Jonah Jebediah Rudabaugh

Jonah Jebediah Rudabaugh
Nationality The Armed Republic of Costa Bravo Office Regent Term November 5, 1998 - November 5, 2008 Date of Birth January 8, 1952

Jonah Jebediah Rudabaugh (b. January 8, 1952) is the currently-elected Regent of Costa Bravo. Elected with a stunning eighty five percent majority, Rudabaugh has become quite popular with the citizenry for his liberality and consistency when it comes to issues pertaining to civil rights and political freedoms. During his term, income tax has declined at a record rate, the standard of living has increased dramatically, average median income has skyrocketed, and educational reform has swept the nation. His handling of the conflicts against Dakkland and Bordura (and other associated nations) has been lauded by both supporters and detractors alike.

Early Life

Regent Rudabaugh was born Elias Webbard Ferrer, January 8, 1952, in Halt, to schoolteachers Maynard Ferrer and Jessica Baykeep. His mother died in childbirth, forcing his father to search for better work to support his family (inclusive of baby Elias, his twin brothers James and Abraham, and Maynard Ferrer's mother, Agnes Ferrer). Maynard Ferrer found work as an aide to mayor Jane Albricht of Durban, where he commuted to every morning until 1954, when he had amassed enough money to appropriate a small house in suburban Durban.

Elias attended Durban East Elementary (formally Durban East Elementary for the Talented and Gifted Citizenry of Isla de Muerte) until grade eight, at which time his father sent him to a boarding school in rural England. Elias' grandmother died during his attendance there.

He graduated with honors, and foregoed a college education in order to involve himself in politics.

Political Career

Elias, wary of his biblical name in a chiefly athiestic or agnostic country, legally changed his name in 1971 to Jonah Jebediah Rudabaugh. He initiated his career as a page for congressional officers in Tortuga, and worked his way up to personal aide-de-camp to Jacques Pierot in 1982. He left Pierot in 1985 in order to run for mayor of Tortuga, which he deftly won. He was elected for two whole terms as mayor, then once to Parliament. In 1997 he decided to run for Regent in the next election cycle. His campaign proved him to be wildly popular with the citizenry in general, and he won the vote with a record percentage.