Alternate Careers

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Not sure if RL actors count, but...
POD: Scott Bakula never pursues acting, instead staying in law.
Scott Bakula (b. 1954)
Mayor of St. Louis: 1989-2001
Senator from Missouri: 2001-2021
2002 def. Jim Talent (51%-48%)
2006 def. Roy Blunt (50%-47%)
2012 def. Todd Akin (55%-39%)
2018 def. Josh Hawley (52%-45%)
49th Vice President of the United States under Sherrod Brown: 2021-2023
2020: Sherrod Brown/Scott Bakula def. Donald Trump/Mike Pence (336-202, 51%-45%)
47th President of the United States: 2023-2033
2023 asc. Sherrod Brown (assassinated by lone gunman on August 8, 2023)
2024 def. Scott Bakula/Julian Castro def. Mike Pence/Nikki Haley (434-104, 55%-42%)
2028 def. Scott Bakula/Julian Castro def. Nikki Haley/Congressman from Ohio elected in 2022 (455-83, 58%-38%)
Dies June 15, 2034, aged 79.
Perhaps a bit much of a Dem wank, but still.

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Wasn't Schock only 29 in 2010?

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Wasn't Schock only 29 in 2010?

Biden was only 29 when he won a Senate seat *shrugs*

Keep in mind, he also turned 30 by the time he was to swear in in January. Schock turned 30 in May 2011, which would mean he'd leave the seat vacant for nearly five months were he to win. Granted, he didn't, but still.

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Looked at the KS-GOV thread and:
Jack Bergeson
Governor of Kansas (2019-2027)
Representative from KS-04 (2027-2033)
Senator from Kansas (2033-2037)
President of the United States (2037-2045)

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House of Hassan

John Lynch
Governor of New Hampshire: 2005-2014¹

Maggie Hassan
State Senator from New Hampshire: 2002-2014²
President of the New Hampshire Senate: 2013-2014
Governor of New Hampshire: 2014-2017³
Senator from New Hampshire: 2017-2021⁴
President of the United States: 2021⁵

Scott Brown
Senator from Massachusetts and New Hampshire: 2010-2013 (MA), 8-9/2017 (NH)⁶

Thomas Hassan
First Gentleman of New Hampshire: 2014-2017
Vice President of the United States: 2021⁷
President of the United States: 2021 (acting), 2021-present

¹Runs for re-elex in 2012 unlike OTL, dies of a heart attack in October.
²Wins re-elex in 2010 and 2012.
³"Democracy is so overrated." Was running for Governor anyway. Acting Governor from October 3, 2014 to January 8, 2015.
⁴"You think I learned nothing from John Durkin?" NH-SEN is even closer than OTL, yielding a 1974-type aftermath. Hassan wins the September 19, 2017 special election and is seated on September 21, 2017.
⁵"One nation, under Hassan." Resigns from the Presidency March 15, 2021.
⁶Appointed to Ayotte's seat in the Senate after it's declared vacant on August 9.
⁷"My turn." Ascends to the Presidency permanently after his wife's resignation, and served as acting President from January 20 to February 14, 2021.
EDIT: Additional detail.

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Looked at the KS-GOV thread and:
Jack Bergeson
Governor of Kansas (2019-2027)
Representative from KS-04 (2027-2033)
Senator from Kansas (2033-2041)
President of the United States (2041-2049)

Edited slightly to accommodate my new career:
Ethan Sonneborn
Governor of Vermont (2019-2041)
Vice President of the United States (2041-2049)

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Jim Hunt (b. 1937)
Governor of North Carolina: 1977-1985, 2001-2009
Senator from North Carolina: 1985-1989
President of the United States: 1989-1997
Secretary of Education: 2009-2017

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Between Two '90s TV Stars

PoD in 1993. Quantum gets renewed for sixth season, which butterflies into three additional seasons, gives the Nanny two more seasons (bringing it to 200 as mentioned in the S4 finale), and changes appointments in 2001 and 2009.

Scott Bakula (b. 1954)
TV's Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap): 1989-1997
Senator from Missouri: 2001-2021
2002 def. Jim Talent (53%-46%)
2006 def. Roy Blunt (53%-44%)
2012 def. Todd Akin (55%-39%)
2018 def. Josh Hawley (54%-43%)
46th President of the United States: 2021-2029
2020: Scott Bakula/Fran Drescher def. Donald Trump/Mike Pence (434-104, 55%-42%)
2024: Scott Bakula/Fran Drescher def. Mike Pence/Nikki Haley (455-83, 58%-38%)

Fran Drescher (b. 1957)
TV's Fran Fine (The Nanny): 1993-2001
Senator from New York: 2009-2021
2010 def. Joseph DioGuardi (63%-35%)
2012 def. Wendy Long (72%-26%)
2018 def. David Webber (78%-21%)
49th Vice President of the United States: 2021-2029
2020: Scott Bakula/Fran Drescher def. Donald Trump/Mike Pence (434-104, 55%-42%)
2024: Scott Bakula/Fran Drescher def. Mike Pence/Nikki Haley (455-83, 58%-38%)
47th President of the United States: 2029-2033
2028: Fran Drescher/Kaniela Ing def. Joni Ernst/Jason Chaffetz (336-202, 51%-45%)

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Based on a wank TL I'm currently fleshing out.

Jim Hunt (b. 1937)
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: 1973-1977
Governor of North Carolina: 1977-1985
Senator from North Carolina: 1985-1989*
President of the United States: 1989-1997
Senator from North Carolina: 1999-2009**
Secretary of Education: 2009-2013

*Resigned to become President, succeeded by former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, who holds the seat until his retirement in 2014.
**Resigned to become Secretary of Education, succeeded by outgoing Treasurer Richard Moore, who holds the seat until his retirement in 2028.

Mario Cuomo (1932-2014*)
Secretary of State of New York: 1975-1978
Lieutenant Governor of New York: 1979-1982
Governor of New York: 1983-1988**
Vice President of the United States: 1989-1997
President of the United States: 1997-2001
*Stress of Presidency takes a small toll, Cuomo dies four months earlier on August 23, 2014.
**Resigns to become Vice President, succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine, who remains Governor until 1994.

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*For reference, in this TL, MitM only gets two seasons, and John Kerry won in 2004 but lost re-election to Mitt Romney in 2008.

It was a mid-season replacement, so if it only got two seasons, it would end in 2001, not 2002 (Alternatively, you could have it last three seasons).

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^ No 22nd in that TL?

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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

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Joseph Steele (1878-1959)

Investment Banker: 1899-1905
State Senator: 1905-1909
Mayor of Boston: 1909-1910
U.S. Representative: 1910-1947
-Minority Whip: 1927-1931
-Majority Leader: 1931-1933
-Speaker of the House: 1933-1947

Shoutout to TTL Stalin for only being mayor of Boston for less than two years.

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Good Lord that 2016 is terrifying.

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U.S. Representative: January 3, 1977-January 3, 1981
U.S. Senator: January 3, 1981-January 18, 1993
President of the United States: January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001

No Hammerschmidt defeat in '74?

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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

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Mourdock McCrory: Two alternate paths for Jeff Jackson
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2012:

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Mourdock McCrory: Two alternate paths for Jeff Jackson
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2012:

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

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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.

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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-

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

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – Nov. 2, 1976)
Mayor of Minneapolis: Jul. 2, 1945 – Nov. 30, 1948 (resigned after being elected U.S. Sen.)
United States Senator from Minnesota: Jan. 3, 1949 – Dec. 29, 1964 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Senate Majority Whip: Jan. 3, 1961 – Dec. 29, 1964 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1965 – Jan. 20, 1969 (retired to run for Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1969 – Nov. 2, 1976 (died in office)

Edmund Sixtus Muskie (Mar. 28, 1914 – Dec. 1, 1995)
Maine State Representative from the 110th district: Dec. 5, 1946 – Nov. 2, 1951 (resigned to join the Maine ESA)
Governor of Maine: Jan. 5, 1955 – Jan. 2, 1959 (resigned after being elected U.S. Sen.)
United States Senator from Maine: Jan. 3, 1959 – Jan. 7, 1969 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1969 – Nov. 2, 1976 (ascended to the Presidency)
President of the United States: Nov. 2, 1976 – Jan. 20, 1977 (lost to U.S. Sen. James Buckley)

James Lane Buckley (Mar. 9, 1923 – Jul. 22, 2023)
United States Senator from New York: Jan. 3, 1971 – Jan. 3, 1977 (retired to run for Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981 (lost to U.S. Sen. Frank Church)

Frank Forrester Church III (Jul. 25, 1924 – Dec. 31, 1983)
United States Senator from Idaho: Jan. 3, 1957 – Jan. 3, 1981 (resigned after being elected Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1981 – Dec. 31, 1983 (died in office)

Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. (Jan. 22, 1928 – Oct. 5, 2018)
Indiana State Representative from Vigo County: Nov. 3, 1954 – Nov. 7, 1962 (retired to run for U.S. Sen.)
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives: Nov. 5, 1958 – Nov. 9, 1960 (Republicans flip the State House)
United States Senator from Indiana: Jan. 3, 1963 – Jan. 3, 1975 (lost to Indy Mayor Richard Lugar)
United States Senator from Indiana: Jan. 3, 1977 – Jan. 3, 1981 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1981 – Dec. 31, 1983 (ascended to the Presidency)
President of the United States: Dec. 31, 1983 – Jan. 20, 1993 (term-limited)

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (Nov. 20, 1942 – Feb. 7, 2028)
New Castle County Councilor for the 4th district: Jan. 5, 1971 – Jan. 1, 1973 (resigned after being elected U.S. Sen.)
United States Senator from Delaware: Jan. 3, 1973 – Apr. 7, 1984 (resigned to become Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Apr. 7, 1984 – Jan. 20, 1993 (retired to run for Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1993 – Jan. 20, 1997 (lost to Fmr. Ariz. Gov. Jim Kolbe)
Secretary of State of Delaware: Dec. 31, 2000 – Jan. 3, 2001 (ascended to the Governorship)
Governor of Delaware: Jan. 3, 2001 – Jan. 20, 2009 (term-limited)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2009 – Jan. 20, 2013 (term-limited)

James Thomas Kolbe (Jun. 28, 1942 – Jun. 20, 2036)
Arizona State Senator from the 14th district: Jan. 10, 1977 – Jan. 3, 1983 (resigned to run for U.S. Rep.)
United States Representative from Arizona's 5th district: Jan. 3, 1983 – Jan. 3, 1987 (retired to run for Gov.)
Governor of Arizona: Jan. 5, 1987 – Jan. 2, 1995 (term-limited)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 1997 – Jan. 20, 2001 (lost renomination to S.D. Gov. Bill Janklow)
Vice President of the United States: Dec. 14, 2001 – Dec. 21, 2001 (ascended to the Presidency)
President of the United States: Dec. 21, 2001 – Jan. 20, 2005 (term-limited)

William John Janklow (Sep. 13, 1939 – Nov. 1, 2011)
Attorney General of South Dakota: Jan. 3, 1975 – Jan. 1, 1979 (retired to run for Gov.)
Governor of South Dakota: Jan. 1, 1979 – Jan. 6, 1987 (term-limited)
United States Senator from South Dakota: Jan. 6, 1987 – Jan. 3, 1993 (retired to run for Pres.)
1992 Republican nominee for President of the United States (lost to Vice Pres. Joe Biden)
Governor of South Dakota: Jan. 7, 1995 – Jan. 6, 2001 (resigned after being elected Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2001 – Jun. 20, 2001 (impeached and convicted of vehicular manslaughter)

Richard Bruce Cheney (Jan. 30, 1941 – Sep. 11, 2001)
United States Repesentative from Wyoming's at-large district: Jan. 3, 1975 – Jan. 1, 1979 (retired to run for Sen., resigned early)
United States Senator from Wyoming: Jan. 1, 1979 – Jan. 15, 2001 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Senate Minority Whip: Jan. 3, 1985 – Jan. 3, 1987 (Republicans flip the Senate)
Senate Majority Whip: Jan. 3, 1987 – Jan. 3, 1999 (Democrats flip the Senate)
Senate Minority Leader: Jan. 3, 1999 – Jan. 3, 2001 (not nominated for Leader, having been elected Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2001 – Jun. 20, 2001 (ascended to the Presidency)
President of the United States: Jun. 20, 2001 – Sep. 11, 2001 (died in office)

Robert Carlyle Byrd (Nov. 20, 1917 – Nov. 20, 2010)
West Virginia State Delegate frpm Raleigh County: Jan. 1, 1947 – Dec. 1, 1950 (retired to run for State Sen.)
West Virginia State Senator from the 9th district: Dec. 1, 1950 – Dec. 23, 1952 (resigned after being elected U.S. Rep.)
United States Representative from West Virginia's 6th district: Jan. 3, 1953 – Jan. 3, 1959 (retired to run for U.S. Sen.)
United States Senator from West Virginia: Jan. 3, 1959 – Sep. 11, 2001 (resigned to become Pres.)
Senate Majority Whip: Jan. 3, 1971 – Jan. 3, 1975 (Republicans flip the Senate)
Senate Minority Whip: Jan. 3, 1975 – Jan. 3, 1977 (elected Leader)
Senate Minority Leader: Jan. 3, 1977 – Jan. 3, 1981 (Democrats flip the Senate)
Senate Majority Leader: Jan. 3, 1981 – Jan. 3, 1987 (Republicans flip the Senate)
Senate Minority Leader: Jan. 3, 1987 – Jan. 3, 1989 (Not nominated for leader)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate: Jan. 3, 1999 – Sep. 11, 2001 (ascended to the Presidency)
President of the United States: Sep. 11, 2001 – Dec. 21, 2001 (resigned)

John Ellis Bush (Feb. 11, 1953 – Aug. 6, 2045)
Secretary of Commerce of Florida: Jan. 6, 1987 – Jan. 5, 1993 (retired to run for Gov.)
Governor of Florida: Jan. 3, 1995 – Jan. 7, 2003 (term-limited)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2005 – Jan. 20, 2009 (lost to Del. Gov. Joe Biden)
United States Senator from Florida: Jan. 3, 2011 – Jan. 3, 2023 (retired)
Candidate in the 2016 Republican primary for President of the United States (lost to Mr. Donald Trump)
Candidate in the 2020 Republican primary for President of the United States (lost to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton)

Paul David Wellstone (Jul. 21, 1944 – Jan. 20, 2021)
United States Senator from Minnesota: Feb. 1, 1985 – Nov. 5, 1986 (appointed to replace Fmr. Sen. and Sec. of State Walter Mondale)
1986 Democratic nominee for Minnesota's special Senate election (lost to U.S. Rep. Arlan Stangeland)
United States Senator from Minnesota: Jan. 3, 1991 – Jan. 3, 2003 (retired to run for Gov.)
Governor of Minnesota: Jan. 6, 2003 – Jan. 5, 2009 (resigned after being elected Vice Pres.)
Vice President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2009 – Jan. 20, 2013 (retired to run for Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2013 – Jan. 20, 2021 (term-limited)

Thomas Bryant Cotton (May 13, 1977 – Feb. 20, 2060)
United States Representative from West Virginia's 6th district: Jan. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 2015 (retired to run for U.S. Sen.)
United States Senator from Arkansas: Jan. 3, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2021 (retired to run for Pres.)
President of the United States: Jan. 20, 2021 – Jan. 20, 2025 (lost to Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker)

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Michigan doesn't have a Class 3 Senate seat.

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Newt Gingrich Announces Harold Stassen 2

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Barack Obama

US Senator from Illinois: 2005-2008
44th President of the United States: 2009-2013
69th US Secretary of State: 2017-2021
Member of the House of Represenatives from Illinois: 2023-present

Barack Obama Announces John Quincy Adams 2