Luis Santoyo
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| In office January 20, 2053 – January 20, 2061 |
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| Preceeded By: | Zachary Eineman |
| Succeeded By: | Jason Gonzalez |
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| In office January 3, 2047 – January 3, 2049 |
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| In office January 4, 2035 – January 4, 2039 |
Preceeded By: | Craig Romney | Succeeded By: | John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg |
Owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Predecessor: | Frank McCourt |
| Successor: | Eric Patrick Santoyo |
| Championships: | 2028 World Series |
Founder/Owner of the Las Vegas Diamonds |
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| Championships: | None |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | pop, power pop, rap, hip-hop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | author, poet, television/radio personality, rapper, music producer, businessman (baseball executive, venture capitalist) |
| Born | December 5, 1990 Covina, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican (first term) |
| Spouse | Jasmine Santoyo-Schladen |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles Valley College Harvard University |
| Religion | unaffiliated; formerly Roman Catholic |
Luis Angel Santoyo (born December 5, 1990 in Covina, California) was the fifty-first President of the United States of America. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts' ninth district, and as the seventy-fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 2035 to 2039. As Governor, he was a member of the "Holy Trinity" of the Second Republican Revolution, along with future presidents Cody Cunningham (governor of Nevada) and Zachary Eineman (governor of Michigan).
[edit] Early life and education
Santoyo was born in Covina, California, the eldest of five siblings to Mexican immigrants. He graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California, in 2008. After attending Los Angeles Valley College for two years, he transferred and graduated from Harvard University, majoring in history, and minoring in political science.
[edit] Television and radio
After graduating college, Santoyo became a radio host on WHVU in Boston, Massachusetts, then became the morning host on Top 40 station KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. He took over as host of “American Idol” after original host Ryan Seacrest left the show, making him a household name. However, his tenure as host was short-lived, as the show was canceled due to poor ratings.
[edit] Music career
Taking advantage of his radio connections, Santoyo decided to begin a music career himself. He produced top-ten hits for major artists, but was less successful as an artist himself. His debut album, Big Lou, was largely a compilation record, and did not top any major charts.
[edit] Business career
After leaving the music industry, Santoyo became a venture capitalist and joined Bain Capital, a private equity firm. After investing a majority of his personal fortune into start-up investment companies, his net worth became an estimated $500 million.
[edit] Baseball career
After former president George W. Bush was elected as commissioner of baseball, he expressed his distaste of the wild card playoff format in baseball. Santoyo took the opportunity to propose an expansion team, an idea that Bush eagerly accepted. The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, was granted the expansion team, named the Las Vegas Diamonds. With the addition of a thirty-second team, the need for a wild card format was eliminated, and the divisions were realigned.
After a year, Santoyo sold the Diamonds to a private investor, and instead bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from real estate developer Frank McCourt. His hometown Dodgers won a World Series championship for the first time since 1988 during his tenure as owner- the only championship they’d win with Santoyo as owner.
Elected positions
Governor of Massachusetts
Santoyo’s first entry into politics was as a candidate for governor of Massachusetts. Santoyo declared his candidacy for the 2034 Massachusetts gubernatorial election in 2033, won the Republican primarily easily, and defeated incumbent governor Craig Romney, who was running for reelection. As governor, Santoyo was considered a “moderate” on social issues, including abortion, and the death penalty. He repealed the executive order signed by former governor Mitt Romney that reinstated the death penalty, and ordered all marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples revoked, retroactive to 2004.
Santoyo was selected to be on the Republican ticket as the Vice Presidential candidate for the 2038 presidential election. As a result, he decided not to seek reelection as governor of Massachusetts, and accepted the Vice Presidential offering. His ticket was unsuccessful, so he retired to Los Angeles, where he returned to Major League Baseball, and was considered a candidate to replace former ballplayer and former minority stockholder of the Dodgers, Jason Gonzalez, as commissioner. He declined the offer in order to return to Massachusetts for a run for the House of Representatives.
House of Representatives
Santoyo won a term as a member of the House of Representatives in 2047, representing Massachusetts’ 9th District (Greater Boston Area). As a congressman, Santoyo voted against every bill that would raise taxes, and introduced legislation that would negate the effects of Roe v. Wade.
2052 Presidential candidacy
Santoyo announced his intention to campaign for the Republican nomination for president in 2051, and was seen by many as a logical choice: minority candidate with sound family values, a staunch social conservative, yet also a moderate economic conservative, with the ability to reach out to all ends of the political spectrum. He won the nomination decisively, and eventually the presidency.
Presidency
As president, Santoyo appointed conservative justices to the Supreme Court, which resulted in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. He made grandiose attempts to pass constitutional amendments banning abortion and same-sex marriage nationwide, but those amendments failed miserably.