Alternate Careers

[Del Tachi]

Easy, post an alternate bio of a RL politico.

I'll go first with one for Bill and Hillary Clinton.

POD:  Bill Clinton loses the Democratic nomination to Tom Harkin, who then goes on to defeat George H.W. Bush to be elected President in 1992

William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946)

• Attorney General of Arkansas; 1979-1981
• Governor of Arkansas; 1981-1983, 1983-1993
• Chairman, Democratic National Committee; 1993-1999
• 2000:  Wins the Democratic nomination for President, but loses the election to George W. Bush
• United States Senator for Arkansas; 2003-2009
• 2008:  Runs for President, but loses the nomination to Barack Obama
• United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama; 2009-2013
• 2016: Wins the Democratic nomination for President once again, but loses the election to Marco Rubio.  Retires from politics.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947)

• First Lady of Arkansas; 1981-1983, 1983-1993
• Director of the Board, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; 1994-1998
• Chairperson, Financial Stability Oversight Board, United States Department of Treasury; 2009-2012
• United States Ambassador to the United Nations; 2013-2017
• Mayor of New York City; 2018-2026

[Del Tachi]

Mrs. Phyllis Schalfy (b. 1924, d. 2017)

• President, National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW); 1967-1970
• Member, U.S. House of Representatives (IL-23); 1971-1976
• U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; 1976-1977
• Deputy U.S. Secretary of State; 1982-1985
• National Security Advisor; 1985-1988
• U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See; 2001-2005

[Del Tachi]

Obama is defeated by Romney in 2012, but comes back to win a second term in 2020.

Barack Obama
Member, Illinois State Senate (1997–2004)
Member, United States Senate (2005–2008)
President of the United States (2009–2013 and 2021–present)

Mitch Landrieu
Member, Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–2004)
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (2004–2010)
Mayor of New Orleans (2010–2018)
Vice President of the United States (2021–present)

Hillary Clinton
First Lady of Arkansas (1979–1981 and 1983–1992)
First Lady of the United States (1993–2001)
Member, United States Senate (2001–2009)
United States Secretary of State (2009–2013)
Democratic nominee for President (2016)