Lynn Pierce

Lynn Pierce is female Kinkowan politician who served as Senator of Galliton State, Vice President under Armando J. Smith and 7th President of the Free Democratic Republic Of Kinkow from 1502 to 1510, becoming the first woman to be elected to the office. A member of the Welfare Party, Pierce rose to political prominence almost as soon as she was elected to the senate. She was a fierce and broad minded senator who worked closely with Senators Armando J. Rice and Wallace Davis when the Millitary Disarmament Act was put forward to the senate. She was strongly against the latter and fought hard in making sure that it wouldnt pass, she was able to persuade a very large portion of the Welfare senators to oppose the act, although her efforts were unsuccessful she became very well known in the senate. Some have even gone as far as saying that she was the true power behind Senator Rices throne.

She ran for the Welfare Party nomination for president in the 1474 Presidential Election, in which she was defeated by Sen.Rice by a margin of 1%. She was chosen as Rices running mate againts Secretary Of State Christopher Bridges of the Free Party and Sen. Garland J. Smith of the Free Party. After a close race, Secretary Bridges defeated Rice and Pierce.

She ran as Senator Armando J. Rices running partner again in the 1478 Presidential Election and won. Pierce became the first female Vice President. They ran for re-election in 1482 but lost to former Vice President Garland J. Smith and Carla B. Burns. The two won the presidency again in the 1490 Presidential Election and won with a landslide victory.

In 1502, Lynn Pierce ran for president and chose former Galliton Governer, Charles C. Jones as her running partner. The pair won a close victory over incumbent Vice President Douglas Knapp of the Free Party. She served for two terms which focused on econominc recovery and universal healthcare. She was the eldest president to leave office, at age 87.

She is considered one of the greatest and most successful Welfare Party politicians of her time.

​Electoral History {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;" 1466 Galliton Senatorial Election ! scope="col"|Party ! scope="col"|Senior Senator ! scope="col"|Junior Senator ! scope="col"|Votes ! scope="col"|Percentage (%)
 * Welfare
 * Rolando Jennings
 * Lynn Pierce
 * 92,000
 * Free
 * Tony McLelan
 * Robin Morena
 * 23,000
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 * Robin Morena
 * 23,000
 * }
 * }