Edward Rourke Donnell was born in Blacksburg, VA on May 5th, 1978, to a nurse and a Vietnam veteran. As a child, Donnell had a photographic memory, and was a very sociable student.
His first experience in politics was during the 1992 election, when Donnell almost cried when his mother said he was too young to vote (Donnell was a staunch supporter of Ross Perot).
Afterwards, Donnell became a Paleoconservative. He voted for Pat Buchanan in 1996 and Alan Keyes in 2000 for the Republican nomination. In 1998, Donnell enlisted in the US military and five years later was deployed to Iraq, recieving a medal for his efforts.
After returning home in 2005, Donnell's political views moderated. He toned down his protectionist and isolationist policies, and started supporting campaign finance reform, helping black businesses and renewable energy.
In 2007, Donnell entered the race to become a US Senator for Virginia. As John Warner declined to run, Donnell won the state convention and defeated Mark Warner in the general election by 0.06%.
As a Senator, Donnell was known for working with moderate Democrats on climate change, immigration and campaign finance reform. However, Donnell voted for the Bush Tax Cuts, school choice, a balanced budget amendment, and the Stupak-Pitts Amendment.
He endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 election.
After mopping the floor with Terry McAuliffe in 2014, Donnell planned a presidential run, focusing on the positions he championed. Ed Donnell formally announced his campaign for President of the United States on March 4th, 2016.
Donnell became the presumptive nominee after winning Indiana 78-20 against Donald Trump. On the general election, Donnell campaigned on balancing the budget, lowering taxes, repealing and replacing Obamacare, reforming education, renegotiating NAFTA and TPP, and replacing Common Core with school choice. His campaign was briefly damaged when a woman accused Donnell of sexual assault, but the allegations were proven false, and Donnell still pulled through.
Major original pieces of legislation signed by Ed Donnell include:
• The American Healthcare Act. It repealed Obamacare; replacing it by a $35,000 tax credit, the deregulation of private insurers, malpractice reform and healthcare vouchers for low-income families.
• The Small Business Tax Credit. It provides a $50,000 tax credit and $25,000 tax deduction for these starting new businesses.
• The 28th Amendment. It forbids the federal government from spending more than it earns.
• The Education Reform Act. It expands abstinence-based sex ed programs, provides school vouchers to low-income families, provides billions of dollars of funding for the construction of trade and charter schools, and increasingly focused on teaching students essential life skills.
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership went into effect with more protection for American manufacturing.
• A federal ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
• The Treaty of Amman, where the U.S and Iranian governments agreed to withdraw from Iraq and respect freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf.
• The Path to Citizenship Act, combining greater enforcement of immigration laws together with a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who did not commit crimes.
• The Cap and Trade Act.
COVID still happened. Donnell was strongly opposed to lockdowns, viewing them as un-American and an unfair violation of personal freedoms. He also thought mask wearing must remain optional. However, Donnell always wore a mask in public and avoided large crowds, mostly using TV and Internet campaiging, while encouraging mail in voting. However, Donnell still lost re-election.
Donnell accepted the election results, and ensured a peaceful transition of power. During his final months in office, Donnell's Administration tried to find a way to help Uyghurs escape genocide, but failed.
Donnell attended Joe Biden's inauguration and later became a political commentator, although he plans a comeback in 2024.
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