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== Presidency ==
== Presidency ==
Freeman pledged to put more women in positions of power than ever before in the history of the country.
Freeman pledged to put more women in positions of power than ever before in the history of the country.
Freeman announced on Demcember 12, 2020, that she will not run for re-election, making her the first incumbent president in Arabin history to not seek a second term.


== Health ==
== Health ==

Revision as of 07:17, 13 December 2020

Lona Freeman
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29th President of Arabi
Assumed office
January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)
Vice PresidentMelissa Hewitt
Preceded byWalter Freeman
31st Vice President of Arabi
In office
January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) – January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)
PresidentWalter Freeman
Preceded byWalter Freeman
Succeeded byMelissa Hewitt
Governor of New Cambridge
In office
January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01) – January 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)
Lieutenant GovernorGeorgina Knoll
Preceded byHenry Gold
Succeeded bySebastian Whittaker
Arabin Senator
from New Cambridge
In office
January 3, 2003 (2003-01-03) – December 31, 2006 (2006-12-31)
Preceded byMark Bowen
Succeeded byMark Bowen
CEO of New Millenium Realty
In office
December 30, 1994 (1994-12-30) – January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01)
Preceded byWalter Freeman
Succeeded byJohn Freeman IV
Personal details
Born
Lona Gail Moore

(1964-03-26) March 26, 1964 (age 60)
Yorktown, New Cambridge
Political partyDemocratic (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations
LSP (until 2020)
Spouse
Walter Freeman (m. 1988)
Children3
Residence(s)Presidential Mansion, D.A.
Salary$275,000

Lona Gail Freeman (born March 26, 1964) is an Arabinian politician and is the 29th and current President of the United Socialist States. Freeman is the first female president of Arabi and the first president to be married to a former president.

Life

Freeman was born on March 26, 1964 at St. Mary's Hospital in Yorktown, New Cambridge. Her mother is Melinda Newsom (1942) who is married to her father, Thomas Moore (1942). She has 2 younger brothers, John (1967) and Randy (1971), through her brothers she has a combined total of 4 nephews and 2 nieces.

She graduated high school in 1982 from Yorktown Senior High School and attended Northern University of New Cambridge majoring in Political Science. Freeman graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Lona married Walter Freeman on June 18, 1988. They have three children, Michael (1989), Amanda (1991), and Christopher (1996) and they also have three grandchildren, Aiden (2016) and Emma (2018), through their son Michael, and Asher (2020), through their daughter Amanda.

Career

Senator

Governor of New Cambridge

Vice President

Presidency

Freeman pledged to put more women in positions of power than ever before in the history of the country.

Freeman announced on Demcember 12, 2020, that she will not run for re-election, making her the first incumbent president in Arabin history to not seek a second term.

Health

On October 28, 2019, Freeman announced during a press conference that she had been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. She told reporters while she is receiving treatments she will delegate the duties of president to vice president Melissa Hewitt but would ultimately have final say in certain matters.

On March 1, 2020, Freeman announced she was in remission and later in the month will undergo a double mastectomy