Anthony Santoro

Anthony Fernando Santoro (born September 29, 2064) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior (Class 3) senator from California since 2107. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the United States Congressman from California's 13th District from 2099 to 2107, and the Mayor of Oakland from 2094 to 2098. In the senate, he is serving with Chuck Hornelt.

Santoro was born to a somewhat wealthy family in Oakland, California. His father was a professor at UC Berkeley, and his mother was an OBGYN. The oldest of 3, Santoro graduated from high school in 2082. He went to UC Berkeley and graduated with a degree in Political Science, and went to the UC Berkeley School of Law, at which he met his wife, Connie Liayang.

In 2094 he decided to run for Mayor of Oakland and won, he made Oakland a much cleaner and safer city, starting the Oakland Low-Income Assistance Program which dropped the crime rate in the city, by 90%. Santoro served one term as Oakland mayor before running for Congress.

In 2098, Santoro ran for Congress, and won the election, he was inaugurated along with the rest of Congress on January 3, 2099, he became part of what was known as the Western Congressional Pact, which was an informal coalition of Congress Members from the states of Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada. Santoro along with the rest of the WCP fought for funding for scientific practices and education. As well as the "Journalist's Oath" which was highly controversial

In 2102, the then leader of the WCP, Congresswomen Brie Jasenski, vacated her seat to run for San Diego mayor, an election she later won. Santoro then became the de facto leader, he cooled the coalitions stances and became much more moderate, to the dismay of the other members, by June of 2105 the WCP had dissolved due to this.

On November 12, 2105, Santoro announced he would be running to replace Senator James Tianxia's seat as he was resigning to run for California Governor. Santoro ran against the Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, A State Senator, and Mayor of Anaheim, however, he beat them all in the primaries. He easily beat his Republican opponent in the general election and was inaugurated on January 3, 2107.

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