Michael Kilgore

Michael Kilgore (born April 22, 1908) is an American professor and political activist from Minnesota. He is a candidate for District 8 in the 1948 United States congressional election.

Early life and education
Michael was born in Watkins, Minnesota to Harold and Edwina on April 22, 1908. Growing up in a devoutly Catholic household Michael was influenced from a young age by his mother's unwavering faith and by his father's work as a local community development manager.

Michael attended St Anthony's Catholic school and later Saint John's preparatory school which he graduated from in 1924, Michael would later go on to attend at the University of St. Thomas and earn a Bachelor's Degree in the Art of Economics.

Early work & military service
Shortly after graduating from St. Thomas Michael married Carolina Ford whom he had met at the campus while studying, later on they moved to St. Paul Minnesota permanently and began raising 3 children. Michael took a job initially at a furniture store as a salesman before being accepted for a professor role at St Thomas.

After teaching at St. Thomas for almost 10 years Michael enrolled with the US army at the outbreak of World War 2, through this Michael rose to the rank of Sargent and commanded a group during the D-Day efforts and through Allied campaigns within northern France as well as Belgium, while shortly injured from a collapsing building during the battle of the bulge he would later return to the United States and settle in with his family.

Entry into politics & Congressional run
When Michael returned home from Europe he began what he described as an awakening to political efforts, coming from a long line of progressive republican supporting family members, Michael himself first voted in the presidential election of 1932 where he cast his vote for President Herbert Hoover, however as time progressed Michael found himself feeling less and less aligned with the ideals of business-oriented policies which he saw as the role of the Republican Party.

Placing himself currently as on the left of the political spectrum, Michael has been an unabashed supporter of the New Deal policies of former president FDR and has supported many other economically left-wing ideas, on social views Michael has been described as having both moderate and progressive views. He has for example openly stated his support for desegregation of the United States Army as well as taking strong opposition towards the policies known as "Jim Crow" in the south.

However Michael has also been noted as a supporter of school prayer and as having a strong opposition towards relaxed drug laws, increased birth control access and abortion.

Michael ran for Rockford's 4th district during the 1948 congressional elections under the American Liberal Party, Michael campaigned on preservation of the New Deal and the supposed strong support of unions in the district, However on election night Michael lost the race to Logan Kane by a wide margin.

This was blamed mostly on Kane's more active campaign and lower turnout among ALP voters in the district than expected.

Confirmation to the Supreme Court
Shortly after losing his race for congress Michael was nominated by President Quentin Carter to serve as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michael's confirmation was seen as rather divisive as many in the public viewed his answers to questions by members of the BIUP to be vague while others said the BIUP was attempting to politicize the court and asked questions which did not merit answers, After this Michael was confirmed to the position on a party-line vote with the support of the ALP with opposition coming from the BIUP.