Abdul O'Shea



Abdul O'Shea was an American politician who served as the 53rd President of the United States from 2053 to 2061. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Governor of his home state of Oregon from 2051 to 2053. He defeated incumbent Democratic Party president Laura Les in the 2052 presidential election, in the first popular vote victory for a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. He was re-elected in 2056 in a three-way race against Democrat Thomas Grimke and Constitution Party candidate Arnold Leding.

O'Shea was the first Republican presidential candidate to effectively utilize environmentalism in his campaigning and governing style, which enabled him to make in-roads along the formerly solidly Democratic coastal regions. However, his presidency also saw the sliding of the traditional rural, socially conservative base of the Republican Party away from their party, since he emphasized social issues less than previous Republicans.

He served with Vice President Dolores Andres over his first term and Sam Bennett over his second term.