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}}'''Parker Connor Ridgeway''' (born June 11th, 1989) is a Manneoisan politician and lawyer who has been serving as the 27th Chancellor of Mannenois and leader of the Farmer-Labor Party since 2020. A member of the Farmer-Labor Party, | }}'''Parker Connor Ridgeway''' (born June 11th, 1989) is a Manneoisan politician and lawyer who has been serving as the 27th Chancellor of [[Mannenois]] and leader of the Farmer-Labor Party since 2020. A member of the Farmer-Labor Party, he has been a member of the Mannenoisan House of Representative for Ventura's 47th District since 2014 representing parts of San Fierro and Bay Shore. Prior to becoming chancellor, he served as Secretary of State in [[Chelsea Grey]]'s cabinet and as a deputy attorney general in the Ventura attorney general's office. | ||
Born in Roanoke, Alexandria, Ridgeway was raised in Palisade City, Sierra before attending the University of Ventura | Born in Roanoke, Alexandria, Ridgeway was raised in Palisade City, Sierra before attending the University of Ventura. After graduating in 2010, he earned his Juris Doctor from Concord University. Ridgeway worked for Ventura attorney general [[Jennifer Hyde]] for a year before launching his successful campaign for Parliament in the 2013 special election. Upon his swearing in, he became one of the youngest House members at the age of 24. He has been re-elected twice in 2016 and 2020. | ||
Ridgeway won the leadership of the Farmer-Labor Party in October 2020 after the resignation of Chelsea Grey, a month before the 2020 Federal Election, and led his party to victory, moving the second-placed Farmer-Laborers from 112 seats to 271 seats, the largest-ever numerical increase by a party in a Mannenoisan federal election. He was sworn in by President [[Richard Bentinck]] on March 1st, 2021 at the age of 31 becoming the youngest chancellor since [[Lucille Underwood]] in 1976 and the first openly gay person to serve in the position. | Ridgeway won the leadership of the Farmer-Labor Party in October 2020 after the resignation of Chelsea Grey, a month before the 2020 Federal Election, and led his party to victory, moving the second-placed Farmer-Laborers from 112 seats to 271 seats, the largest-ever numerical increase by a party in a Mannenoisan federal election. He was sworn in by President [[Richard Bentinck]] on March 1st, 2021 at the age of 31 becoming the youngest chancellor since [[Lucille Underwood]] in 1976 and the first openly gay person to serve in the position. | ||
Ridgeway describes himself as a "moderate and centrist." A ''Manhattan Beach Tribune'' profile of Ridgeway after his 2020 election described him as "truly your grandfather's Farmer-Laborer, a pragmatist | Ridgeway describes himself as a "moderate and centrist." A ''Manhattan Beach Tribune'' profile of Ridgeway after his 2020 election described him as "truly your grandfather's Farmer-Laborer, truly a pragmatist." As Chancellor, he was successful in passing the National Infrastructure Improvement Act, the Education Improvement and Achievement Act, and the Diplomacy Act of 2022. Ridgeway proposed an unprecedented expansion of military spending but those efforts mostly failed in Parliament. In foreign policy, Ridgeway normalized historically rocky relations with the International Democratic Union and World Assembly but initiated a trade war with Sainterre. | ||
==Early Life== | |||
Parker Ridgeway was born on June 11, 1989 in Roanoke, Alexandria to [[George Ridgeway]] and [[Maria Jameson]]. The oldest of two children in a Catholic family, he has a brother, Francis. Ridgeway's mother, Maria Jameson, is a Concordian immigrant who was born in Fisher's City and immigrated to the Mannenois at the age of 7. She currently serves as a federal judge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. His father, George Ridgeway, attended the Norfolk Military Academy and served as the Mannenoisan Army Chief of Staff from 2007 to 2011. | |||
He attended the Barlow Academy in Rainier, Sierra. While in high school, he was a star soccer player competing at the national level two years in a row. In 2006, he enrolled at the University of Ventura majoring in Political Science and International Affairs graduating ''summa cum laude'' in three years. While at UV, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. in college, he interned for future Ventura attorney general Jennifer Hyde, WA Ambassador Doreen Fitzpatrick, and Mannenoisan Senator Reed Taylor of Sierra. He earned a Juris Doctor ''cum laude'' from Concord University in Rock Harbor, Madison Island in 2012 and was admitted into the Ventura state bar. Ridgeway settled in [[San Fierro, Ventura]] in summer 2012. | |||
== Early Career (2012-2013) == | |||
In September 2012, was hired by Jennifer Hyde as a deputy attorney general in San Fierro, Ventura, where he was described as "an able attorney on the way up". Over the course of his year as a deputy attorney general, Ridgeway tried 43 cases and only lost once. | |||
=== Executive Order 6606 === | |||
Chancellor Tyler Garrity signed Executive Order 6606 which on March 2nd, 2013, a day after Garrity's inauguration, which effectively permitted the Chancellor to initiate and carry out military action domestically or abroad for up to 120 days without notifying or reporting to Parliament. On March 15th, Governor Christine Rivers, Attorney General Jennifer Hyde, and Ridgeway announced that Ventura would file a legal challenge against Chancellor Garrity, as well as relevant administrative secretaries, to overturn the order, arguing that it was a case of federal overreach in violation of the War Powers Act of 1999. | |||
On April 10, 2013, District Judge James Lawrence ruled in Ventura's favor for a temporary injunction into the order. The order was later overturned by the Mannenoisan Supreme Court 11-2. | |||
Hyde and Ridgeway received national press coverage for their work and is considered to be a leading reason why they were able to win election to the Ventura governor's mansion and the Mannenoisan House of Representatives, respectively. Additionally, the widespread backlash and negative media coverage is considered by experts to be major cause as to why Garrity and the Conservative Party lost their majority in the House of Representatives in the 2016 General Election. | |||
== Mannenoisan House of Representatives (2014-Present) == | |||
=== Elections === | |||
==== 2013 ==== | |||
In 2013, Patrick Gonzalez, incumbent representative for Ventura's 47th District, died in a car crash after serving just one year in office. Ridgeway resigned as a deputy attorney general and registered as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party to enter the special election for the seat. Ridgeway won a highly contested jungle primary with the help of local political endorsements, his Victoria connections, and grassroots organizing skills. His opponent, Mary Scott, the Ventura Senate's majority leader, was considered the front runner because her strong network and Liberal Party affiliation in a center-left leaning district. | |||
Ridgeway called for middle class tax cuts, more funding for schools in urban San Fierro and Bay Shore, and greater federal subsidies for the area's industrial and manufacturing base. He tried to balance the more moderate disposition of the exurban neighborhoods with the more liberal tendencies of urban Bay Shore and San Fierro. | |||
In the jungle primary, Scott ranked first with 53% and Ridgeway ranked second with 45%. In the general election, Ridgeway defeated Scott 52%-48%. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 8 August 2024
| The Honorable Parker Ridgeway MP | |
|---|---|
| 27th Chancellor of Mannenois | |
| Assumed office March 1st, 2021 | |
| President | Richard Bentinck |
| Deputy | Wendy Ta |
| Preceded by | Chelsea Grey |
| Leader of the Farmer-Labor Party | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2020 | |
| Deputy | Wendy Ta |
| Preceded by | Chelsea Grey |
| 42nd Mannenoisan Secretary of State | |
| In office February 28th, 2018 – March 1st, 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Chelsea Grey |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Takagawa |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Jones |
| Member of the Mannenoisan House of Representatives from Ventura's 47th District | |
| Assumed office February 20th, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Will Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Parker Connor Ridgeway June 11th, 1989 Roanoke, Alexandria |
| Political party | Farmer-Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Christian Grenville |
| Children | Henry |
| Parents | George Ridgeway, Maria Jameson |
| Residence | Highgrove |
| Alma mater | University of Ventura (BA) Concord University (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Parker Connor Ridgeway (born June 11th, 1989) is a Manneoisan politician and lawyer who has been serving as the 27th Chancellor of Mannenois and leader of the Farmer-Labor Party since 2020. A member of the Farmer-Labor Party, he has been a member of the Mannenoisan House of Representative for Ventura's 47th District since 2014 representing parts of San Fierro and Bay Shore. Prior to becoming chancellor, he served as Secretary of State in Chelsea Grey's cabinet and as a deputy attorney general in the Ventura attorney general's office.
Born in Roanoke, Alexandria, Ridgeway was raised in Palisade City, Sierra before attending the University of Ventura. After graduating in 2010, he earned his Juris Doctor from Concord University. Ridgeway worked for Ventura attorney general Jennifer Hyde for a year before launching his successful campaign for Parliament in the 2013 special election. Upon his swearing in, he became one of the youngest House members at the age of 24. He has been re-elected twice in 2016 and 2020.
Ridgeway won the leadership of the Farmer-Labor Party in October 2020 after the resignation of Chelsea Grey, a month before the 2020 Federal Election, and led his party to victory, moving the second-placed Farmer-Laborers from 112 seats to 271 seats, the largest-ever numerical increase by a party in a Mannenoisan federal election. He was sworn in by President Richard Bentinck on March 1st, 2021 at the age of 31 becoming the youngest chancellor since Lucille Underwood in 1976 and the first openly gay person to serve in the position.
Ridgeway describes himself as a "moderate and centrist." A Manhattan Beach Tribune profile of Ridgeway after his 2020 election described him as "truly your grandfather's Farmer-Laborer, truly a pragmatist." As Chancellor, he was successful in passing the National Infrastructure Improvement Act, the Education Improvement and Achievement Act, and the Diplomacy Act of 2022. Ridgeway proposed an unprecedented expansion of military spending but those efforts mostly failed in Parliament. In foreign policy, Ridgeway normalized historically rocky relations with the International Democratic Union and World Assembly but initiated a trade war with Sainterre.
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Parker Ridgeway was born on June 11, 1989 in Roanoke, Alexandria to George Ridgeway and Maria Jameson. The oldest of two children in a Catholic family, he has a brother, Francis. Ridgeway's mother, Maria Jameson, is a Concordian immigrant who was born in Fisher's City and immigrated to the Mannenois at the age of 7. She currently serves as a federal judge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. His father, George Ridgeway, attended the Norfolk Military Academy and served as the Mannenoisan Army Chief of Staff from 2007 to 2011.
He attended the Barlow Academy in Rainier, Sierra. While in high school, he was a star soccer player competing at the national level two years in a row. In 2006, he enrolled at the University of Ventura majoring in Political Science and International Affairs graduating summa cum laude in three years. While at UV, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. in college, he interned for future Ventura attorney general Jennifer Hyde, WA Ambassador Doreen Fitzpatrick, and Mannenoisan Senator Reed Taylor of Sierra. He earned a Juris Doctor cum laude from Concord University in Rock Harbor, Madison Island in 2012 and was admitted into the Ventura state bar. Ridgeway settled in San Fierro, Ventura in summer 2012.
Early Career (2012-2013)[edit | edit source]
In September 2012, was hired by Jennifer Hyde as a deputy attorney general in San Fierro, Ventura, where he was described as "an able attorney on the way up". Over the course of his year as a deputy attorney general, Ridgeway tried 43 cases and only lost once.
Executive Order 6606[edit | edit source]
Chancellor Tyler Garrity signed Executive Order 6606 which on March 2nd, 2013, a day after Garrity's inauguration, which effectively permitted the Chancellor to initiate and carry out military action domestically or abroad for up to 120 days without notifying or reporting to Parliament. On March 15th, Governor Christine Rivers, Attorney General Jennifer Hyde, and Ridgeway announced that Ventura would file a legal challenge against Chancellor Garrity, as well as relevant administrative secretaries, to overturn the order, arguing that it was a case of federal overreach in violation of the War Powers Act of 1999.
On April 10, 2013, District Judge James Lawrence ruled in Ventura's favor for a temporary injunction into the order. The order was later overturned by the Mannenoisan Supreme Court 11-2.
Hyde and Ridgeway received national press coverage for their work and is considered to be a leading reason why they were able to win election to the Ventura governor's mansion and the Mannenoisan House of Representatives, respectively. Additionally, the widespread backlash and negative media coverage is considered by experts to be major cause as to why Garrity and the Conservative Party lost their majority in the House of Representatives in the 2016 General Election.
Mannenoisan House of Representatives (2014-Present)[edit | edit source]
Elections[edit | edit source]
2013[edit | edit source]
In 2013, Patrick Gonzalez, incumbent representative for Ventura's 47th District, died in a car crash after serving just one year in office. Ridgeway resigned as a deputy attorney general and registered as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party to enter the special election for the seat. Ridgeway won a highly contested jungle primary with the help of local political endorsements, his Victoria connections, and grassroots organizing skills. His opponent, Mary Scott, the Ventura Senate's majority leader, was considered the front runner because her strong network and Liberal Party affiliation in a center-left leaning district.
Ridgeway called for middle class tax cuts, more funding for schools in urban San Fierro and Bay Shore, and greater federal subsidies for the area's industrial and manufacturing base. He tried to balance the more moderate disposition of the exurban neighborhoods with the more liberal tendencies of urban Bay Shore and San Fierro.
In the jungle primary, Scott ranked first with 53% and Ridgeway ranked second with 45%. In the general election, Ridgeway defeated Scott 52%-48%.