Owen Laccister
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Owen Laccister (born December 9, 1931) was the Vice President of The Federal Republic of New Felix from 1979 to 1985 under President Xavier Desan. In 1985, he made a run for President, losing to Richard Buckerson. Before his Vice Presidency, Laccister had served as a Senator from Moorton.
Early Life and Political Career
Laccister was born in 1931 to poor immigrants from the continent of Stanley. After completing his schooling career in 1958, he joined the Progressive Liberal Party and volunteered for various Progressive Liberal Camapaings in the 1960s. In 1971, he was appointed Campaign Manager to re-elect President Ian Cavenaugh, and successfully guided his candidate to victory. Shortly afterwards, Laccister was offered the spot of Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, but he declined with goals to capture a senate seet in 1973.
Senate Career
In 1973, Laccister was elected to a senate seat in Moorton by a 59-41 margin. During his six year long senate career, he represented the "Law & Order" wing of the Progressive Liberal Party, proposing and approving for domestic security upgrades. In the senate, Laccister was most famous for asserting that a "bulldog" would be more effective in preventing urban crime and violence than then President Harry Reevers. Laccister was successfully re-elected to senate terms in 1975 and 1977.
Vice Presidency
In 1978, President Brett Carpenter had decided not to run for re-election in the wake of several scandals pointed at his administration. Governor Xavier Desan won the Progressive Liberal nomination for President and selected Senator Laccister as his Vice Presidential running mate. The two were successfully elected by a 53-46 margin. Laccister was inaugurated as Vice President on February 12, 1979.
