Gregory Bieler

Gregory Hugh Bieler (born May 9th, 2421) was the 14th Supreme President of the Federal Republic of Solentia and the 9th Federal Independent Party member to be elected to the executive office.

Gregory Bieler is one of the longest serving Supreme Presidents in the Federal Republic's history and debatably one of the most influential Supreme Presidents in the nation's existance. He was elected October 7th, 2459 and re-elected four times, opting not to serve a fifth term out of respect for the first executive in the Federal Republic's history, Father George Bailen. His fourth term ended on November 7th 2471, drawing a close to his twelve year reign.

Early Life
Gregory Bieler was born in Rhegium, Fuwan. He was adopted by Senator and futuer Supreme President Hugh Bieler. He attended Rhegium State University and studied law along with political science. As a young student, he deeply enjoyed history, politics, and government studies.

State Politics
By the age of 26, Bieler had decided that he would give public service a shot, as he was determined to serve a seat in his native Fuwan. He promised himself that if he could not win his first race, he would attempt public service later on in his life and instead practice law in the meantime. This prompted his run for Rhegium City Council in 2447.

A life-long Federal Independent, he ran under his family party's banner. Fuwan being a strongly Federal Independent state and Rhegium being a stronghold for Federal Independent votes, he won easily. Alongside a majority of citizens who shared the same party as he did, his father had nearly finished serving a term as Supreme President. This boosted his popularity and gave him national attention (as Hugh Bieler was a popular Supreme President). Gregory Bieler ended up winning the election in a landslide with a remarkable 83% of the vote.

Rhegium City Council Term
Elected on October 7th, 2447, Bieler took office on November 7th that year. He immediately began work by introducing serveral series of legislation to help revitalize the ailing city which had seen a consistent drop in economy and infrastructure over the past seven years.

A steadfast progressive liberal, who many called a socialist, Bieler refused to cut programs such as city housing, municipal services including water, electricity, and many more city provided programs. However, he realized that the city was dangerously approaching default and that such an event would seriously tarnish both the city's reputation and his party's reputation. He pushed for a series of tax increases he devised to help buffer the ailing city budget. He also prompted more funds be given to the failing city run Rhegium Municipal Steel. The company had seen a depressing downturn of profit due to increasingly aggressive competition which had secured the backing of many newly elected councilmen.

As he continued to push his agenda forward, he gained many allies and numerous enemies. At a point during the