Felix Procilius
The Right Honorable Felix Procilius | |
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| Senate Minority Leader | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2017 Serving with Flavia Lepera | |
| Monarch | Constantine XX |
| Consul | Alexander Pompilius |
| Preceded by | G. Silvanus Tasso |
| Leader of Alius | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | party established |
| Senator of Latium | |
| Assumed office 21 April 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gaius Procilius Catilinus Felix 23 September 1981 Isca Augusta, Latium |
| Citizenship | Latin |
| Political party | Alius |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive (pre-2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Petronia Coponia (m. 2007; div. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | St. John's, Utica (LD) |
Felix Procilius (Gaius Procilius Catilinus Felix; b. 23 September 1981) is a Latin politician and Senator. He currently serves as leader of the Alius, and is a Senate Minority Leader. Since joining the Senate, Procilius has been extremely vocal in calls for greater "popular sovereignty". At times he has been accused of holding republican sentiments; however, he was sworn into the Senate without any controversy.
Procilius began his political career as a member of the Progressive Party, participating in the Sorrentian county party chapter. In 2014, he was nominated by party leadership to its list of candidates for the Senate election, but failed to obtain a seat. Procilius split with Progressives in 2015, citing disagreements over the parties stance towards the Belisarian Community. He has served as the leader of Alius, with the support of former Progressive fundraisers, Thomas and Maria Laetoria.
He became a Senator following the 2017 snap elections at the conclusion of the 2016 succession crisis. Since joining the Senate, his opponents have accused him of being a republican, while Procilius has denied these accusation, he has affirmed his and his party's position as aiming for secularism in Latium.
Early life and eduction
Procilius was born on 23 September 1981, in Isca Augusta, Latium to Maria (née: Volumnia) and Olybrius Procilius, who is a physician. Procilius has an older brother and three younger sisters: Olybrius, Petra, Alexandra, and Theocharista. He was baptized into the Fabrian Catholic Church and has been a practicing Catholic since. His father Olybrius ran for Senate in 1985 as a member of the Labor Party, after failing to earn the Liberal Party party list nomination.
His family moved to Iasonia in southern Latium after his father was transferred to St Pelagius National Hospital. Felix was primarily raised in Iasonia, attending the St Aelia public school system from primary school through secondary school. Procilius enrolled at The Medical School at the University of Utica in 1999 where he focused his studies on medicine initially. Two years into the five year program, he switched his focus to History and Politics and moved to St. John's College within Utica. Procilius graduated in 2003, and re-enrolled at St. John's to earn a Master of Laws degree. After earning his LD, Procilius began to work as a member of the National Health Service legal department.
Political career
Procilius says he first gained an interest in politics from his father, noting his father's failed Senate bid in 1985. Procilius participated in the Youth Progressive movement while at St John's, and became Secretary of the campus's organization. He became a dues paying member of the Progressive Party in 2004.
Senate
Procilius and Alius initially struggled in the polls, earning no higher than a meager 2% from the dissolution of the Senate in late January until mid-March. While polling low, Procilius managed to recruit many people to run under the Alius banner, which he states was a major priority of his leading up to the 2017 election. By the filing deadline on March 9, CPA was able to register 563 candidates — the third most of any party after Untied Latium and the Progressives. This enabled Procilius to participate in all official debates of the campaign cycle. Procilius and Alius focused on community outreach and social media due to the initial lack of campaign donations.
Procilius first began to gain notoriety when he called on Consul Alexander Pompilius to schedule a debate. On March 9, an Procilius was invite to an informal debate, which involved him and 4 other party leaders. At the debate, Procilius continued his attacks on Pompilius, later being credited by some in the media as one of the reasons Pompilius agreed to schedule a formal debate. However, Procilius was widely accepted as the best performer at the informal debate, and saw his party's poll numbers jump from 2% to 6% by the end of the week, reaching a peak of 9% before the March 24 formal debate. Between debates, Procilius earned the endorsement of former Consul Nicetas Taronitus and attended a number of campaign events with Taronites.
Procilius, again, excelled at the March 24 debate, with the first polls putting his performance at a toss up for best performer along with Consul Pompilius. Following the debate, CPA rose from 9% to 14%, with a peak of nearly 16% before election day.
On election day, Procilius and Alius outperformed any pre-election predictions by earning the third most votes at over 4 million, just over 12% of the popular vote. Alius earned 98 seats. Procilius declared the election a success for the growing CPA movement, and congradulated Consul Pompilius on his majority, stating that he hopes "to see the Consul keep his word for a stronger and reformed government....if not we'll be back stronger than ever in four years".
Personal life
Prociliius married Petronia Coponia in August 2007. Now divorced, he and Coponia had two children, Victor, born in 2009; and Maria, born in 2013.
Procilius was raised in a Fabrian Catholic household, though has stated during the 2017 election that his family was not overly religious" and could go weeks without attending church. He said that he is not a regular church-goer, but tries to attend at least once a month.