David Cummings



David Cummings was an American politician and businessman who served as the 56th President of the United States from 2073 to 2081.

Early life
David Cummings was born on 19 July 2006 in Clearfield, a small town in central Pennsylvania near State College. He graduated from Clearfield Area High School in 2024, and attended Penn State University in nearby State College from 2024 to 2028, graduating with a degree in economics.

Stockbroking
David Cummings worked as a stockbroker throughout the 2030s and early 2040s, living in the Philadelphia suburbs. He eventually worked his way up to Vice President of the Pennsylvania Stock Exchange in 2043.

Early political career
Originally a registered Republican, Cummings changed his political affiliation to an independent in 2049, and to a Democrat in 2058; he moved back to his hometown of Clearfield around then as well. He was the Democratic Party's precinct captain for the Clearfield area from 2061 to 2063, and was elected to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 2064. He ran for and won a U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania in 2066, even as most statewide offices swung Republican in that election.

Presidency
David Cummings won the 2072 Democratic Party presidential primaries on a relatively moderate platform. He supported some environmentalist efforts and was just center-right economically, despite his time working in stockbroking. He won the 2072 presidential election, albeit while losing the popular vote by a significant margin. In 2074, his administration oversaw the launch of the Dawn program rockets, the first ever manned rockets to be sent to the planet Cyprus, which significantly boosted his popularity. Cummings was re-elected in 2076 with an extremely narrow nationwide popular vote victory.

2080 presidential election and aftermath
David Cummings urged the United States House of Representatives to "vote their conscience" after the 2080 election, a statement that was very unpopular with much of the American public. Cummings' approval rating dropped about 15 percentage points during December 2080 and January 2081, before the incredibly contentious House vote which took place on January 8th, 2081. When Caleb Webber was narrowly elected by the House as U.S. president on the first ballot, Cummings resigned from the presidency and his vice president, Riko Tsukamoto, became President for 11 days before Webber took office on January 20th.

Later life
David Cummings moved back to Clearfield from New Columbia after his presidency. He resided there until his death from pancreatic cancer on 26 April 2091 at age 84.

Legacy
David Cummings is generally ranked in the bottom half of U.S. presidents by presidential scholars today. He routinely recieves praise for his involvement in the Dawn program's launch, but is also widely criticized by historians for his handling of the 2080 election results.