Alternate Careers

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Barack H. Obama

Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th District (1997-2001)

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st District (2001-2003)

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (2003-2009)

Governor of Illinois (2009-2016)

President of the United States (2017-)

Notable election results:

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2010
Gov. Barack H. Obama (D, inc) - 52.3% def. State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R) - 46.8%

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014
Gov. Barack H. Obama (D, inc.) - 53.3% def. Businessman Bruce Rauner (R) - 44.9%

United States Presidential election, 2016
Gov. Barack H. Obama (D-IL)/Ret. Adm. James G. Stavridis (I-MA) - 54.1% def. Businessman Donald J. Trump (R-NY)/Ret. Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (D-RI) - 40.0%

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This one's related to the Obama one I posted earlier.

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 (2001-2008)

President of the United States (2009-2017)

Notable election results:

United States Presidential election, 2008
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)/Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) - 53.0% def. Sen. John S. McCain (R-AZ)/Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) - 44.9%

United States Presidential election, 2012
Pres. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY, inc.)/VP Bill Richardson (D-NM, inc.) - 49.9% def. Fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)/Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) - 48.3%

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Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (b. 9 Nov 1936)

Member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966-1970)

Member of the Florida Senate (1970-1978)

Governor of Florida (1979-1987)

• 1978: State Sen. Bob Graham, 56% def. Mr. Jack Eckerd, 44%
• 1982: Gov. Bob Graham (inc.), 63% def. Rep. Louis A. "Skip" Bafalis, 35%

United States Senator from Florida (1987-1992)

• 1986: Gov. Bob Graham, 55% def. Sen. Paula Hawkins (inc.), 45%
• 1992: Sen. Bob Graham (inc.), 62% def. Fmr. Rep. James W. "Bill" Grant, 36%

President of the United States (1997-2005)

• 1996: Sen. Bob Graham/Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, 52% def. Vice Pres. J. Danforth "Dan" Quayle/Rep. Jack F. Kemp, 45%
• 2000: Pres. Bob Graham/Vice Pres. Mario Cuomo (inc.), 55% def. Sen. John S. McCain III/Gov. Thomas J. "Tom" Ridge, 29% & Mr. Donald Trump/GEN Norman Schwartzkopf, 15%

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Gwendolyn "Gwen" Graham (b. 31 Jan 1963)

United States Representative from Florida (2005-2007, 2009-2011)

Governor of Florida (2011-2016)
2006: State AG Charles J. "Charlie" Crist, 49.9% def. Rep. Gwen Graham, 49.7%
2010: Rep. Gwen Graham, 51% def. Gov. Charlie Crist (inc.), 47%
2014: Gov. Gwen Graham (inc.), 54% def. Fmr. State AG Ira William "Bill" McCollum, 44%

President of the United States (2017-present)
2016: Gov. Gwen Graham/Gov. Gavin Newsom, 50% def. Pres. W. Mitt Romney/Vice Pres. Paul D. Ryan (inc.), 47%

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Paula Fickes Hawkins (1927-2009)

Member of the Florida Public Service Commission (1972-1974)

Member of the U.S. Senate from Florida (1975-1984)

• 1974: Ms. Paula Hawkins def. FL SoS Richard Stone
• 1980: Sen. Paula Hawkins def. Fmr. Rep. Bill Gunter

Vice President of the United States (1985-1989)

• 1984: Pres. George Bush/Sen. Paula Hawkins def. Fmr. VP Walter Mondale/Rep. Geraldine Ferraro

President of the United States (1989-1993)

• 1988: VP Paula Hawkins/Fmr. Gov. James R. Thompson def. Gov. Michael Dukakis/Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
• 1992: Gov. Bill Clinton/Sen. Al Gore def. Pres. Paula Hawkins/VP James R. Thompson & Mr. Ross Perot/VADM James Stockdale

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Barack Obama:

Secretary of State (2013-2017)
US Senator from Illinois (2017-2025)*Resigned to be President
46th President of the United States (2025-2033)

Did 2016 Senate/2024 presidential candidate Obama get any flak for running for Senate while serving as Sec of State?

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The Brightest Timeline right up there ^^^ (Except Bob. Bob shoulda been Graham)

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The Brightest Timeline right up there ^^^ (Except Bob. Bob shoulda been Graham)

What About Bob?



41st President of the United States
1989-1997

39th Governor of Florida
1979-1987

Florida State Senator
1970-1978

Florida State House Representative
1966-1970

Bless!!

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Not sure if it's been done here before, but…


Hillary Rodham Clinton

United States Senator (New York), 2001-2009

Secretary of State, 2009-2013

President of the United States, 2017-present


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Frances Perkins
Secretary of Labor 1933-1944
Vice President of the United States 1945
President of the United States 1945-1957 (with Eisenhower as VP)

*swoon*

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Ileana C. Ros y Adato


Secretary of State
2017-present

Speaker of the House of Representatives
2013-2016

U.S. Representative
1989-2016

Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2009-2013

Florida State Senator
1986-1989

Florida State Representative
1982-1986

*POD: Ileana doesn't marry fellow State Rep Dexter Lehtinen, and for whatever reason it makes her more successful politically

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

1917-1992

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-MA-11)

1947-1953

United States Senator (D-MA)

1953-1960

35th President of the United States

1961-1965

Chairman of the National Organization for Rare Diseases

1982-1984

41st President of the United States

1985-1989

Secretary of State

1989-1992

POD is Jackie is killed instead, prompting JFK to retire, until returning to public life as an advocate for rare disease research.

I seriously doubt JFK would live into the 1970's, nevermind the 1990's.

Maybe the idea here is he cures all diseases?

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Janet Reno
(1938-2016)


State's Attorney for Miami-Dade County
1973-1993
Preceded by Richard Gerstein
Succeeded by Kathy Fernández-Rundle

78th Attorney-General of the United States
1993-2001
Preceded by William Barr
Succeeded by John Ashcroft

44th Governor of Florida
2003-2009
Preceded by Jeb Bush
Succeeded by Jim Davis

47th Vice President of the United States
2009-2016†
Preceded by Dick Cheney
Succeeded by Elizabeth Warren

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Gwen Graham
(1963–)


2nd Chief Financial Officer of Florida
2007–2011
Preceded by Tom Gallagher
Succeeded by Alex Sink

45th Governor of Florida
2011–2017
Preceded by Charlie Crist
Succeeded by Alex Sink

49th Vice President of the United States
2017
Preceded by Al Franken
Succeeded by vacant

51st President of the United States
2017–present
Preceded by Al Franken

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Lena Guerrero
(D-TX)

1957-2011

State Representative
1985-1991

Railroad Commissioner
1991-1999

Governor of Texas
2007-2010^R

*R - Resigned after cancer diagnosis
Texas gubernatorial election, 2006
Fmr. Commissioner Maria Elena "Lena" Guerrero (D) - 32.6%
Governor James Richard "Rick" Perry (R, inc.) - 32.1%
State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R) - 20.1%
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman (I) - 12.4%

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John Kasich
(1952-2017)


Ohio State Senator
1979-1983
Preceded by Robert O'Shaughnessy
Succeeded by Richard Pfeiffer

U.S. Representative from Ohio
1983-1988
Preceded by Bob Shamansky
Succeeded by Pat Tiberi (1983)

44th Vice President of the United States
1989-1991
Preceded by George H. W. Bush
Succeeded by James A. Baker (1995)

42nd President of the United States
1991-2009
Preceded by George H. W. Bush^A
Succeeded by Barack Obama

44th President of the United States
2013-2017^A
Preceded by Barack Obama
Succeeded by Marco Rubio

^A - Assassinated.

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Atif Qarni
(1976–)


United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1996-2004

Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, District 13
2013–2018
Preceded by Bob Marshall
Succeeded by Danica Roem

41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
2018-2021^R
Governor: Ralph Northam
Preceded by Ralph Northam
Succeeded by Justin Fairfax

12th United States Secretary of Education
2021-2025
President: Joe Kennedy III
Preceded by Betsy DeVos (2018), Phil Rosenfelt (Acting)
Succeeded by Alberto Carvalho

United States Senator from Virginia
2025-2029^R
Preceded by Tim Kaine
Succeeded by Chris Hurst

Vice President
2029-2033
President: Jason Kander
Preceded by Tammy Baldwin
Succeeded by Carlos López-Cantera

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Daniel Baer
(1977–)


Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation in Europe
2013–2017
Preceded by Ian Kelly
Succeeded by Harry Kamian

Representative from Colorado's 7th District
2019-2033
Preceded by Ed Perlmutter
Succeeded by Mayra Bermudez

Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
2029-2033
Speaker: Ben Ray Luján
Preceded by Albio Sires
Succeeded by Ted Lieu

Secretary of State
2033-2038
President: Beto O'Rourke
Preceded by Christopher S. Murphy
Succeeded by Seth Moulton

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Hubert H. Humphrey
(1911–1978)


35th Mayor of Minneapolis
1945-1948
Preceded by Marvin L. Kline
Succeeded by Eric G. Hoyer

United States Senator from Minnesota
1949-1964^R
Preceded by Joseph H. Ball
Succeeded by Walter Mondale

36th President of the United States
1965-1969
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by Richard M. Nixon
Succeeded by Richard M. Nixon

United States Senator from Minnesota
1971-1976
Preceded by Eugene McCarthy
Succeeded by Wendell Anderson

39th President of the United States
1977-1978^†
Vice President: Reubin Askew
Preceded by Gerald R. Ford
Succeeded by Reubin Askew

Kay Bailey Hutchison
(1943–)


Treasurer of Texas
1991-1993^R
Preceded by Ann Richards
Succeeded by Martha Whitehead

United States Senator from Texas
1993-1997
Preceded by William P. Hobby Jr.
Succeeded by Jack Fields

46th Vice President of the United States
1997-2005
President: Lamar Alexander
Preceded by Joe Biden
Succeeded by Eric Greitens

United States Senator from Texas
2007-2019
Preceded by Jack Fields
Succeeded by Joe Straus

Elizabeth Warren
(1949–)


United States Senator from Massachusetts
2013-2016^R
Preceded by Scott Brown
Succeeded by Karyn Polito

48th Vice President of the United States
2017-2025
President: Joe Biden
Preceded by Joe Biden
Succeeded by Pete Buttigieg

47th President of the United States
2021-2025
Vice President: Pete Buttigieg
Preceded by Joe Biden
Succeeded by Eric Greitens

Pete Buttigieg
(1982–)


32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
2012-2020
Preceded by Steve Luecke
Succeeded by Tim Scott

49th Vice President of the United States
2021-2025
President: Elizabeth Warren
Preceded by Elizabeth Warren
Succeeded by Nikki Haley

50th President of the United States
2033-present
Vice President: Nick X. Duran
Preceded by Nikki Haley

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Marco A. Rubio
(1971–)


Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 111
2000–2008
Preceded by Carlos Valdes
Succeeded by Erik Fresen

Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
2006–2008
Preceded by Allan Bense
Succeeded by Ray Sansom

United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
2017–2018^R
President: Donald Trump
Preceded by Carmen Lomellin
Succeeded by Carlos Trujillo


Candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida
2010

^{Primary election:}
Gov. Charlie Crist 49% • Rubio 48%

^{General election:}
Gov. Charlie Crist 58% • State Rep. Kendrick Meek 39%


Candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida
2012

^{Primary election:}
Rubio 35%
Rep. Connie Mack IV 33%
Fmr. Rep. Dave Weldon 15%

^{General election:}
Sen. Bill Nelson (inc.) 54% • Rubio 43%


Candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida
2016

^{Primary election:}
Sen. Charlie Crist (inc.) 51% • Rubio 49%

^{General election:}
Sen. Charlie Crist (inc.) 49% • Rep. Patrick Murphy 49%


Candidate for Governor of Florida
2018

^{Primary election:}
Rubio 57% • Ag. Comm. Adam Putnam 37%

^{General election:}
Mayor Andrew Gillum 53% • Rubio 45%

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Nicholas Maduro (1962-)

U.S. Representative: 1993-2007
-Deputy Majority Whip: 2002-2003
-Majority Whip: 2003-2007
Governor of Kentucky: 2007-2015
-Chairman of the RGA: 2013-2014
Ambassador to the United Nations: 2017-2021

Juan Guaido (1983-)

Professor of Gender Studies: 2005-
Owner, Louisville Vegan Co.: 2006-
Member, Vegan Bakery Alliance: 2006-
-Co-Chair: 2010-2015
-Chair: 2015-2020
Democratic Nominee for the Kentucky Governor's Race: 2011

Nelson Mandela (1918-2019)

Officer in the British Army: 1941-1946
-2LT: 1941
-1LT: 1941-1942
-CPT: 1942-1943
-MJR: 1943
-LTC: 1943-1945
-COL: 1945-1946
MP from London: 1948-1992
-Leader of the Opposition: 1974-1979
-Prime Minister: 1979-1992

These are fun!

Fidel A. Castro (1926-2016)

Delegate to the U.S. House from the Territory of Cuba, 1959-1961
U.S. Senator from Cuba, 1961-1971
Governor of Cuba, 1971-1979
Vice President of the U.S., 1981 (Rose to presidency after assassination of Pres. Ronald Reagan)
President of the United States, 1981-1985 (Defeated by Fmr. VP Walter Mondale)
President of the United States, 1993-1997