Francisco LaGuardia

General Information
Francisco LaGuardia is a Dranian politican of the right-wing Grand National Party currently serving as its agriculture spokesman. He is also an MP for the capital Iglesia Mayor.

Life
LaGuardia was born in Iglesia Mayor in 3288. His parents owned a vast farm in the outskirts of the city with thousands of cattles. At the age of 20, he took over the farm from his parents and expanded it with the profits he had acquired by buying shares of large Dranish companies at the stock market. Three years later, his fortune had increased to 12 Million DRA.

Politics
He first became involved in politics in 3318, when he he volunteered as a campaign assistant for Prime Minister Jennifer Howard's re-election. At that time he also joined the Grand National Party, particularly because of its firm pro-business stance. LaGuardia later also stated that he wanted to "take a stand against the socialist policies of the Unity party" which eventually won power in the ensuing election.

In 3322, he was elected to the city council of Iglesia Mayor and served in that position until 3330, when he was elected to the federal Parliament. In March 3331, he became his party's spokesman on agricultural affairs.

Throughout his first tenure as MP, he became known for his opposition to the welfare state the leftist government had established. He repeatedly called for scaling back social services and cutting taxes instead.

In 3335, he challenged GNP chairman John Courtenay in the party's leadership election after it had suffered an utter defeat in the elections of 3334.