraced Bush Jr bides his time, but springs and runs again for governor in 1998, and wins! By 2002, however, he loses as the incumbent Democratic president handles 9/11 very well and breaks the six-year itch after 180 years. From there, he retires from politics.

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA: He wins his 2000 House race, winning the primary against tenured incumbent Bobby Rush. He stays in the House till 2006, when he makes a run for governor and wins. He runs for president in 2008 and wins. From there, things happen as in real life.

[dw93]

Russ Feingold:

45th President of the United States:
In Office: January 20th, 2017-January 20th, 2025
Vice President: Deval Patrick
Preceded By: Mitt Romney
Succeeded By: Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Wisconsin:
In Office: January 3rd, 1993-January 3rd, 2017
Preceded By: Bob Kasten
Succeeded By: Ron Kind

Presidential Election of 2016:



Senator Russ Feingold / Governor Deval Patrick (Democratic): 51% PV, 320 EV
Vice President George Allen / Senator John Thune (Republican): 47% PV, 218 EV

Presidential Election of 2020:



President Russ Feingold / Vice President Deval Patrick (Democratic): 48.5% PV, 285 EV
Senator Jeb Bush / Congressman Paul Ryan (Republican) 49% PV, 253 EV

[dw93]

Marco Rubio:

46th President of the United States:
Assumed Office: January 20th, 2025
Vice President: Jon Huntsman
Preceded By: Russ Feingold

United States Senator From Florida:
In Office: January 3rd, 2017-January 3rd, 2025
Preceded By: Kendrick Meek
Succeeded By: Rick Scott

Presidential Election of 2024:



Senator Marco Rubio / Senator Jon Huntsman (Republican): 50% PV, 311 EV
Vice President Deval Patrick / Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic): 48% PV, 227 EV

[Agonized-Statism]

R. Budd Dwyer (1939-2008)

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: January 5, 1965 - November 30, 1970
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate: January 5, 1971 - January 3, 1981
Senator from Pennsylvania: January 3, 1981 - July 10, 2006
Candidate for President of the United States: June 18, 1995 - February 15, 1996
Chair of the Senate Banking Committee: January 3, 2003 - July 10, 2006
Secretary of the Treasury: July 10, 2006 - September 22, 2008

[Drew]

POD: Obama runs for IL Governor in 2002.

Barack Hussein Obama II

IL State Senator-13th District: 1997-2003
Governor of Illinois: 2003-2009
U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia: 2009-2011
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 2011-2013
Secretary of State: 2017-2021

Hillary Rodham Clinton

First Lady of Arkansas: 1979-1981, 1983-1992
First Lady of the United States: 1993-2001
U.S. Senator from New York (Class I): 2001-2009
44th President of the United States: 2009-2013

Rod R. Blagojevich

IL State Representative-33rd District: 1993-1997
U.S. Representative-5th District: 1997-2005
U.S. Senator from Illinois (Class III): 2005-2017
46th President of the United States: 2017-2019*

*impeached and removed from office

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Bill Nelson

1976 House Election:
✓Nelson (D): UNOPPOSED

1978 House Election:
✓Nelson* (D): UNOPPOSED

1980 Senate Election:
✓Nelson (D): 49.86%
Hawkins (R): 49.81%

1986 Senate Election:
✓Nelson* (D): 57.1%
Buchanan (R): 41.9%

1992 Senate Election:
✓Nelson* (D): 60.0%
Mack (R): 38.5%

1994 Gubernatorial Election:
✓Nelson (D): 49.8%
Bush (R): 47.5%

1998 Gubernatorial Election:
✓Bush (R): 48.8%
Nelson* (D): 48.0%

2000 Senate Election:
✓Nelson (D): 53.5%
McCollum (R): 43.7%

2006 Senate Election:
✓Nelson* (D): 63.0%
Harris (R): 35.0%

2012 Senate Election:
✓Nelson* (D): 60.4%
Harris (R): 38.5%

2018 Senate Election:
✓Nelson* (D): 50.0%
Scott (R): 48.2%

U.S. Representative: January 3, 1977-January 3, 1981
U.S. Senator: January 3, 1981-December 21, 1994
Governor: January 6, 1995-January 4, 1999
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2001-Incumbent

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Mourdock McCrory: Two alternate paths for Jeff Jackson
2010:

2012:

In light of near-future events, here's the Jeff Jackson Memorial Infobox.

[Continential]

Kathryn Newbound
MP for Maidenhead 2005-
President of the Liberal Democrats 2011-2015
Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2015-
Prime Minister 2019-2019
Deputy Prime Minister 2019-

Tim Collins
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale 1997-
Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2005-2010
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2010-2016
Leader of the Conservative Party 2016-2020
Prime Minister 2016-2019

[LAB-LIB]

Okay so this is a bit more extensive than I meant it to be when I started this. Any parallels?


Neil Kinnock
MP for Islwyn 1970-
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science 1979-1983
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 1983-1987
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1987-1992
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 1992-1997
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-2005
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2005-2010
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2010-2010
Leader of the Labour Party 2010-
Leader of the Opposition 2010-2015
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2015-

Basically, Kinnock doesn't become Labour leader in '83 like in OTL, and Thatcher wins in '87 and gets forced out and is replaced by Major who goes on to win in '92 like in OTL. Kinnock runs for the Leadership a couple of times and gets shifted around the Shadow Cabinet and eventually becomes Shadow Chancellor. He becomes Chancellor upon Labour's victory in '97 like in OTL. He is popular for his handling of the economy. Jack Straw leaves the Foreign Office a year earlier than OTL and Kinnock is seen as being the only one with the stature to replace him, so he moves to the Foreign Office, where he begins cleaning up the mess in Iraq. He is retained by his replacement as Chancellor, Gordon Brown, in 2007, but Labour loses in 2010 like in OTL. Despite him starting to think about retirement, he is persuading to stand for leadership and wins, despite an unexpectedly tough challenge from Jeremy Corbyn, who stands five years earlier than OTL. He goes on to lead the Labour Party to victory in 2015 despite some concerns about his age, as he is well-regarded for his experience and well-liked despite some occasional gaffes. The Brexit Referendum doesn't happen, he handles COVID well, and the economy is generally strong despite the pandemic. The election is delayed until 2021 under an act of Parliament and he leads Labour to a landslide victory. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister and is seen as likely to stand down before the next general election.

[dw93]

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-2020)

39th President of the United States:

In Office:
January 20th, 1977 - January 20th, 1985
Preceded By: Gerald Ford
Succeeded By: Reubin Askew

United States Senator from New York:

In Office:
January 3rd, 1965 - January 3rd, 1977
Preceded By: Kenneth Keating
Succeeded By: Daniel Patrick Moynihan

64th United States Attorney General:

In Office:
January 21st, 1961 - September 3rd, 1964
Preceded By:William P. Rodgers
Succeeded By: Nicholas Katzenbach

Presidents of the United States from 1977-Present:
39. Robert F. Kennedy / Reubin Askew (Democratic): 1977-1985
40. Reubin Askew / Gary Hart (Democratic): 1985-1993
41. Pete Wilson / Richard Lugar (Republican): 1993-2001
42. Richard Lugar / John McCain (Republican): 2001-2005
43. John Edwards / Howard Dean (Democratic): 2005-2009
44. John McCain / Tim Pawlenty (Republican): 2009-2014 *
45. Tim Pawlenty / Vacant (Republican): 2014
45. Tim Pawlenty / George Allen (Republican): 2014-2017
46. John F. Kennedy Jr. / Jeff Merkley (Democratic): 2017-Present

*=President McCain resigned from office on September 4th, 2014, after it was revealed he was diagnosed with Cancer 6 months earlier.

[LAB-LIB]

Mitch Daniels:

White House Director of Political and Intergovernmental Affairs 1985-1987
U.S. Senator from Indiana 1989-1999
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 2001-2005
President of the United States 2009-2017

[Pink Panther]

Drake Bell
-Famous Actor and Singer(2002-2013)
-U.S. Representative for CA-48(2013-2019)
-U.S. Senator from California(2019-2083)
-Democratic Nominee for President in 2024(lost 369-169 against Tim Scott)
-Repubilican Nominee for President in 2040(lost 525-13 against Katie Porter)
Steve Austin
-Famous Wrestler(1989-2002)
-Governor of Texas(2003-2011)
-US Representative for TX-3(2011-2013)
-US Senator from Texas(2013-2017)
-President of the United States(2017-2025)
-Won 2016 against Bernie Sanders(316-222)
-Won 2020 against Joe Manchin(350-188)

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

George W. Bush

Governor of Texas: January 17, 1995-January 16, 2007
Secretary of State: March 29, 2007-January 20, 2009

JEB Bush

Governor of Florida: January 2, 1995-January 14, 2001
President of the United States: January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009

[DeSantis4Prez]

The Romney Family

George W. Romney (1907-1995)
43rd Governor of Michigan (1963-1969)
37th President of the United States (1969-1977)
26th Secretary of Commerce (1981-1983)

W. Mitt Romney (b. 1947)
47th Governor of Michigan (2003-2011)
U.S. Senator from Michigan (2013-2021)
U.S. Secretary of State (2021-2023)
47th President of the United States (2025-2029)
2 time candidate for President (2008, 2024)

[Progressive]

Hillary Rodham
Cambridge, MA City Councilmember (1976-1980)
Cambridge, MA Mayor (1980-1986)
Lt. Governor of Massachusetts to Michael Dukakis (1987-1991)
Democratic Nominee for Massachusetts Governor (1990 - lost 51% to 48% to Bill Weld)
Congresswoman from MA-5 (1993-Present)
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2011, 2019-present)

Michelle Robinson
CEO of Chicago Public Schools (2008-2011)
U.S. Senator from Illinois (2011-2021)
Vice President of the United States (2021-Present)