MAVOCKE -- Another former senator may be returning to Mavocke as a member of the president's cabinet.
President Jim McCaren is poised to nominate former POG Sen. Max Kiesling to be his next Education Secretary.
Kiesling, a moderate Nationalist, left the Senate in 2018 to run for POG governor. He lost in the NAT primary to then-POG Attorney General and now-POG Governor Ramon Ramos.
While in the Senate, Kiesling made a reputation for being a consensus builder.
He was well-liked by his colleagues from both parties, and his affable, southern charm won him many friends in the capitol.
But his more conservative positions on certain issues upset liberals.
Kiesling has a mixed record on abortion rights, voting to allow abortion but with restrictions. He also said he is personally opposed to abortion due to his religious faith.
On immigration, he was accepting of refugees but voted for more vetting of immigrants.
And on taxes and business issues, he frequently sided with his CNS colleagues, favoring business-friendly legislation, which earned him many foes in the labor sector.
But his congenial attitude did a lot for him.
The first-term senator negotiated a compromise between the two parties on school funding.
He also secured legislative victories on disability rights and hospital construction.
And he led a Senate delegation and represented Grassadellia's governments to various countries during the breakout of the Syrian Civil War.
But it's education that makes Kiesling an attractive candidate for Education Secretary.
Before he was elected to the Senate, Kiesling served as POG's Secretary of State. He used his office to increase civics education and English language classes for immigrant kids, something no secretary of state had previously done.
Sources inside Collester say President McCaren has a strong relationship with Kiesling and believes the veteran POG politician is well-suited for the job.
He has yet to be formally nominated, but when asked about rumors Kiesling was on the cusp of being nominated, a Collester spokesman declined to deny the rumors.
His prospective nomination has strong support among his former Senate colleagues, however, some have expressed concerns about President McCaren choosing prominent POG politicians to hold high-ranking positions in his cabinet.
Just last month, McCaren nominated former POG Governor Donna Almone to be Foreign Secretary.
POG is the second-most populous state in the nation, and many are concerned its large population and corresponding political clout may be outstripping influence of other states.
"There is a concern when a president only nominates cabinet secretaries from the largest states," said Jeni Onato, President of Grassadellians for Accountability, a Mavocke-based think-tank. "How can people in East Deschire or New Portsmouth feel represented when all of the president's cabinet members are from POG and Damoign, the two largest and most influential states?"
A spokesperson for Collester denied cabinet members have been chosen solely from large, populous states.
"If you look at all of this administration's cabinet members and advisors and appointees, you will see people from all over the country represented. There is no active plan to pack the cabinet with only people from POG," said spokesman Kevin Ranker.
A representative for Kiesling would not comment on the matter.
Since leaving the Senate in 2018, Kiesling has spent most of his time back in Lansdale, but he retains a home in suburban Mavocke, where he stays part-time.
President Jim McCaren is poised to nominate former POG Sen. Max Kiesling to be his next Education Secretary.
Kiesling, a moderate Nationalist, left the Senate in 2018 to run for POG governor. He lost in the NAT primary to then-POG Attorney General and now-POG Governor Ramon Ramos.
While in the Senate, Kiesling made a reputation for being a consensus builder.
He was well-liked by his colleagues from both parties, and his affable, southern charm won him many friends in the capitol.
But his more conservative positions on certain issues upset liberals.
Kiesling has a mixed record on abortion rights, voting to allow abortion but with restrictions. He also said he is personally opposed to abortion due to his religious faith.
On immigration, he was accepting of refugees but voted for more vetting of immigrants.
And on taxes and business issues, he frequently sided with his CNS colleagues, favoring business-friendly legislation, which earned him many foes in the labor sector.
But his congenial attitude did a lot for him.
The first-term senator negotiated a compromise between the two parties on school funding.
He also secured legislative victories on disability rights and hospital construction.
And he led a Senate delegation and represented Grassadellia's governments to various countries during the breakout of the Syrian Civil War.
But it's education that makes Kiesling an attractive candidate for Education Secretary.
Before he was elected to the Senate, Kiesling served as POG's Secretary of State. He used his office to increase civics education and English language classes for immigrant kids, something no secretary of state had previously done.
Sources inside Collester say President McCaren has a strong relationship with Kiesling and believes the veteran POG politician is well-suited for the job.
He has yet to be formally nominated, but when asked about rumors Kiesling was on the cusp of being nominated, a Collester spokesman declined to deny the rumors.
His prospective nomination has strong support among his former Senate colleagues, however, some have expressed concerns about President McCaren choosing prominent POG politicians to hold high-ranking positions in his cabinet.
Just last month, McCaren nominated former POG Governor Donna Almone to be Foreign Secretary.
POG is the second-most populous state in the nation, and many are concerned its large population and corresponding political clout may be outstripping influence of other states.
"There is a concern when a president only nominates cabinet secretaries from the largest states," said Jeni Onato, President of Grassadellians for Accountability, a Mavocke-based think-tank. "How can people in East Deschire or New Portsmouth feel represented when all of the president's cabinet members are from POG and Damoign, the two largest and most influential states?"
A spokesperson for Collester denied cabinet members have been chosen solely from large, populous states.
"If you look at all of this administration's cabinet members and advisors and appointees, you will see people from all over the country represented. There is no active plan to pack the cabinet with only people from POG," said spokesman Kevin Ranker.
A representative for Kiesling would not comment on the matter.
Since leaving the Senate in 2018, Kiesling has spent most of his time back in Lansdale, but he retains a home in suburban Mavocke, where he stays part-time.
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