Lona Freeman (Arabi)
Lona Freeman | |
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| 29th President of Arabi | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2019 | |
| Vice President | Melissa Hewitt |
| Preceded by | Walter Freeman |
| 31st Vice President of Arabi | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 10, 2019 | |
| President | Walter Freeman |
| Preceded by | Walter Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Hewitt |
| Governor of New Cambridge | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Georgina Knoll |
| Preceded by | Henry Gold |
| Succeeded by | Sebastian Whittaker |
| Arabin Senator from New Cambridge | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Mark Bowen |
| CEO of New Millenium Realty | |
| In office December 30, 1994 – January 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Freeman |
| Succeeded by | John Freeman IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lona Gail Moore March 26, 1964 Yorktown, New Cambridge |
| Political party | Democratic (2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations | LSP (until 2020) |
| Spouse | Walter Freeman (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
| 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 two grandchildren, Aiden (2016) and Emma (2018), through their son Michael.
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.
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