Sam Bennett



Sam Bennett was an American politician who served as the 57th Vice President of the United States during president Abdul O'Shea's second term between 2057 and 2061, succeeding Zeta MacIntyre. Prior to serving as vice president, Bennett served as the Governor of New Hampshire between 2051 and 2057. He was selected as O'Shea's running mate after former vice president Dolores Andres announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2056 campaign.

Bennett was born in Shelton, Connecticut. He lived there from his birth to after he graduated from Shelton High School in 2019. He attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and graduated with a BA in history in 2023. He was a teacher's assistant and then an American history professor at Dartmouth in the decades after he graduated.

Bennett became interested in politics after his younger brother Hans died in a car accident in March 2044, due to poor road design. He was elected to the New Hampshire State House in 2046 and served there until the 2050 elections, when he sought the governorship of New Hampshire. In an upset, he defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Will Long in the primary and won the general election 56%-41% against Democrat Ava Marshall. He was re-elected in 2052 and 2054, both by larger margins than the last.

Bennett became fairly well-known nationally as a leader of the new moderate, somewhat centrist wing of the Republican Party that was forming in the late 2040s and early 2050s. This was a major motivation for president O'Shea selecting him as his running mate in the 2056 United States presidential election. They won the election and Bennett served through O'Shea's second term in office.

After leaving the vice presidency, Bennett ran for president in the 2060 United States presidential election but lost the Republican primary to Bob Sanchez, who went on to succeed O'Shea. Bennett lived in Concord, New Hampshire until he died at the age of 78 in 2079.