Alternate Careers

[Captain Chaos]

Governor of Florida and UN Ambassador at the same time?

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

Governor of Florida and UN Ambassador at the same time?

Fixed

[LAB-LIB]

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida: January 6, 1983-January 4, 2007
UN Ambassador: January 4, 2007-January 20, 2009
Governor of Florida: January 7, 2011-January 20, 2017
President: January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021

You can only do two consecutive terms, but you can go back after sitting out a term.

[LAB-LIB]

John Bel Edwards
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 2008-2015
Minority Leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives 2012-2015
Governor of Louisiana 2016-2024
Governor of Louisiana 2028-

Ed Markey
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1973-1976
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 1976-2013
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 2013-2021

Joe Kennedy III
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 2013-2021
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 2021-

Byron Dorgan
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota 1969-1981
U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1981-1992
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 1992-2011
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 2029-

Heidi Heitkamp
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota 1986-1992
Attorney General of North Dakota 1992-2000
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 2013-2019
Governor of North Dakota 2029-

Claire McCaskill
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives 1983-1988
Prosecutor of Jackson County 1993-1998
Auditor of Missouri 1999-2007
U.S. Senator from Missouri 2007-2019
Governor of Missouri 2029-

Bill Nelson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives 1972-1978
U.S. Representative from Florida 1979-1991
Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida 1995-2001
U.S. Senator from Florida 2001-2019
U.S. Senator from Florida 2029-

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Byron Dorgan
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota 1969-1981
U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1981-1992
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 1992-2011
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 2029-

Bill Nelson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives 1972-1978
U.S. Representative from Florida 1979-1991
Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida 1995-2001
U.S. Senator from Florida 2001-2019
U.S. Senator from Florida 2029-

Woke 86-year-old freshman senators Byron Dorgan and Bill Nelson.

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Byron Dorgan
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota 1969-1981
U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1981-1992
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 1992-2011
U.S. Senator from North Dakota 2029-

Bill Nelson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives 1972-1978
U.S. Representative from Florida 1979-1991
Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida 1995-2001
U.S. Senator from Florida 2001-2019
U.S. Senator from Florida 2029-

Woke 86-year-old freshman senators Byron Dorgan and Bill Nelson.

They'd be younger than Grassley! I love when retreads resurface.

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

Ron DeSantis

U.S. Representative: January 3, 2013-January 3, 2019
==Nominee for Governor (Lost 49.9%-48.5%)
WH Chief of Staff: January 12, 2019-January 20, 2021

Brian Kemp

State Senator: January 13, 2003-January 12, 2007
GA Secretary of State: January 8, 2010-January 14, 2019
==Nominee for Governor (Lost 48.8%-48.5%/50.3%-49.7%)
Trump 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager: January 19, 2019-January 1, 2021
Patriot Defense Fund CEO: January 6, 2021-Present

Henry McMaster

SC Attorney General: January 15, 2003-January 12, 20111
Lieutenant Governor: January 14, 2015-January 24, 2017
Governor of SC: January 24, 2017-January 16, 2019
==Nominee for Governor (Lost 48.3%-48.1%)

Richard Cordray

State Representative: January 7, 1991-December 31, 1992
State Attorney General: January 8, 2009-January 10, 2011
Director of the CPB: January 4, 2012-April 2, 2017
Governor of OH: January 14, 2019-Present

Fred Hubbell

Governor of Iowa: January 15, 2019-Present

Jared Golden

U.S. Representative: January 3, 2017-January 3, 2021
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2021-Present

Jeff Jackson

State Senator: May 6, 2014-January 1, 2021
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2021-Present

Doug Jones

State Representative: January 1, 1989-August 16, 1994
State Senator: August 16, 1994-January 25, 1999
Chief of Staff to the Governor: January 25, 1999-January 22, 2003
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2018-Present

Jason Kander

State Representative: January 8, 2009-January 2, 2011
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2011-Present

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Eric Greitens
Governor of Missouri 2017-2018
U.S. Senator from Missouri 2023-2029

Jason Kander
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives 2009-2013
Missouri Secretary of State 2013-2017
U.S. Senator from Missouri 2029-

Cheri Beasley
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 2012-2019
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 2019-2020
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2027-

Jeff Jackson
Member of the North Carolina State Senate 2014-2022
U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2023-2029
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2029-

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

Ted Cruz

State Senator: January 12, 1993-January 10, 1995
Governor of Texas: January 17, 1995-December 23, 2016
President: January 20, 2017-January 20, 2025
Governor of Texas: June 15, 2028-January 13, 2035

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Bob Casey Sr.

US President between 1993 and 1997. He did not run for reelection and was replaced by his VP Bill Clinton, who won again in 2000 and was succeeded by John McCain. McCain lost reelection to Hillary Clinton, who won re-election in 2012, with her Vice President Evan Bayh losing to Marco Rubio, who won re-election in 2020.

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Terry Sanford
Member of the North Carolina State Senate 1953-1955
Governor of North Carolina 1961-1965
President of Duke University 1970-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1986-1999

Jim Hunt
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1973-1977
Governor of North Carolina 1977-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1985-1989
President of the United States 1989-1997
Governor of North Carolina 2001-2009
U.S. Secretary of Education 2009-2010
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2011-

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Terry Sanford
Member of the North Carolina State Senate 1953-1955
Governor of North Carolina 1961-1965
President of Duke University 1970-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1986-1999

Jim Hunt
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1973-1977
Governor of North Carolina 1977-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1985-1989
President of the United States 1989-1997
Governor of North Carolina 2001-2009
U.S. Secretary of Education 2009-2010
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2011-

Terry Sanford finishes his second term and Jim Hunt gets to be President? Holy based.

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Huey Long (1893-1969)

US Senator (1932-1961)

Presidential Candidate (1936)

Chairman of the America First Committee (1941)

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

Ted Cruz

State Representative: January 12, 1993-January 10, 1997
State Senator: January 10, 1997-December 20, 2002
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2003-January 3, 2007
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2013-January 3, 2019
Solicitor General: January 3, 2019-June 4, 2019
Deputy Attorney General: June 4, 2019-May 2, 2020
Acting Attorney General: May 2, 2020-August 4, 2020
Attorney General: August 4, 2020-January 20, 2021

GOP State House, 1992: Won UNOPPOSED
State House, 1992: Won 56.2%-43.3%
GOP State House, 1994: Won 54.4%-44.2%
State House, 1994: Won 50.0%-49.1%
GOP State Senate, 1996: Won 44.5%-48.5% (50.8%-49.2%)
State Senate, 1996: Won 47.8%-47.5%
GOP State Senate, 2000: Won 45.5%-49.2% (50.5%-49.5%)
State Senate, 2000: Won 48.2%-48.0%
GOP US House, 2002: Won 50.6%-44.0%
U.S. House, 2002: Won 49.7%-47.2%
GOP US House, 2004: Won 75.5%-22.2%
U.S. House, 2004: Won 50.8%-44.2%
TX-GOV GOP Primary, 2006: Won 50.2%-49.8%
TX-GOV, 2006: Lost 48.0%-50.4%
GOP US House, 2008: Won 53.3%-47.0%
U.S. House, 2008: Lost 46.1%-53.0%
GOP US House, 2010: Won UNOPPOSED
U.S. House, 2010: Won 50.3%-48.0%
GOP US Senate, 2012: Won 38.4%-49.7% (50.1%-49.9%)
U.S. Senate, 2012: Won 53.3%-44.7%
GOP US Senate, 2018: Won 90.3%-6.7%
U.S. Senate, 2018: Lost 49.9%-47.2%
Attorney General Confirmation, 2018: FAILED 46-54
Solicitor General Confirmation, 2018: APPROVED 51-50
Deputy Attorney General Confirmation, 2019: APPROVED 50-49
Attorney General Confirmation, 2020: FAILED 45-55
Attorney General Confirmation, 2020: FAILED 46-52
Attorney General Confirmation, 2020: APPROVED 41-0

Chair of the TEA PARTY PAC: January 21, 2009-May 8, 2012

Rick Noriega

State Representative: June 18, 2001-January 9, 2003
State Senator: January 9, 2003-January 12, 2007
Governor of Texas: January 12, 2007-January 15, 2011

[LAB-LIB]

Terry Sanford
Member of the North Carolina State Senate 1953-1955
Governor of North Carolina 1961-1965
President of Duke University 1970-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1986-1999

Jim Hunt
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1973-1977
Governor of North Carolina 1977-1985
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1985-1989
President of the United States 1989-1997
Governor of North Carolina 2001-2009
U.S. Secretary of Education 2009-2010
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2011-

Terry Sanford finishes his second term and Jim Hunt gets to be President? Holy based.

And even better, Jim Hunt beats Jesse Helms! One of the best North Carolina politicians beats one of the worst!

[LAB-LIB]

Doug Jones
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama 1997-2001
U.S. Senator from Alabama 2018-2021
U.S. Senator from Alabama 2026-

[dw93]

Bob Graham:

38th Governor of Florida: 1979-1987
United States Senator from Florida: 1987-1993
45th Vice President of the United States: 1993-2001
43rd President of the United States: 2001-2005

Al Gore:
United States Representative from Tennessee: 1977-1985
United States Senator from Tennessee: 1985-2003

Hillary Clinton:
First Lady of the United States: 1993-2001
United States Senator from New York: 2001-2009
45th President of the United States: 2009-2017

Barack Obama:
Illinois State Senator: 1997-2001
United States Representative from Illinois: 2001-2005
United States Senator from Illinois: 2005-2011
43rd Governor of Illinois: 2015-2021
47th President of the United States: 2021-2029

Joe Biden:
United States Senator from Delaware: 1973-2001
46th Vice President of the United States: 2001-2005
67th United States Secretary of State: 2009-2013

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

*Bush wins 2nd term*

John Larsen Walker (b. 1934)

U.S. Representative: January 3, 1961-January 3, 1965
U.S. Senator: January 3, 1965-January 3, 1977
UN Ambassador: January 21, 1977-May 15, 1982
Governor of Minnesota: January 7, 1983-January 5, 1995
President of the United States: January 20, 1997-January 20, 2005

-First President from Minnesota
-First President to serve as UN Ambassador
-First President to be a scientist (Astrophysics)
-Second President to have a PhD

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-4 Weeks' Paid Family Leave (1997)
-Health Care Reform (1997)
--Medicare Expansion to those under 18
--Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
--End to lifetime maximums
--Individual mandate
--Drug/medicine price reform
-Universal Pre-K (1998)
-Child Tax Credit (1999)
-New Millennium Education Act (2001)
--Head Start but less insane
--Computer for every classroom
--Caps public university tuition costs at 25% the state's average annual income
-Weapons Regulation Act (2001)
--Background checks
--48 hour waiting period
--Red flag laws
-Insurance Marketplace Act (2001)
--Introduces online/in-person insurance exchanges
--Subsidizes purchasing for poor people
-Added 8 weeks of unpaid leave to four weeks of paid parental leave (2002)

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

Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933)

Mayor of San Francisco: November 27, 1978-January 8, 1984
Governor of California: January 7, 1987-January 5, 1995
Vice President: January 20, 1997-January 20, 2005
President of the United States: January 20, 2005-January 20, 2009

(Defeated for Mayor in 1983, US Senate in 1994)

-First Jewish President
-First Female President

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-Tax Reform (2005)
--Middle class tax cuts, incentives for medical/pharma workers
--Minimum Tax for billionaires
-Education Reform (2006)
--Mandates certain curriculum standards
--Funds 50% of school budgets via state taxes, 50% remain property taxes
-Environmental Protection Act (2006)
--Carbon Pricing
--Cap & Trade
--Ban on resource exploitation on public lands
-Economic Relief Act (2008)
--Targeted tax cuts to low and middle income families
--$1,000 stimulus checks (partially from the CP fund)
--Increases the CTC to $1,000 per child by 2009

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

Tom Steyer, Savior of America


Barry Goldwater (R): January 20, 1969-January 20, 1977
-Elected 1968 (def. George Wallace)
-Elected 1972 (def. George McGovern)
Ronald Reagan (D): January 20, 1977-August 29, 1984
-Elected 1976 (def. Jimmy Carter)
-Elected 1980 (def. George McGovern)
George H.W. Bush (R): August 29, 1984-January 20, 1993
-Elected 1984 (def. Walter Mondale)
-Elected 1988 (def. Lloyd Bentsen and Ralph Nader)
Dan Qauyle (R): January 20, 1993-January 20, 1997
-Elected 1992 (def. Bill Clinton and Ross Perot)
Tom Foley (D, Acting): January 20, 1997-January 22, 1997
Al Gore (D, Acting): January 22, 1997-March 19, 1997
Dan Quayle (R): March 19, 1997-January 20, 2001
-Elected 1996 (def. Shirley Chisholm and Ralph Nader)
Dick Cheney (R): January 20, 2001-September 2, 2001
-Elected 2000 (def. Al Gore and Mike Gravel)
Alberto Gonzalez (R): September 2, 2001-January 20, 2009
-Elected 2004 (def. John Kerry (not on ballot in CA or NY due to technicalities)
Tom Steyer (D-S): January 20, 2009-January 20, 2017
-Elected 2008 (def. Sarah Palin)
-Elected 2012 (def. Mike Huckabee)
Michelle Obama (D-S): January 20, 2017-Present
-Elected 2016 (def. Mike Pence)
-Elected 2020 (def. Liz Cheney)

D-S: Democrat-Save America Coalition

SENATE CONTROL:
Democrats: 1955-Present (Dem-Ind coalition for ten years)

HOUSE CONTROL:
Democrats: 1955-Present (Dem-Ind coalition for twelve years)

[brucejoel99]

Richard M. Nixon (Jan. 9th, 1913 - Jul. 15th, 2012):
U.S. Representative (R, CA-12): Jan. 3rd, 1947 - Nov. 30th, 1950
U.S. Senator from California: Nov. 30th, 1950 - Jan. 1st, 1953
36th Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20th, 1953 - Jan. 20th, 1961
Republican nominee for President of the United States: Nov. 8th, 1960 (defeated)
Republican nominee for Governor of California: Nov. 6th, 1962 (defeated)
General Counsel of Pepsi Cola/PepsiCo: Jul. 1st, 1963 - Jul. 28th, 1986 (on leave from 1971-72)
U.S. Special Emissary to China: Jul. 15th, 1971 - Sep. 29th, 1972
CEO of PepsiCo: Jul. 28th, 1986 - Mar. 12th, 1999
U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations: Nov. 2nd, 1999 - Apr. 30th, 2010

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Erskine Bowles
Administrator of the Small Business Administration 1993-1994
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations 1994-1996
White House Chief of Staff 1997-1998
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2005-2011
Governor of North Carolina 2013-2021
U.S. Senator from North Carolina 2021-

Leon Panetta
U.S. Representative from California 1977-1993
Director of the Office of Management and Budget 1993-1994
White House Chief of Staff 1994-1997
Governor of California 1999-2007
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2009-2011
U.S. Secretary of Defense 2011-2013

Bill Richardson
U.S. Representative from New Mexico 1983-1997
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 1997-1998
U.S. Secretary of Energy 1998-2001
Governor of New Mexico 2003-2009
U.S. Secretary of Commerce 2009-2011
U.S. Senator from New Mexico 2013-

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James Baker
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce 1975-1976
White House Chief of Staff 1981-1985
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 1985-1989
U.S. Secretary of State 1989-1992
White House Chief of Staff 1992-1993
U.S. Secretary of State 1993-1995
President of the United States 1997-2005

[LAB-LIB]

Eliot Richardson
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts 1959-1961
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1965-1967
Attorney General of Massachusetts 1967-1969
U.S. Under Secretary of State 1969-1970
U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1970-1973
U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-1973
U.S. Attorney General 1973-1973
U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1975-1976
U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1976-1976
Vice President of the United States 1977-1981
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985-1989
President of the United States 1989-1997

Mario Cuomo
Secretary of State of New York 1975-1978
Lieutenant Governor of New York 1979-1982
Governor of New York 1983-1998
U.S. Senator from New York 1999-2011

Tommy Thompson
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1967-1987
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1981-1987
Governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services 2001-2005
Governor of Wisconsin 2007-2011
U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 2013-2019
Interim President of the University of Wisconsin 2020-2022
Governor of Wisconsin 2023-2031

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

Jinping 'Jim' Xi

Small Businessman: 1979-1999
State Representative: January 13, 1993-January 11, 1995
-Primary 1992 (51%-49%)
-Elected 1992 (57%-40%)
State Senator: January 11, 1995-January 12, 1999
-Primary 1994 (75%-21%)
-Elected 1994 (60%-39%)
Lieutenant Governor: January 12, 1999-December 5, 2000
-Primary 1998 (45%-43%|51%-49%)
-Elected 1998 (50%-49%)
Governor Of Texas: December 5, 2000-January 14, 2003
-Primary 2002 (48%-33%-15%|54%-46%)
-Defeated 2002 (48%-47%)
Administrator Of The SBA: March 27, 2003-June 14, 2004
U.S. Representative: August 19, 2004-January 3, 2007
-Primary 2004 (s) (55%-45%)
-Elected 2004 (s) (57%-40%)
-Primary 2004 (54%-40%)
-Elected 2004 (55%-44%)
-Primary 2006 (72%-22%)
-Defeated 2006 (50%-48%)
-Primary 2008 (49%-45%|55%-45%)
-Defeated 2008 (50%-46%)
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2011-January 12, 2017
-Primary 2010 (52%-45%)
-Elected 2010 (55%-44%)
-Primary 2012 (84%-13%)
-Elected 2012 (53%-45%)
-Primary 2014 (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 2014 (57%-39%)
-Primary 2016 (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 2016 (51%-46%)
U.S. Senator: January 12, 2017-January 3, 2019
-Appointed 2017 (Ted Cruz Resigned To Become President)
-Primary 2017 (s) (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 2017 (s) (48%-47%)
-Primary 2018 (UNOPPOSED)
-Defeated 2018 (49%-46%)
Ambassador To China: June 10, 2019-January 1, 2020
White House Chief Of Staff: January 18, 2020-January 20, 2021

Ted Cruz

State Representative: January 12, 1997-January 14, 2001
-Primary 1996 (45%-45%|51%-49%)
-Elected 1996 (UNOPPOSED)
-Primary 1998 (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 1998 (UNOPPOSED)
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2003-January 3, 2007
-Primary 2002 (59%-39%)
-Elected 2002 (79%-20%)
-Primary 2004 (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 2004 (70%-30%)
-Primary 2006 (UNOPPOSED)
-Defeated 2006 (47%-46%)
U.S. Representative: January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013
-Primary 2010 (UNOPPOSED)
-Elected 2010 (51%-49%)
U.S. Senator: January 3, 2013-January 12, 2017
-Primary 2012 (43%-39%|52%-48%)
-Elected 2012 (53%-46%)
-Resigned
President Of The United States: January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021
-Elected 2016 (272-266 EV/ 45.3%-49.2% PV)
-Defeated 2020 (444-94 EV/ 41.1%-56.9% PV)

Andrew Yang

Mayor Of New York City: January 1, 2010-December 28, 2014
Governor Of New York: January 1, 2015-January 15, 2021
President Of The United States: January 20, 2021-Present
-Elected 2020 (444-94 EV/ 56.9%-41.1% PV)