Walter A. Whitman

Walter Anderson Whitman (born July 2, 1962) was an American lawyer and politician who served the 45th President of the United States from 2013-2017. A member of the Republican party he previously served as the Republican Governor of Ohio from  2010-2013.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Whitman grew up in the city of Cincinnati, and graduated from Ohio State University, and earned a degree in law. He then entered private practice and became a Law Professor at the University. He first entered Politics in 2002 as he was elected to the State Senate, he then ran for US House in 2004 and served from 2005-2011. He finally ran for governor in 2010. He won a close race against incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Portsmouth.

On May 13, 2011 he announced his candidacy for President in his birth-town of Columbus, and won the primaries to become the nominee. He then won a close race, winning 272 electoral votes to Francis's 266 electoral votes. His Presidency saw greater economic recovery, but was tainted by the Vargas and the Mexicoil scandal, which resulted in Vice President Tom Walker resigning. Whitman ended up not running for re-election, and instead he decided to retire from Politics.