Dominique Horiatio
| Dominique Horiatio | |
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| 11th President of Rizealand | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2008 | |
| Vice President | Stephen Crew |
| Preceded by | Kyle McCarthy |
| Member of the National Council from Firmador | |
| In office December 7, 2003 – December 7, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jeanette Swanson |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Jenkins |
| Governor of Firmador | |
| In office December 7, 1999 – December 7, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Al Parker |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Cable |
| Member of Legislative Assembly of Firmador | |
| In office December 7, 1990 – December 7, 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dominique Raymond Horiatio June 9, 1952 Napa, KLR, Rizealand |
| Nationality | Rizealander |
| Political party | NPC-NDP |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Sandra Horiatio (Alcott)-Oct 11, 1980 |
| Relations | Maria Horiatio Calboa (sister) Martinez Horiatio (brother) |
| Children | Tomas Horiatio (b. 1983) |
| Parents | Sanz Igardo Horiatio Marissa Yuna Horiatio |
| Residence | Orange House (official) Long Beach (Rizealand) (private) |
| Alma mater | UFC-Bagropa (B.A.) Briggs & Harvey Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer Professor of political science Author Politician |
| Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
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Early Life and Career
Dominique Horiatio was born September 6, 1952 at the Shiao-Nia Medical Center in Napa, Rizealand, in the Province of Kuala Lumpur and he is the first Rizealand President to be born in Kuala Lumpur. His father and mother were both of Maxtopian heritage. His father, Sanz Horiatio, was an automobile mechanic and was the foreman in a local automobile shop at the time of Dominique's birth. His mother was a local school teacher for an all-Maxtopian school. Horiatio grew up in Napa for most of his young life, both of his parents keeping steady jobs and integrating him with his community. He attended an all-Maxtopian school for most of education career until high school. He worked small odd and end jobs on his free time but curried a love for books and used most of his hard earned cash to buy all the books he could on politics and history. At the age of 19, in 1971, he decided against his parents wishes, who were strong Roman Catholics, to attend a secularist university rather than a Catholic college so he headed off with little to spend to University of Firmador Central in Bagropa. There, he worked hard in his classes and tried to make up for his lack of money by working hard at different types of jobs from a mechanic at some small autoshops to being a janitor and a waiter. He took part in the massive Maxtopian protests that happened across the universities against the discriminatory policies that had been instituted. This is where his first job in politics took place as he volunteered and eventually became a paid staffer for the Mayor of Bagropa, John Kelt, who was running on the promise of ending Maxtopian segregation in the city.
Dominique did succumb to college life like everyone else and one night, after heavy drinking and usage of marijuana and juke, he got into a massive car accident that crushed his left leg and hospitalized him for months. After being released from the hospital, Dominique began to actively attend mass again every Sunday and cut down on his partying so he could focus more on studying. In 1976, he graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts while majoring in Political Science and History. After that, he got hired on part time job at a local community college, teaching political science.
Lawyer and Political Activist
In 1978, Dominique applied to get into the prestigious Briggs & Harvey Law School and was accepted. He spent most of his time teaching college classes and studying to get his J.D. which he completed later in 1980. After graduating, he began to work for a the Agrincoult Law Firm in Bagropa that dealt with civil and discrimination law suits. He dropped his teaching job and spent his free time volunteering to work with many of the civil rights groups that operated out of Bagropa. He also began to start volunteering and working with the New Democratic Party a lot more. It was at the New Democratic Party offices that he met Louisa Sandra, a political director and activist, who became his fiancee and wife a few years later.
Involvement in Local Politics
In 1990, after the current incumbent in one Bagropa's legislative districts decided not to run for reelection, the New Democratic Party officials in Bagropa began to pressure Dominique to run for office for the Legislative Assembly of Firmador so he ran and won the election with a comfortable margin. After the conclusion, of his first term, he decided to run for two more terms. During his last two terms, he became a prominent member of the Legislative Assembly and even served as the right-hand man of the Majority leader.
Governor of Firmador
In 1999, Al Parker finished his last term as Governor of Firmador and Dominique announce his intention to run. He focused the bulk of is campaign on the many social issues and increasing poverty in the slums of Bagropa, promising to fix the broken provincial welfare system that Parker and his Conservative government destroyed. However, it was a close match between Dominique and Ernest Cable, the former majority leader but in the end, Dominique barely beat Cable as the New Democratic nominee and went on to win a landslide victory against Nationalist Republican candidate Todd Steward. As Governor, Dominique pushed for expansion of Firmador's healthcare systems, increased funding for education, and helped completely eradicate the remnants of the poll tax that were meant for keeping minorities out of the polls.
National Councillor
After finishing up his term in 2003, Cable gave Dominique a deal that if he promised to not run for reelection and let Cable run, he would ensure that Dominique would get appointed by the Legislative Assembly as a member of the National Council of Rizealand. Dominique agreed behind closed doors and announced he would not run for reelection. As Cable ran for Governor, he made sure that the New Democrats gave enough votes in the Legislative Assembly, nominating Dominique as one of the two representatives representing Firmador in the National Council. Upon appointment to the National Council, Dominique got to experience the capital life to the fullest. He also was involved heavily in helping with the National Progress Coalition's opposition campaign against TNC-affiliated President Kyle McCarthy. As National Councillor, Dominique headed abroad a lot and met with Rizealand's allies.
