Elected Official
Popularly elected officials enjoy prestige commensurate with their position. Small-town mayors and township supervisors find their influence extends little beyond their municipality’s borders. Often these jobs are part-time, paying but small compensation. The mayors of big cities are well paid, however, often ruling their cities like little kingdoms and wielding more influence and power than the governor of their respective state.
Local Representatives and Senators elected to state houses enjoy a fair amount of respect, particularly with the business community and often at a statewide level.
Governors are responsible for entire states and have connections across the country.
Federal positions carry the most clout. States send a number of Representatives to Congress based upon population count, and the House seats over 400 members, each elected to a two-year term. Each state, regardless of size, also sends two Senators to Washington. Elected to six-year terms and numbering less than a hundred, Senators hold considerably more influence than Representatives, and some elder Senators receive nearly as much respect as the President.
In the United Kingdom, Members of Parliament are popularly elected every four to five years. Representatives in the House of Lords are unelected, receiving their memberships through either birth or appointment.
Occupation Skill Points: EDU × 2 + APP × 2
Credit Rating: 50–90
Suggested Contacts: Political operatives, government, news media, business, foreign governments, possibly organized crime.
Skills: Charm, History, Intimidate, Fast Talk, Listen, Own Language, Persuade, Psychology.
Local Representatives and Senators elected to state houses enjoy a fair amount of respect, particularly with the business community and often at a statewide level.
Governors are responsible for entire states and have connections across the country.
Federal positions carry the most clout. States send a number of Representatives to Congress based upon population count, and the House seats over 400 members, each elected to a two-year term. Each state, regardless of size, also sends two Senators to Washington. Elected to six-year terms and numbering less than a hundred, Senators hold considerably more influence than Representatives, and some elder Senators receive nearly as much respect as the President.
In the United Kingdom, Members of Parliament are popularly elected every four to five years. Representatives in the House of Lords are unelected, receiving their memberships through either birth or appointment.
Occupation Skill Points: EDU × 2 + APP × 2
Credit Rating: 50–90
Suggested Contacts: Political operatives, government, news media, business, foreign governments, possibly organized crime.
Skills: Charm, History, Intimidate, Fast Talk, Listen, Own Language, Persuade, Psychology.
Type
Political
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