Hanna Gry Ashbaugh

Hanna Gry Ashbaugh was elected leader of the Liberal Party on November 29, 2493. She defeated Deputy Leader Kyra Hofsted by a vote of 28-16. In the race for Deputy Leader, she supported Christine Ferraro. Ferraro was elected with 23 votes. Isbel Holts won 13 votes. Mirabelle Sicard won 5 votes and Glenys Stone won 3 votes. Ashbaugh brought a new image to the Liberal Party. She ran for Praetor in 2496 at the age of eight. She came in third with 17.88%. She was defeated by 1.68% and so wasn’t voted into the second round. In 2497, she fired Defence Minister Richardine Rumbaugh from her front bench. She replaced Rumbaugh with Christine Ferraro. She appointed Tendaji Kofi Olympio as the new Deputy Leader. On January 4th, 2499, Ashbaugh announced her resignation as the Leader of the Liberal Party. At only 11 years old, many wondered why she would resign, however, Hanna Gry Ashbaugh told reporters that she would much rather remain a normal child, rather than a political superstar. She did, however, hinted that she might return to the political stage one day. She was the longest serving leader since Barry Goldvogel’s resignation in 2475, 24 years before. She returned to the front bench in 2507 after the election of Walt Isenhower. She married Deputy Praetor Harold Ashbourne in 2508, after the birth of her second child, Isabella. Ashbourne was 5 years older than Ashbaugh. She ran for Praetor in 2508, but was defeated in the runoff. Harold and Hanna had five children together.


 * Joshua Malcolm (2507)
 * Isabella Larissa (2508)
 * Christopher Rex (2510)
 * Andrew Julian (2511)
 * Ava Felicity (2516)