User:Originalmess/Politician BLP Template

WIP template for politician BLPs. Examples: Ann Rivers, Beverly White, Cynthia Lummis

Lead
If there is less info:

Name Bolded (born XXXX) is an American politician and _enter previous career here if exists_ serving as a _link party_ member of the _link legislative body_ from when _how did they get there?_ to represent the _link district if page exists_ in 2012, upon the _how did the predecessor exit_ of _link predecessor_. Prior to this she was _describe previous political experience_. _Anything interesting happen during the terms? Did they join a caucus? Any whip/speaker/chair assignments? Did this affect the balance between parties? Was this notable for any other reason_ _Insert relection or exit info_

_Short description of early life and/or non-political career experience in second paragraph_

Example: Anna M. Rivers (born 1965 or 1966) is an American politician and educator serving as a Republican member of the Washington State Senate from when she was appointed to represent the 18th district in 2012, upon the resignation of Joe Zarelli. Prior to this she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. In her first full term, a Majority Coalition Caucus was formed, taking control away from the Democrats in the state senate. Rivers was appointed to be majority whip for the session, a rare appointment for a freshman senator. She won re-election for another four-year term in 2012, with 67% of the vote against 32% for her opponent, Ralph Schmidt.

Prior to her holding elected office, Rivers led AMR Consulting, a political consulting firm which aided candidates in their elections for offices, as well as providing political consultation to corporate clients. In 2007, she was on the short list for candidates to be chosen to replace Richard Curtis in the state house, but Jaime Herrera Beutler was chosen instead. Later, Rivers succeeded Herrera Beutler in the house after the latter's election to the United States Congress.

If there is enough article info for a full lead:

Beverly Jean White (née Larson; September 2, 1928 – May 24, 2021) was an American activist and politician who served in the Utah House of Representatives from the 57th, 64th, and 21st districts from 1971 to 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the longest-serving female member of the Utah State Legislature. White also served in multiple positions in the local, state, and national Democratic Party and attended many state and national conventions.

White was born in Salt Lake City, and grew up in Tooele, Utah, following the death of her mother. She was educated at Tooele High School and married Floyd White, who would also become involved in politics. She entered politics with her involvement in the Tooele County Democratic Ladies Club which she served as president of and later became active in the Tooele County Democratic Party.

White served as vice-chair of the Tooele County Democratic Party, secretary of the Utah Democratic Party for sixteen years, and on the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee. She served as a delegate to multiple state conventions of the Utah Democratic Party and as a delegate to every Democratic National Convention from 1964 to 2004, with the exception of 1976 when she served as an alternate delegate.

She first held office with her appointment to the Utah Board of Pardons by Governor Cal Rampton. She served on the board until Rampton appointed her to fill a vacancy in the state house created by Representative F. Chileon Halladay's death. During her tenure in the state house she would at times be the only female chair of a committee and served as Assistant Whip while in the majority and minority. She lost reelection in the 1990 election to Republican nominee Merrill Nelson. Following her tenure in the state house she served on a hospital board, wrote a book about female legislators, and aided in the creation of a satellite university for the Utah State University. She died in 2021.

Early life and career
This one is pretty standard with other BLPs and is good place to mention politics/public-adjacent work and/or any early awards, etc.

Political career
If it's applicable and there is enough information, this may be split into "State House of Representatives" and "State Senate" etc. sections each with elections and tenure subsections.

Elections
Style notes:


 * Use full party names in text instead of (R) or (D) after a name
 * This section can include fundraising totals and favorability/ratings numbers, but maybe keep vote percentages to electoral history section?

Tenure
Things to include:


 * Committees
 * Whip, speaker, whatever other roles, etc.
 * What has this politician spoken strongly about? If they are a major candidate (senator, etc.), this section may be worth splitting into a Political Positions section with subheadings. See below.
 * What types of bills have they introduced?

Political positions
Pick and choose and combine. It does not look like a logical standard/consensus on how to sort these is possible because social issues and economic issues are an ouroborous. Oof. Figure that out later

Crime
Capital punishment, police reform, firearms, etc.

Economics
Labor, Corporate/Finanicial Regulations, Taxes, Trade

Healthcare
Abortion, cannabis, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, etc.

Human rights
LGBT, women's rights, maternity/paternity leave, etc.

Technology
Telecommunications, digital privacy, cybercrime, cryptocurrency, etc.

Voting rights
We didn't start the fire...

Later life/Death and legacy/awards
Also similar to standard BLPs.

Electoral history
Tables can be auto-hidden

Insert a table later