Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is a Carolinian politican and enviormentalist who served as 23rd President of Carolina from 2009 to 2017. Previously, Gore was also Bill Clinton's running mate and Vice-President, and served as such between 1993 and 2001. Gore was the most recent member of the Progressive Party to be elected President in Carolina, and the fifth Progressive to be elected President overall. Outside of his political ventures, Gore is also a prominent author and enviornmentalist who won the Noble Peace Prize in 2007 (jointly with the IPCC).

Al Gore was born in Charleston, Capital District in 1948. His father, Albert Gore Sr. was a member of the Carolinian House of Represenatives from Tennessee. He rotated between living in Charleston during the school year and living in Tennessee during the summer. Gore graduated from Havard University in the United States in 1969 and came back to Carolina. Gore moved back to Carolina and enlisted in the Carolinian Army. He was a member of the 20th Engineer Brigade in the Vietnam War. Gore returned to school after the war, attending Vanderbuilt Law School. However, he did not finish law school, instead opting to run for a seat in the House of Representatives which was going to be vacated in the 1976 elections. Gore continued to represent Tennessee in the House of Representatives and Senate as a moderate until 1993. He unsuccessfully ran for the Progressive nomination in the 1988 presidential election, however, was defeated by Jesse Jackson. Gore chose not to run in the 1992 Presidential election due to an accident involving his son. However, he was selected as Bill Clinton's running mate in the election. The two won the 1992 election and subsequently won reelection in 1996. In the 2000 Presidential election, Gore ran against Elizabeth Dole who ultimately won the election. Following the election, Gore took a break from politics, instead focusing on environmental activism. During his acceptance speech of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Gore announced that he planned on running for President in Carolina once again. His main primary challenger was John Edwards who had widespread support at the time. However, as the media leaked information about Edwards' affair, support overwhelmingly shifted to Gore who won the nomination. He was elected over Democrat Mike Huckabee and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.

Gore is largely accredited with making environmentalism mainstream in Carolina and largely preventing the rise of anti-environmentalism within the Carolinian right-wing. Under Gore, Carolina began slowing down carbon emissions, with plans to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Recycling also became much more widespread through federal programs and grants, as did other projects to help with conserving the environment. Gore passed the 2009 Carolina Economic Recovery and Stimulation Act which acted as an economic stimulus following the Great Recession. He also helped to end Carolina's involvement in the Iraq War, however, increased troop levels in Afganistan to support the government there.

After winning re-election against the Democratic candidate Rick Perry, Gore was sworn in for a second term in 2013. Despite his promise to support LGBT Carolinians, he faced a Democratic Congress which refused to compromise regarding LGBT rights. After attempting to pass an executive order allowing same-sex civil unions, the Supreme Court struck down the order in Alabama v. Gore. His attempts to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell were met with widescale resistance from the public and military leaders are were eventually reinstated. Following a string of school shootings in Carolina, Gore advocated for gun control with limited success. He also issued wide-ranging executive action covering topics such as immigration and climate change. Gore also helped to initiate and lead discussions which resulted in the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. Internationally, Gore helped to initiate sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, brokered a nuclear deal with Iran, held the first major high level talks between Carolina and Arriola in nearly a decade, and ordered military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL. Gore left office in January of 2017 with a 54% approval rating and currently resides in Tennessee. He also had a high global approval rating, and Carolina's reputation saw a dramatic upward shift during his presidency. In January of 2017, Gore was offered the job for Administrator of the Agence de Protection de l'Environnement (APE) by then President-elect Nikki Haley. However, Gore declined the offer, saying while he was humbled, he wanted to retire from politics.