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Hubert Humphrey
45th President of the United States
In office 1989–1997
Vice President	Ender Pig
Preceded by	Logan Kane
Succeeded by	Jackson Cole (acting)
47th Vice President of the United States
In office 1989–1989
President	Logan Kane
Preceded by	Logan Kane
Succeeded by	Ender Pig
Senate Majority Whip
In office 1985–1987
Leader	Diana Maddow-Jones
Preceded by	Ted Stevens
United States Senator from Superior
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Catherine Cortez Masto
Albany Chief of Staff
In office 1985–1987
Governor	Daniel Lorenzo
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Boss Tweed
Superior Secretary of Labor
Incumbent
In office 1987 – present
Governor	Storm Kennedy
Preceded by	IcedCream
Personal details
Born	Hubert Horatio Humphrey May 31, 1953 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Social Democratic
Other political affiliations	Progressive
Spouse(s)	Alejandra Grenwich-Humphrey
Alma mater	Columbia University

Hubert Horatio Humphrey (born May 31, 1953) is an American politician who served as the President of the United States United States Senator from Superior, Senate Majority Whip, and Chief of Staff to Governor Daniel Lorenzo. Humphrey is a member of the Social Democratic Party, and an ally of the Progressive Party.

Early life

Humphrey was born in Minneapolis in 1953. His parents are Hubert Humphery Sr., a high school educator, and Karolina Humphrey (born Novakova), a baker. His mother is an immigrant from Czechoslovakia, from where her family escaped after the communist coup in 1948. They settled in New York, where Humphrey often visited them during his youth. His other grandparents own a farm in Southern Iowa and Humphrey spent large parts of his summer vacations there when he was young. His started getting involved in politics from 1968, when he was a volunteer for the Democratic party's campaigns that year. Between 1971 and 1975, he studied Law, History, and Political Science at Columbia University in New York. He worked at a law firm for a few months between 1975-76, but left the job and instead started working as a public defendant.

Political career

Early actions

Humphrey's first campaign was in 1973, when he unsucessfully ran for Minneapolis City Council. After the Democratic Party collapsed in 1984, he joined the Social Democratic Party, of which he has been an affiliated non-member until then. In the 1984 election, he ran for the United States Senate from his home state of Superior. He won the contest, defeating Independent candidate Ava Crosslin and New Republican nominee Joe Manchin.

In 1985, Humphrey was elected to the Social Democratic Party's board.

U.S. Senate

Following his election to the Senate, he ran for the Senate Majority Whip, winning the race. He has also been chosen by Governor Daniel Lorenzo of Albany to be his Chief of Staff. During the 99th Congress, he wrote and cowrote multiple bills, out of which four - The Gun Licensing Act, The Updated Education Act, The Fair Labor Standards Act and the Clinton-Humphrey Apartheid Punishment Act - have passed into law.

Albany Chief of Staff

Governor Daniel Lorenzo of Albany nominated Humphrey to be his Chief of Staff. In this position, Humphrey helped Governor Lorenzo deal with the Boston Water Crisis. He served in the office until 1987, when he was suceeded by Boss Tweed during Governor Lorenzo's cabinet restructuring. However, he still remained serving in the cabinet as the Junior Advisor.

Superior Secretary of Labor

After Secretary IcedCream stepped down, Humphrey was selected by Governor Storm Kennedy to be Superior's Secretary of Labor.

Personal life

In 1986, he married Representative Alejandra Grenwich-Humphrey.

In 1976, Humphrey enlisted in the Superior National Guard. As of January 1987, he is still serving.

Electoral history

United States Senate special election in Superior, 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	10,699,476	41.54%	--
	Independent	Ava Crosslin	8,350,642	32.42%	--
	New Republican	Joe Manchin	6,706,732	26.04%	--