Alisha Fletcher
Alisha Mills Fletcher | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Speaker of the Chamber | |
| Assumed office September 4th, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Natasha Chastain |
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| Born | October 6, 1960 Wingerton, Zian, Zamastan |
| Political party | Green Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Connor Fletcher |
| Alma mater | Kingston University |
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Alisha Mills Fletcher is a Zamastanian lawyer and politician who currently serves in Congressional Hall as the 85th Speaker of the Chamber since 2022, and the congresswoman representing Zian's 11th district since 2008. She is the fourth woman to hold the position of Speaker, following Natasha Chastain, Dani Hawthorn, and Amella Gavin. A member of the Green Liberal Party, she is a leading caucus member and has held several positions in committees such as the Foreign Affairs and Commerce groups. Prior to being elected to Congress, she was a lawyer in the Delta-metro area. On January 15th, 2022, she announced her candidacy for President in the 2022 election, but withdrew on May 15th opting to endorse Leanne Dale instead.
Born in Wingerton, Zian, Fletcher attended Kingston University in Tofino where she studied law and criminal justice. She was a partner at two Delta law firms before being elected county attorney for the city in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal prosecution. Fletcher's political positions have generally been in line with modern Zamastanian liberalism. She is pro-choice on abortion, supports LGBT rights and universal mandatory healthcare, and was critical of the 1999-2005 War in Vulkaria, as well as the 2020 Ossinia Conflict.