Toaster

Toaster joined the Capital Republic on March 28, 2020.

In the November 2021 (April 7, 2020) Southeast gubernatorial special election, Toaster, the Democratic nominee, was defeated by Robert E. Lee, the Republican nominee, by a margin of 8-7 votes.

Toaster was a two-term U.S. Representative the Southeast's 2nd Congressional District, having been elected first in 2024, and then re-elected in 2026, serving in the 119th and 120th Congress from January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2029. During the entirety of his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, he caucused as a Democrat and served as House Majority Leader. Coinciding with his tenure in the House was his tenure as the United States Secretary of Defense (January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2029), under the administration of Presidents Andrew Yang, Benjamin, and SpaceDragon. In 2028, Toaster was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, and the Centrist Party's Vice Presidential nominee, under the SpaceDragon ticket. Toaster finished in second place in both the electoral college and the national popular vote, and was elected as the 6th Vice President of the Capital Republic.