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Nearly six months after his retirement from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joshua Ryan would return to the public light. This time he would return with political ambitions. | Nearly six months after his retirement from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joshua Ryan would return to the public light. This time he would return with political ambitions. | ||
Ryan would run for Representative, winning in his first election-run. | Ryan would run for Representative, winning in his first election-run. Entering Vindex Nation's [[House of Representatives]], now-congressman Ryan would gain his first experience with the [[Nationalist Party]], a political party that would rival him throughout the remainder of his political career. Despite involving himself in politics now, Joshua Ryan wouldn't align himself with any political party. | ||
As a Representative, Ryan would help write as well as would introduce the "Potion Illegalization Act" with the purpose to illegalize the use and ownership of splash potions that inflict detrimental effects on others. Writing this with then-President [[Adrian Jackson]], the bill would end up being signed into law soon after it's introduction and passing of congress. | |||
After his first stint in Congress was over, Ryan would be elected to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives. As Speaker, Joshua Ryan would use his newly-acquired power to combat the Nationalist Party and their alleged attempts to try and acquire power from the office of the Speaker. | |||
Along with this, it was during his time as Speaker of the House when he would begin his Presidential campaign. With Leo Laff, a fellow Alumbrado, as his running-mate and David McLellan as his campaign manager, Ryan would quickly become the favorited candidate in the race. | |||
Following his time as Speaker of the House, Joshua Ryan would go on to serve as both an agent in the Vindex Intelligence Agency and as the Secretary of Treasury for a short time under President [[David Rohan]]. | |||
In the months leading up to election-day, Joshua Ryan would establish a campaign headquarters in uptown Vindex City, Viridis. With the help of his associates and allies, Ryan was able to capture several different demographics of voters in Vindex Nation. His opponent for a majority of the race was [[Eoin Mills]], the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] at the time and somebody who Ryan had served with in the Vinish military when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. | |||
As time went on, and the publicly-broadcasted debates began occurring, Joshua Ryan solidified himself as the favorited candidate. In months leading up to election-day, polling had taken place in several Vinish news networks to make an educated guess as to who was most likely to win the Presidency. Joshua Ryan had won in a landslide nearly every time. Following the last public debate that took place, Eoin Mills would drop out of the race. | |||
This would lead to an even further landslide on election-day, Joshua Ryan winning against other candidates with nearly triple digits. On July 11th, 2020, Joshua Ryan would be sworn in as the 14th President of Vindex Nation. | |||
== Presidency == | == Presidency == | ||