Alternate Careers

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Julius Klein (b. 1901), Republican-Illinois (Some quick info about the man for those who don't know who he is)
- U.S. Spy during WW1 in Germany
- Prominent Journalist in Chicago
- Worked as a lobbyist and also helped win $30 million mark for families of Jews who died under Nazi rule
- Served in WW2; Remembered as war hero who saved the lives of his fellow soldiers in New Caledonia (member of the U.S. Army/IL Natl Guard and became a General)
- Prominent American Jew who would later become the National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.
- Strong supporter of U.S. - Israel Relations.

Now, for the alternate career:
- U.S. Senator, Illinois: 1955-1969 * Resigns to become U.S. Secretary of the Army
- Illinois Chairman for Richard Nixon's Presidential Campaign: 1967-1968
- United States Secretary of the Army: 1969-1973
- United States Ambassador to the State of Israel: 1973-1977
- National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America: 1977-1984 * Dies

Senate Electoral History:
- 1954 Election: 49% to 48% W over Sen. Paul Douglas, D-IL
- 1960 Election: 58% to 39% W over Rep. George E. Shipley, D-IL
- 1966 Election: 55% to 43% W over IL AG William G. Clark, D-IL

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Clare Boothe Luce (b. 1903), Republican-Connecticut

Alternate Career:
- U.S. Congresswoman, CT-04: 1943-1947
- U.S. Senator, Connecticut: 1947-1965 * Loses Re-election
- GOP Candidate for President, 1968 (Unsuccessful; loses in primaries to Richard Nixon)
- U.S. Ambassador to the State of Israel: 1969-1973
- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 1973-1977
- Campaign Surrogate for Ronald Reagan's Presidential Campaign: 1979-1980
- Dies in 1987

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Going to edit some of the alternate careers I posted in here already and will add another few:


Gen. Julius Klein, R-Illinois (b. 1901-d. 1984)

Background Information:
* Spy for U.S.A. in Germany during WW1
- Was a Journalist in Chicago, Hollywood and other areas.
- Served in IL Natl Guard and for U.S. Army in WW2 (particularly, New Caledonia); had rank of Major General.
- Was a PR Specialist for U.S. military and had his own PR firm later on as well.
- Served as National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America during the late 1940s. During this time he was a prominent Zionist activist and leader.

Political Career:
- GOP Candidate for Congressman, At Large Seat, in Illinois, 1932: Unsuccessful
- United States Senator, Illinois: 1955-1973
* Ranking Member on the U.S. Armed Services Committee: 1961-1969
* Ranking Member on the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee: 1969-1973
- GOP Presidential Candidate: 1964 (Unsuccessful in primaries)
- Illinois Campaign Chairman for Richard Nixon's Pres. Campaign: 1967-1968 and 1971-1972
- United States Secretary of the Army: 1973-1977
- Political Surrogate and Campaigner for Ronald Reagan: 1980

Clare Boothe Luce, R-Connecticut (b. 1903-d. 1987)

Background Information:
- Prominent female writer, dramatist and playwright.
- Conservative and female critic of feminism.
- War Journalist, anti-communist and pro-human rights activist.
- Supported Jewish Community efforts to help Jewish victims of the holocaust and was also a prominent Christian Zionist.

Political Career:
- United States Congresswoman, Connecticut's 4th District: 1943-1947
* Speaker at 1944 GOP Convention
- Connecticut Chairman for Arthur Vandenberg's Pres. Campaign: 1947-1948 (primaries)
- United States Senator, Connecticut: 1947-1959 * Lost Re-election
* Ranking Member on U.S. Foreign Relations Committee: 1955-1959
- United States Ambassador to Italy: 1959-1961
- United States Senator, Connecticut: 1963-1969 * Retires
- United States Ambassador to Israel: 1969-1973 * Retires
- Foreign Policy Columnist for The National Review: 1973-1981
- Campaign Surrogate for Ronald Reagan's Presidential Campaign: 1979-1980

Mayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht, R-Nevada (b. 1928-d. 2006)

Background Information:
- Was an Intelligence Agent for U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean War
- Was a Businessman (retail industry) and involved in Banking afterwards.

Political Career:
- Nevada State Senator: 1967-1977
- Nevada State Senate Minority Leader: 1969-1971
- Nevada State Senate Majority Leader: 1971-1975
- United States Congressman, Nevada's At-Large District: 1979-1983
- United States Senator, Nevada: 1983-1995 * Retires
* Played Prominent role in securing the release of Soviet Jews in 1986
- United States Senate Minority Whip: 1991-1995
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition: 1995-1998

Jack Kemp, R-New York (b. 1935-d. 2009)


Background Information:
- Served in U.S. Army
- Played football in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills

Political Career:
- United States Congressman, New York's 39th District: 1971-1973
- United States Congressman, New York's 38th District: 1973-1983
- United States Congressman, New York's 31st District: 1983-1987
- Governor of New York State: 1987-1995
- President of the United States: 1997-2005

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Eric Cantor, R-Virginia (b. 1963)

Background Information:
- Worked at his father's business, engaging in legal work and real estate development.

Political Career:
- Member of the Virginia House of Delegates: 1992-2001
- United States Representative, Virginia's 7th: 2001-2021
- House Minority Whip: 2009-2011
- House Majority Leader: 2011-2015
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: 2015-2021
- Governor of Virginia: 2022-2026
- 2028 GOP Presidential Candidate: Unsuccessful in Primary

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Norman Sisisky, D-Virginia (b. 1927-d. 2001)

Background Information:
- Served in U.S. Navy.
- Founded an Independent bottling company which would later become apart of Pepsi Cola's Virginia operations.
- Moderate to Conservative Democrat.

Political Career:
- Member of the Virginia House of Delegates: 1973-1977
- United States Congressman, Virginia's 4th: 1977-1993
* Chairman of U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: 1989-1993
- Director of Central Intelligence: 1993-1997
- Governor of Virginia: 1998-2001 * Dies

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J.C. Watts, R-Oklahoma (b. 1957)

Background Information:
- Football player at the University of Oklahoma and in the Canadian Football League
- Businessman

Political Career:
- United States Congressman, Oklahoma's 4th District: 1995-2003
- Governor of Oklahoma: 2003-2011
- GOP Presidential Candidate: 2011-2012 (Loses in GOP Primaries)
- Chairman of the National Black Republican Association: 2013-2017
* Reforms organization to engage in productive outreach to African-American community
* Organization becomes major power player in conservative circles by 2014
* First grassroots conservative group to call for criminal justice reform
* Membership was at 35,000 by 2017
- Administrator of the Small Business Administration: 2017-2021
- Founder/President of the J.C. Watts Family Foundation: 2021-Current
* Provides grants and scholarships to African-American youth in at-risk areas
* Provides education on economic and business issues
* Promotes free-market economics

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Alternate Careers:

Donald Trump, Republican/Independent-New York
President of the United States of America: 2017-2021
Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman of the Trump Media Group: 2021-2033
Executive Chairman of Trump News Network/The Trump Network: 2021-2033
Host of The President Trump Show at the Trump News Network: 2021-2033
Non-Executive Chairman of Trump Entertainment Television: 2021-2030
Non-Executive Chairman of Trump Radio: 2030-2033

* President Trump announces that he will not seek re-election in 2020 because he "got tired of winning so much." He also announced that he would be launching a Trump Media Group after leaving office that would focus on "fighting for the National values that Keep America Great." The President leaves the GOP in mid-2019 due to wanting to create "an independent media network free of political pressure."
** The Trump Media Group starts off mainly as a streaming and social media platform. Becomes a functional news network in 2023 when it merges with One America News Network (OAN). Trump Media maintains a core following of supporters but the network never becomes truly successful as mainstream cable outlets like FOX News, CNN, NBC or ABC. In 2030, the Trump Media Group shifts much of its media properties back onto social media platforms and into talk radio (creates Trump Radio).
*** Trump Entertainment folds in 2031. Trump News Network changes name to "The Trump Network" in an attempt to rebrand in 2031. Trump himself claims that he "merged" Trump Entertainment into Trump News, but this is false.  In 2032, The Trump Network re-launches as a multifaceted television channel but in using a subscription model similar to HBO.
**** Former President Trump completely sells the Trump Media Group in 2033 for $450 Million USD and he and his family members resign from all positions.
***** The Trump Media Group dissolves due to financial problems in 2036. The new owners attempted to sue the Former President (claiming that the Trump family lied about the worth, value and ratings success of the media properties). In 2037, the Trumps settle the accusations out of court.  In the end, the Trumps wound up making millions of dollars off a semi-functional news network and made profit off selling the media companies once they started to fail under the guise of rebranding and restructuring.
****** The News Network started off as populist and conservative but developed liberal-populist shows as well over time. Eventually, however, there was no clear ideology but instead a mess of multiple extreme, tabloid-like personalities.


Nikki Haley, Republican-S. Carolina
South Carolina State Representative, SC-87: 2005-2011
Governor of South Carolina: 2011-2017
United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 2017-2019
President of the United States of America: 2021-2029
Co-Founder and CEO of the Nikki & Michael Haley Foundation for Human and Political Rights: 2031-Current


Ben Sasse, Republican-Nebraska
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation: 2007-2009
President of Midland University: 2010-2014
U.S. Senator, Nebraska: 2015-2021
Vice President of the United States of America: 2021-2029
GOP Candidate for President of the United States: 2027-2028 (L, GOP Primary)
Professor of Political Science, Culture and Philosophy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 2029-2037
Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 2031-2037
President of the University of Nebraska System: 2037-Current


Marco Rubio, Republican-Florida
West Miami, FL City Commissioner: 1998-2000
Florida State Representative, FL-111: 2000-2008
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives: 2006-2008
U.S. Senator, Florida: 2011-2023
GOP Candidate for President of the United States: 2015-2016 (L, GOP Primary)
United States Secretary of State: 2023-2029
President of the Heritage Foundation: 2033-Current

Mike Pompeo, Republican-Kansas
U.S. Congressman, KS-04: 2011-2017
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): 2017-2018
United States Secretary of State: 2018-2023
Member of the Board of Directors for the United States Institute of Peace: 2025-2033
Chairman of the Board of Directors for the United States Institute of Peace: 2028-2031

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican-Florida
Florida House of Representatives, FL-110: 1982-1986
Florida State Senate, FL-34: 1986-1989
U.S. Congresswoman, FL-18 and FL-27: 1989-2019
United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 2021-2025


Control of Congress: 2015-2035

U.S. Senate:
- GOP: 2015-2027
- Democrats: 2027-2035

U.S. House:
- GOP: 2015-2019 (2011-2019 was entire period of GOP control)
- Democrats: 2019-2025
- GOP: 2025-2031
- Democrats: 2031-2035

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Mitt Romney, Republican-Massachusetts/Utah
GOP Candidate/Nominee, U.S. Senate, Massachusetts: 1993-1994 (L in General)
Governor of Massachusetts: 2003-2007
GOP Candidate for President of the United States: 2007-2008 (L, GOP Primary)
GOP Candidate/Nominee for President of the United States: 2011-2012 (L in General)
U.S. Senator, Utah: 2017-2029
Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: 2019-2023


Mia Love, Republican-Utah
Member of the Saratoga Springs, UT City Council: 2004-2010
Mayor of Saratoga Springs, UT: 2010-2014
U.S. Congresswoman, UT-04: 2015-2019
U.S. Senator, Utah: 2019-Current
GOP Candidate for President of the United States: 2027-2028 (L, GOP Primary)
U.S. Senate Minority Whip: 2031-2035
U.S. Senate Minority Leader: 2035-Current

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Eric Cantor, Republican-Virginia
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, VA-73: 1992-2001
U.S. Congressman, VA-07: 2001-2021
House Republican Chief Deputy Whip: 2003-2009
U.S. House Minority Whip: 2009-2011
U.S. House Majority Leader: 2011-2015
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: 2015-2019
U.S. House Minority Leader: 2019-2021
U.S. Secretary of Education: 2021-2025

Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Republican-Florida
Florida State Representative, FL-113: 2004-2012
Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County: 2013-2014
Lt. Governor of Florida: 2014-2019
U.S. Congressman, FL-27: 2019-2023
U.S. Senator, Florida: 2023-Current

Carlos Curbelo, Republican-Florida
Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board (Dst 7): 2010-2015
U.S. Congressman, FL-26: 2015-2019; 2021-2025
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: 2025-2029
U.S. Senator, Florida: 2031-Current