KDD Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Name: Carmen Chavez Lerner Seat: California Class III Party: Democrat Avatar: Margarita Zavala Major Caucus: New Democrats/Third Way Special Talent: Regular Joe Dark Secret: Gender: Female (10) Age: 57 (0) Sexuality: Married w/ 4 children (0) Race: Hispanic/Latino (10) Religion: Catholic (0) Education : Bachelors Non Ivy (5), Master Non Ivy (5) Socio Economic History: Middle/working class (15) Career History: Ent/Business Founder (30) Awards: 0 Political Experience: State Row Office 2 terms (10) Total Points: 70 Will be fleshing out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDD Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago Carmen Chavez was born in 1967 to a Californios family who have operated a fairly modest almond farm which also produced alfalfa and other fodder. Despite being one of 7 kids, the farm was successful enough to put her through college, graduation from Fresno State in 1989. She would work back on the farm briefly before returning to school and earning her MBA from UCLA in 1993. After graduating she joined Wells Fargo as a junior analyst where she met her future husband, David Lerner. She would hold several positions before leaving in 2002 to launch a venture capital firm, focused on agribusiness. It would prove to be very successful, becoming the go to spot for a wide variety of agribusiness interests throughout then west coast. In 2014 she resigned from her firm to launch a bid for California state treasurer. She would win a crowded primary, and then beat her Republican challenger by a modest 4 points in the general election. In 2018 her reelection campaign was far less contentious, winning by just over 20 points. Upon Kamala Harris's elevation to VP, Governor Gavin Newsome appointed Chavez Lerner to the US Senate. In 2022 she would run for a term in her own right and because of the jungle primary rules, faced a far more liberal democrat in the general and prevailed 60-40. Chavez Lerner currently has a small cottage on the family farm, a home in LA and now a condo in DC. She has 4 children born in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master TedderBear Posted 14 hours ago Game Master Share Posted 14 hours ago 1 hour ago, KDD said: Name: Carmen Chavez Lerner Seat: California Class III Party: Democrat Avatar: Margarita Zavala Major Caucus: New Democrats/Third Way Special Talent: Regular Joe Dark Secret: Gender: Female (10) Age: 57 (0) Sexuality: Married w/ 4 children (0) Race: Hispanic/Latino (10) Religion: Catholic (0) Education : Bachelors Non Ivy (5), Master Non Ivy (5) Socio Economic History: Middle/working class (15) Career History: Ent/Business Founder (30) Awards: 0 Political Experience: State Row Office 2 terms (10) Total Points: 70 Will be fleshing out Approved, masked, and added to Senate Roster. Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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