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 Andrew Holden Palin (born December 23rd, 1950) is an American hedge fund manager and politician currently serving as a U.S. Senator from Reno Since January 6th, 1985. Palin is a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Early life, military service, education
Palin was born on December 23rd, 1950, to Alex Palin and in the USAG Yongsan Military Zone, South Korea. He attended Yale University. Palin served in the Vietnam war from 1969 to 1973.

First Senate Stint (1985-1986)
Palin was elected to the U.S. Senate in Reno during the 1984 elections, receiving one-hundred percent of the vote.

Senate assignments and style
When Palin joined the Senate in 1985, he received a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Palin was seen as too new and "too abrasive" to be effective in the Senate, and and was sometimes seen as arrogant by other Senate members. He instead relied on attention-getting gestures to achieve what he wanted, hoping national exposure would force other senators to listen to him. He voted against requiring only a simple majority for a motion to pass, instead voting to keep the 4 to 1 ratio needed. Palin often used motions to overrule dissents by other senators, and also seemed to defend more conservative senators at times.

Nuclear issues and the Cold War
Palin disliked President Grenwich's proposed UNA treaty as a senator, although later supported it while on the Associated Press. Palin and Bill Clinton were the only senators to vote against Chamel Madjd's confirmation as Secretary Of Defense. Palin later said that Madjd was "Too non-interventionist in this current day and age."

Domestic policy
As a senator, he co-sponsored the Updated Education Act, with Hubert H, Humphrey. The bill updated secondary education to include Preparation For Life. Palin also co-sponsored Sherman-Humphrey-Palin, which would have done the same for elementary school, but the bill was blocked by Representative Vladimir Putin.

Resignation
On June 17th, 1986, Palin resigned. He was succeeded by A.P.

Private Life
After resigning, Palin served as a talk show host on Associated Press called Congress, The Future With Andrew Palin, and also appeared as a guest on FBC. Palin announced his Independent run for Congress on August 2nd, 1986. He won against Mark Rivera and A.P.

Second Senate Stint (1987-Present)
Palin was inaugurated on January 6th, 1987.