Mitch Handers

Mitch Handers was elected Governor of Otago in 2254 beating out incumbent Governor Adam Norton, 52% to 48%. After serving as a fairly popular Governor, he lost re-election in 2258 to Adam Norton, 51% to 49%. He ran for parliament in 2262, won, and became Deputy Minister of Finance in 2266 under Chancellor Kyle Desen, due to his experience in economic abilities as Governor of Otago. He briefly considered running for re-election for Governor of Otago in 2266, but decided against it, and again declined in 2270.

In 2274 he became Minister of Economic Development following the NDP win in the 2270 Cantonia Election. In the 2276 Presidential Election he ran for the NDP Nomination against Paul Bernan, the Deputy Chancellor, and while initially being fairly unknown, eventually won the nomination 54% to 46% on January 7th. He went on to lose the general election to President Jessica Zent in a very close race.

After losing the 2282 NDP nomination to eventual President Adam Dallas, Handers become the VP nominee and Vice President following his party's win in the 2282 Presidential Election. He decided in 2286 to run for Governor of Otago again, apparently bored with the Vice Presidency and smart convinced Dallas would win re-election in 2288, believing that the Governorship and a strong record would give him the edge in the 2294 race.

Handers won the 2286 Governor's race in Otago with 66% of the vote, a record for any governor of Otago. The constitution didn't bar him from holding two jobs, so he remained as Vice President of Cantonia while being Governor until 2287.

Handers went on to win the NDP nomination for President with over 60% of the vote in 2294 against Mike Yeran, former Leader of the Opposition. Handers then went on to win the general election, dethroning incumbent President Julia Abard in a close fight. Handers subsequently became the 12th President of Cantonia.

In the 2300 Presidential Election, despite being the oldest president in history, Handers was re-elected with 53.52% of the vote. He did not run again in 2306.