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'''Euan Gunn''' is a [[Church of Zian]] pastor and [[Zamastan]] | '''Euan Gunn''' is a [[Zamastan]]ian [[Church of Zian]] pastor, activist, and politician, serving as the current [[The Senate (Zamastan)|senator]] representing the [[Tregueux (Province)|Tregueux]]'s 2nd District in [[Congressional Hall (Zamastan)|Congressional Hall]] since 2012. He is a member of the [[Green Liberal Party (Zamastan)|Green Liberal Party]], and was elected Majority Leader by his caucus for the [[109th Congress of Zamastan (2020-2022)|109th Congress]]. He is known for his roles in extending voting rights and pressing gun-control legislation, which has put him at the forefront of the GLP's political spectrum. Considered by most political experts to be, as [[The Tofino Times]] once described him, "a classic liberal in the tradition of [[Cassious Castovia]]s", Gunn once said that he wanted to create a "Melting-Pot Coalition" of various minority groups. Though heavily pro-LGBT, pro same-sex marriage, pro-gun control, and pro-cutting defense spending, Gunn is more conservative on his views of abortion, thanks in part to his religious heritage. | ||
While most aspiring presidential candidates traditionally wait until February of election year to announce their intent to run, Gunn announced his candidacy to run for [[President of Zamastan]] on April 3rd, 2019, making him the first politician to enter the [[2020 Zamastan presidential election|2020 Zamastanian Presidential Election cycle]]. He ultimately lost to [[Atticus Moreau]] and fell to fourth place behind [[Sabine Armitage]] and [[Cain Blackwater]]. | While most aspiring presidential candidates traditionally wait until February of election year to announce their intent to run, Gunn announced his candidacy to run for [[President of Zamastan]] on April 3rd, 2019, making him the first politician to enter the [[2020 Zamastan presidential election|2020 Zamastanian Presidential Election cycle]]. He ultimately lost to [[Atticus Moreau]] and fell to fourth place behind [[Sabine Armitage]] and [[Cain Blackwater]]. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life and education== | ||
== | ==Pastoral career== | ||
==Activist career== | |||
==Political career== | |||
==Political views== | |||
As a Zamastanian senator, Gunn has embraced a progressive agenda. | |||
On abortion, Gunn has described himself as a "pro-choice pastor." In December 2011, during Gunn's Senate campaign, a group of 25 ministers wrote him an open letter asking him to reconsider his abortion stance, calling it "contrary to Christian teachings" and saying abortion disproportionately affects black Zamastanians. The Gunn campaign responded with a statement, writing that "Gunn believes a patient's room is too small a place for a woman, her doctor, and the government and that these are deeply personal health care decisions - not political ones." Gunn does support the continuation of the country's third-trimester abortion ban, however, while most of his GLP colleagues support its abolition. | |||
Gunn supports stricter gun control legislation. | |||
Gunn supports expanding the allowance cap for Zamastan's immigration acceptance code. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
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Revision as of 02:18, 18 April 2022
Euan Gunn | |
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80th Senator, Tregueux 2nd District | |
Assumed office September 22nd, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tregueux, Tregueux Zamastan | September 18, 1972
Citizenship | Zamastanian |
Nationality | Zamastanian |
Political party | Green Liberal Party (Zamastan) |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Spouse | Jacqueline Bernadette |
Children | Jesse, Santina |
Education | University of Tofino |
Euan Gunn is a Zamastanian Church of Zian pastor, activist, and politician, serving as the current senator representing the Tregueux's 2nd District in Congressional Hall since 2012. He is a member of the Green Liberal Party, and was elected Majority Leader by his caucus for the 109th Congress. He is known for his roles in extending voting rights and pressing gun-control legislation, which has put him at the forefront of the GLP's political spectrum. Considered by most political experts to be, as The Tofino Times once described him, "a classic liberal in the tradition of Cassious Castovias", Gunn once said that he wanted to create a "Melting-Pot Coalition" of various minority groups. Though heavily pro-LGBT, pro same-sex marriage, pro-gun control, and pro-cutting defense spending, Gunn is more conservative on his views of abortion, thanks in part to his religious heritage.
While most aspiring presidential candidates traditionally wait until February of election year to announce their intent to run, Gunn announced his candidacy to run for President of Zamastan on April 3rd, 2019, making him the first politician to enter the 2020 Zamastanian Presidential Election cycle. He ultimately lost to Atticus Moreau and fell to fourth place behind Sabine Armitage and Cain Blackwater.
Early Life and education
Pastoral career
Activist career
Political career
Political views
As a Zamastanian senator, Gunn has embraced a progressive agenda.
On abortion, Gunn has described himself as a "pro-choice pastor." In December 2011, during Gunn's Senate campaign, a group of 25 ministers wrote him an open letter asking him to reconsider his abortion stance, calling it "contrary to Christian teachings" and saying abortion disproportionately affects black Zamastanians. The Gunn campaign responded with a statement, writing that "Gunn believes a patient's room is too small a place for a woman, her doctor, and the government and that these are deeply personal health care decisions - not political ones." Gunn does support the continuation of the country's third-trimester abortion ban, however, while most of his GLP colleagues support its abolition.
Gunn supports stricter gun control legislation.
Gunn supports expanding the allowance cap for Zamastan's immigration acceptance code.